After dominating the 2020 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys are favorites in the NFC East but could still get better should they make these three moves
After a successful draft, the Dallas Cowboys are poised to contend in the NFC East. They were close last season but just fell apart after a solid start. Now, they have a new coach, a fresh outlook, and a lot of young talent.
Dallas landed Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs, and Oklahoma defensive tackle Neville Gallimore. But that doesn’t mean they should be done.
Instead, Dallas should continue to work toward building up their roster and these three moves could be made post-draft to put them over the top.
Honorable mention: Sign Dak already
There’s nothing wrong with negotiating. And there’s nothing wrong with deciding not to re-sign a player. There is, however, something wrong with indecision. And that’s already cost Dallas but they’re not learning.
Back in 2018, DeMarcus Lawrence wanted a new deal and the bidding started at $17 million per season. Dallas couldn’t decide if they wanted to pay that, so they kicked the can down the road via a franchise tag and Lawrence had the best season of his career. As a result, his price tag went up to more than $20 million per season.
They’re doing the same now with Dak Prescott who was tagged this offseason. The fact is, Dallas is gaining nothing in these talks. They know Dak is their guy and every day they wait, his price tag goes up. For example, they could have potentially had him for $30 million per season in 2019 but now after Jared Goff and Carson Wentz got more than that — and Ryan Tannehill got close to $30 million — Prescott’s price is closer to $35 million now.
Again, it’s fine to set a price for a position and stick to as they did with Byron Jones. It’s not okay to drag your feet on a player that you know you will sign. Doing so will only hurt the relationship and cost money. So, Dallas needs to go ahead and pull the trigger. They have all the tools but without Prescott, this offense won’t click.