Good discussion all around. In my mind, the discussion of trading Prescott is not a matter of him not being elite, but rather that he is high value by any NFL parameter and would garner lots of picks while saving lots of money. He is too good to not franchise because another team would snatch him in an instant. However, it is also clear that he is not the best QB in the NFL and the Cowboys did not want to make him the highest paid QB. The injury of course clouds everything further. There is no guarantee that either Fields or Lawrence will be better than Prescott or "elite" - it is just that the value may be better given the potential. If Prescott is healthy, is under contract of some sort and could be traded for round 1 pick and/or multiple picks then perhaps it would be worth it. If the Cowboys do not pick 1 or 2 and have a shot at Fields or Lawrence then no way do they trade Prescott. Lance is really a toss up, similar to Jordan Love, as Martin says, only draft him to sit behind a starter to develop and for future.

If not picking top two then definitely keep Prescott and aim for best available matched to need - Defensive Interior (DT, LB, S). At the moment, it doesn't seem that a DT or Safety are top five worthy so that leaves LB with the second most important position, LT, as the other option.

I really hope that they work the draft to pick an impact safety in the top three rounds. Very undervalued by everyone except the Cowboys it seems. Solid, smart, aggressive safeties are critical to communication on defense and covering for teammates in both run and pass defense. I really believe that the Dallas current top four corners (Diggs, Awuzie, Brown, Lewis) are not horrendous, though the backups have been poor. The real secondary deficiency has been the lack of an exceptional, team leader safety to solidify the group and keep them on the same page and make impact plays.