Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been open and honest the last week about what needs to happen for the Cowboys to reach a Super Bowl in 2023.
Although the Cowboys won 12 games and their first road playoff game in 30 years, Lamb knows that playing in anything less than on Super Bowl Sunday is a huge disappointment; he told Jim Rome Wednesday.
Even with the loss, Lamb said a lot of good could come out of the season. He noted he is grateful for everything that comes from it. Win or lose, the bottom line is, as the Dallas Cowboys, winning one playoff game is not good enough.
He understands the pressure wearing No. 88 brings for the Cowboys and how that drives him to be one the best in football.
“Just being a part of an elite group makes me even wanna be better,” Lamb said. “Always hold myself to a higher standard.”
He is only a piece of the puzzle, though. The guy throwing him the football needs to be better, also. Lamb was honest during his interview with Rome, saying he didn’t know what was causing the very uncharacteristic turnovers from Prescott.
“He obviously had one of the worst seasons of his career, and we still stuck beside him, and we still ended up in the Divisional round, which is crazy,” Lamb said.
As we all should know by now, the Cowboys are committed to Prescott. After Sunday’s Pro Bowl festivities, Lamb spoke with Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network on how Dallas can improve.
Add more weapons,” Lamb said. “I feel like in that situation you can always be better, you know, it’s never enough, you can never run out of ammo. And we just got to finish.”
On Wednesday, Lamb echoed those exact words telling Around the NFL podcast that the team needs to surround him with playmakers.
You’ve got to surround him. Straight like that,” Lamb said.
For whatever reason, the Cowboys decided to part ways with veteran wide receiver Amari Cooper last offseason. Their plan to replace what he brought to the table failed miserably.
He touched on the Eagles and the 49ers and what has been put around their quarterback to help them be successful. The Cowboys have those playmakers already, but that one extra player could help a team reach the next level.
So what is it going to take Jerry Jones? You just heard one of the best players on your team say that the team needs more. Will he listen?
Jones has said he likes to think “long term” rather than going for it all like the Eagles did this season. Well, Jerry, how has that worked for you for the last 30 years? Only winning four playoff games and talking to the media every other day is good enough for him.
Prescott needs to clean up his interceptions. Lamb must continue to show why he is a true No. 1 guy, and Jerry needs to listen to him. Add another playmaker on the offense and run at the title next year.
The window is closing, and it’s now or never.
Click here for the full interview of CeeDee Lamb’s appearance on the Jim Rome Show.
Hello Shane! Cee Dee is spot on about needing another playmaker on the offense. I’d like to see the Cowboys add a veteran Wide Receiver and a big bruise type running back to go with Pollard and Davis. It’s way past time to part ways with Elliott. He brings next to nothing to the offensive backfield. He’s been overpaid and that’s not his fault, but seeing is believing. Elliott’s running on empty at this point in his career. Hopefully when June arrives, Elliott will be released and the team can find a bigger, stronger, more versatile running back in the draft. Using one of those 5th round picks wouldn’t be a bad idea. Jerry and Stephen Jones should step aside and allow the Coaches and Will McClay to run this upcoming draft. Just get out of the way and watch for a change. Drafting Micah Parsons was just a simple stroke of luck. They really wanted Patrick Surtain, but Denver jumped on him right before it was the Cowboys turn to pick. Just dumb luck, no skill required there. A real priority has to be acquiring a dependable kicker. It doesn’t matter if je can’t hit from 60 yards away or kick it into the end zone on kickoffs. What matters is can he hit consistently from 30 and 45 yards and can he make extra points? PLEASE NO MORE BRETT MAHER!!!!!