Rico Dowdle is Dallas’ major dilemma in 2025
The Dallas Cowboys have a dilemma regarding Rico Dowdle. No matter what they decide to do, it will probably be the wrong move. Dowdle will become a free agent next month. In five years, he has …
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Does the Cowboys defense need new life in the secondary?
The Cowboys defense is getting a fresh staff with coaching, as Matt Eberflus takes Mike Zimmer’s spot, but the unit may need new faces too. The team’s secondary is aging and might need a full reset in 2025. It was a struggle for the Dallas defensive back corps for the entirety of the 2024 campaign. With …
2025 Cowboys Draft: 3 Running Back Sleeper Options
The Cowboys draft class won’t be set for another two months, but that hasn’t stopped the fans and media from projecting Ashton Jeanty to Dallas. The superstar running back from Boise State is a great option, but what about the sleepers? We’ve seen how good middle-to-late-round running backs have become for teams in recent years. David …
Is Dallas the last NFL stop for Trey Lance?
Acquiring Trey Lance back in 2023 cost the Dallas Cowboys a fourth-round pick in the 2024 Draft and that pick became Malik Mustapha. In his rookie season, Mustapha started in 12 games and played in 16 overall. He had 77 tackles with two for a loss, an interception, and defended five passes for the 49ers. In …
Where will Cooper Rush play in 2025?
Just three seasons ago, Cooper Rush was being hailed as the savior of the Dallas Cowboys. Now, just over a month removed from the last game of the 2024 season, Rush’s days in Dallas may be over. Roster Review 2025: Cooper Rush. This is Part 2 of a series. Click here for a list of all …
Roster Review 2025: This is what Dak Prescott needs to repeat
Roster Review 2025: Dak Prescott. This is Part 1 of a series. Dak Prescott entered the 2024 season with high expectations. Those were raised all the more after signing a massive contract extension just hours before the season began. Prescott was coming off a statistically strong 2023 campaign that saw him finish as the runner-up for …
Cowboys will need to depend on 2 young players in 2025
As the Dallas Cowboys head into 2025, they have so many unanswered questions about not only the head coach, but the roster that will be on the field for them. I will first say that the coaching staff outside of Brain Schottenheimer at least on paper and what folks are saying, does not seem as bad …
Cowboys’ All-Pro Zack Martin has 3 options for his future
In the mayhem of a head coaching search and a new staff, one of the most important parts of this Cowboys offseason hasn’t been discussed nearly enough: the future of All-Pro Guard, Zack Martin. At 34 years old, Martin has been open about his thoughts on retirement. Last year, he candidly admitted that the 2024 season …
Cowboys have to figure out a way to fix lingering issue in 2025
As the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff rounds into shape, the first thing they should do is identify the biggest issues of this football team, and one major issue sticks out that they have yet to fix for the last two years. With Brain Schottenheimer now the head coach, the rest of the guys that Mike McCarthy …
Is there hope for Dallas in 2025?
If you are a Dallas sports fan, 2025 hasn’t exactly been your cup of tea, has it? The Dallas Cowboys are in disarray, more on this later, and now probably the best player on the Dallas Mavericks just got traded to the Lakers. As an FYI, I was a long-time Lakers fan up until they signed …
2025 Cowboys Draft: Will Dallas Repeat History?
Let’s go back to April 28th, 2016. After a long season, the Dallas fanbase was split on the Cowboys draft plan. Will the team take Ezekiel Elliott, paired with a defensive player in the second round, or Jalen Ramsey, followed by Derrick Henry? Looking back now, the choice was clear: take the superstar cornerback and the …
Which of these 2 Cowboys will get the franchise tag?
Free agency doesn’t officially begin until March 12th, but that doesn’t mean the Dallas Cowboys aren’t already eyeing who will get a franchise tag this year. Given just how many free agents the Cowboys will see hit the market once the 2024 league year ends, it seems likely the tag will be used. Not every position …
3 reasons why the Cowboys defense will improve in 2025
Although the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer as head coach didn’t inspire much enthusiasm among fans, hype is building elsewhere. The 2025 Cowboys defense is getting people excited, and it may be for good reason. Dallas, to this point, has been making moves that could lead to a major defensive improvement next season. Whether that trend continues …
A surprise late-round pick Dallas should make in the 2025 draft
As the 2025 NFL Draft plays out in Green Bay in late April, the Dallas Cowboys will hopefully have their eyes on their quarterback of the future. He could still be on the board in the fifth round too. I realize I’m still writing this just seconds after watching him lose the ball in a bad …
3 Dallas Cowboys free agents the team must re-sign this offseason
Dallas fans are preparing for a long offseason, and for good reason. There are 27 impending Cowboys free agents, their head coach search has been nothing short of exhausting, and they promise limited spending once again. While Brian Schottenheimer and Kellen Moore are understandably taking up the headlines, what Dallas decides to do with their free …
For the 3rd straight year, the Dallas Cowboys are stuck at this position
For the third season in a row, the Dallas Cowboys are at a standstill about what they are going to do at a very important position. As this team heads in the 2025 season, they have no head coach or offensive coordinator as of now. Not only that, they might be hoping to pull lightning out …
3 Dallas Cowboys that need to break out in 2025
With all the head coach talk going around, I felt like a topic about something other than that was needed for all the readers, so how about diving into a few players that this team will have under contract heading in 2025 that will need to step up and ball out to help them win some …
Grading the Cowboys’ 2024 rookie class
Another year is in the books. It’s time to look back at the seven draftees and four undrafted free agents that made up the 2024 rookie class. Coming off an overall disappointing 2023 class, this year’s group had a low bar to clear. They managed to clear it, but just barely. Once again, the picks of …
2024 could have been the final goodbye for these Cowboys
Well, with the 2024 season now over we have no choice but to look ahead to the 2025 season. A lot is going to happen over the next several months, including new coaches, players and, if we are lucky maybe a trade or two. Just kidding, we know Jerry Jones won’t do anything to make the …
Now we know what Jerry Jones’ real job is
In the ultimate case of universal irony, on the same day the Dallas Cowboys season ended, we finally saw what Jerry Jones has really been doing. He’s been acting. Oh, we all know he’s been “acting” as an NFL general manager for 29 years now. But on Sunday he made his debut as a TV show …
This Cowboys unit could be in disarray in 2025
With the 2024 season ending on Sunday, you already know we need to start diving into all the huge questions as this football team moves in 2025, and what I am going to dive into will be a big one. If we al thought the Dallas Cowboys offense struggled with playmakers going into the 2024 season, …