The Dallas Cowboys offseason is going exactly according to plan
By Jimmy Long
There has been a lot of fanfare, and a lot of false alarms have been sounded, but the Dallas Cowboys are in perfect control of their offseason.
Nope. The sky is not falling. The sun will still rise. All is well in Frisco, Texas. While many fans are taking to social media to express their displeasure with the Dallas Cowboys offseason, the management must be calm as ever.
Yes, they have lost both their starting cornerbacks from 2016. And yeah, they did lose their run stuffing defensive tackle. A safety that was a team-leader both on the field and off? Check that box too.
It’s not secret that America’s Team lost several key pieces of their 2016 roster. But hope is not lost on these 2017 Cowboys. In fact, the young core of the team is still very much intact.
Rookie sensation quarterback Dak Prescott will return for his sophomore season. He’ll be joined by his entire receiving corps from his first campaign as well.
Couple that with the fact that Dallas returns three All-Pro offensive lineman. Remind yourself that two are under contract until 2023, with the third likely to follow. And, the ever reliable veteran tight end Jason Witten will join them.
The offense shows no reason to regress. In fact, I’ll go on the record saying it will improve. However, the offense isn’t most fan’s concern. So let’s talk about that defense, shall we?
The Dallas Cowboys bring back Anthony Brown, their young cornerback who showed promise in 2016. Add defensive tackle Maliek Collins, emerging star David Irving and All-Pro Sean Lee, and you’ll notice that the pieces are there.
Sure, the Cowboys are missing a top-tier defensive end and a top-flight lockdown cover guy. Luckily for Dallas, the 2017 NFL Draft is loaded at those positions. As Obi-Wan Kenobi once said, “You’ll never find a more talented hive of ends and corners,” or, something like that anyways.
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So, let’s take a second to pause, and think about the State of the Dallas Cowboys. They’re not rebuilding, as many Twitter fanatics would have you believe. They’re simply reloading, and getting ready for another playoff run come January 2017.