The Dallas Cowboys have received a lot of buzz in the NFL media for their work this off-season in putting together one of the league’s most explosive offenses. However, NFL officials don’t seem to be as keen on the Cowboys offseason moves.
In a survey of NFL executives conducted by The Athletic’s Mike Sandow, one team executive shared why he didn’t particularly like what the brokers did this offseason.
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“I was a little disappointed with Dallas. They got Rashaan Gary, which Green Bay wasn’t excited about. They weren’t necessarily going to bring him back.”
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A few days before being traded to Dallas, edge rusher Rashaan Gary posted a farewell message to the Green Bay Packers fan base on Instagram. It was made very clear that he would be released after everyone in the league viewed him as an expected cap casualty.
Instead, Dallas traded a 2027 fourth-round pick for Gary. For comparison, when the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans learned the Packers would be releasing interior lineman Elgton Jenkins, they waited until he was cut to go after him. Dallas didn’t show that much patience.
As another executive said, he was not expecting any splash amid the Cowboys offseason moves. While Dallas generates a lot of attention and clicks, there is very little substance when the offseason begins and real moves are made.
“Dallas is one of those spin-your-wheels type teams that never really gets much better.”
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One move that everyone expected was George Pickens receiving the franchise tag. Dallas has stated that it wants to sign a long-term deal with him. However, the contract will likely cost $30 million per season. As one NFL executive told Sandow, if Dallas is committing more than $120 million per season to Pickens, CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott, even bigger questions will arise about roster construction.
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