Jerry Jones’s air conditioning bills in the sultry Texas summers must be ridiculous, because the man absolutely hates to close a door. Just as the Maxx Crosby fiasco seemed to die down on Thursday- with even the edge rusher himself seemingly confirming for fans he’s a Raider to stay- Jones declined “to rule anything out” when asked if the Cowboys might re-engage in trade talks with Las Vegas. That bit of intrigue comes as Rashan Gary, the Cowboys’ apparent Plan B after their first offer for Crosby fell through, immediately gets his Dallas contract re-worked and tells Cowboy Nation he’s here to start “playing for some trophies.”
The dust is also still settling on the departure of Osa Odighizuwa. Fans had thoughts on the trade that sent the popular defensive lineman to San Francisco, and one outlet suggests Dallas may have sent the wrong guy packing. We also got our first taste of what Jalen Thompson and P.J. Locke will bring to the party, with the always-candid Sean Payton weighing on on what he really thinks of the safety he just lost in Denver.
In all, the Cowboys haven’t truly “busted the budget” in free agency, but they do seem to be approaching this offseason with a different sense of urgency and defined purpose.
With the initial wave of signings seemingly over, Dallas added a late-night snack to the menu and signed CB Cobie Durant, formerly of the Los Ageneles Rams. With the needs changing for several teams, welcome a new slew of mock drafts. The Cowboys are still leaning heavily to defensive picks in the first round, with the usual suspects- Mansoor Delane, Akheem Mesidor, Jermod McCoy, and Caleb Downs- still in play. But there are also some lesser-buzzed-about names popping up now: hello, Jacob Rodriguez and… Zion Young???
Deals are still being done around the league, though. Former DFW product Kyler Murray is heading north to Minnesota, Dre Greenlaw is staying put in San Francisco, and former Cowboy Al-Quadin Muhammad is on his way to Tampa. There’s a possibly contentious vote coming to the NFL players union that could ultimately have a massive ripple effect on pretty much everything, and while the Cowboys will no doubt remain the centerpiece of the league’s annual Thanksgiving Week table, there may be a new appetizer on the menu as the NFL seriously explores a Wednesday night “Thanksgiving Eve” game.
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