The Dallas Cowboys are deep into training camp in Oxnard, and the front office already sounds ready to keep working. With August here, the offseason is over and the new additions are finally getting their first real run in a Cowboys helmet. But even with all the movement Dallas made in the spring, the team is still showing up in trade chatter.
Stephen Jones has said the Cowboys are open to making more moves if it helps a defense that was loaded with new faces this offseason. And if Dallas believes another upgrade is needed, waiting around is the wrong play. The time to act is now, before the season starts and the losses begin to stack.
That urgency matters because the Cowboys can’t let the defense open the year flat. If they do, they could wind up in the same kind of chase they faced last season, when they were trying to catch up in the playoff race before it was too late. The message is clear: if the staff sees a problem on that side of the ball, it shouldn’t be brushed off.
The front office also doesn’t have to limit itself to one kind of splashy move. A lot of fans are already looking at a possible blockbuster deal for Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby, but the Cowboys might be smarter to focus on the secondary if the new pieces there don’t deliver. Cobie Durant, Jalen Thompson and PJ Locke were added to help, yet if those moves don’t pan out - or injuries hit the back end - Dallas may need to react fast.
There’s also real attention on what the Cowboys get from safety Malik Hooker and cornerback DaRon Bland. Bland has the production on his résumé, but even with the four-year, $90 million contract extension he signed last August, he still can’t be treated as untouchable if Dallas decides to make him the centerpiece of a major deal.
With roster cuts down to 53 players coming in a few weeks, the timing lines up neatly for the Cowboys to make any final additions then and head into Week 1 against the New York Giants knowing exactly what they’ve got. That’s the safest path - and the one Dallas can’t afford to miss.
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