Cowboys executive admits team didn't do enough at wide receiver
The Dallas Cowboys need to do way more than confess to previous mistakes.
Dallas Cowboys fans are well aware that the front office mishandled the wide receiver position in 2022. Despite having one of the best offenses from a statistics point of view, it ended up costing the Cowboys greatly.
The sequence of bad decisions started off with letting Amari Cooper go for money reasons but was then made worse by failing to replace him properly.
Sure, CeeDee Lamb thrived as the #1 wide receiver on the team. But Dak Prescott had to work with a banged-up version of Michael Gallup and Noah Brown as his other targets at WR.
Stephen Jones admitted to the mistakes made by the front office when talking to ESPN's Todd Archer this week.
In essence, he confessed the Cowboys shouldn't have been as optimistic about Michael Gallup's rehab following a torn ACL. And he also acknowledged the team should've known Jalen Tolbert's development would take longer than what they hoped for.
Truth be told, admitting to such mistakes simply isn't enough.
Since when are we acting like it's a secret that rookie wide receivers take time? Sure, it was fair to expect more from Tolbert but it certainly isn't fair to act as if no one had ever thought that. It's always been said it's one of the tougher positions when it comes to the transition to the NFL.
It's common knowledge!
And the Cowboys should've known there had to be another signing at wide receiver if the team really hoped to make life easier on Dak Prescott and company.
"Offensively, we've just got to have, maybe add a playmaker to it," said Jones in ESPN's article.
The Cowboys are in the red when it comes to the salary cap but don't let that fool you. It would take a few quick signatures here and there to open around $40 million in cap space. Restructures and/or an extension for Prescott would ease that quickly.
And once more: They have the cash.
The Cowboys took an all-in approach to the design of their coaching staff. But that won't be enough if they want to take the next step and bring down the best of the best in the NFC.
It's time to go actually add some difference-makers.
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