3 trades the Cowboys must make to salvage their season
By Mike Luciano
The Dallas Cowboys have disappointed in 2020, but they can still fix this start with some trades.
The Dallas Cowboys were expected to cruise into the playoffs on the back of their explosive passing game with Dak Prescott at the center of it all, but the Cowboys are one botched onside-kick against the Falcons away from an 0-4 start to the season. The offensive line and front seven have been ravaged by injuries, and the secondary might be the worst in the league after getting rid of Byron Jones.
#Cowboys fans, your defense is terrible because your D. coordinator shouldn’t be an NFL D.C!
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 4, 2020
Mike Nolan (DC) hired Mike McCarthy in ‘05 as his OC w/49ers.
Nolan hadn’t been a DC since 2014. In his 3 seasons as Falcons DC. They ranked 24th, 27th, & LAST.
The Cowboys might not be out of the playoff hunt due to an awful NFC East, but they can’t kid themselves and pretend to be contenders unless they make one of these three trades.
No. 3: The Cowboys beef up their offensive line
At face value, the Saints making this trade seems a bit odd given the immobility of Drew Brees and their own championship prospects. However, New Orleans needs all the draft picks they can get for the post-2020 world given Brees’ looming retirement, and they could scoop up another one by trading Easton.
While he has stepped into the right guard role after an Andrus Peat injury, the Saints clearly don’t view him as a starter given how they spent a first-rounder on Michigan lineman Cesar Ruiz. With a Cowboys offensive line that is losing players with each passing game due to injury, an Easton trade would be a very prudent move right now for Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy
Easton, who is on a four-year, $23 million deal, has performed admirably with the Saints, so much so that they were willing to cut Larry Warford this offseason, but he is clearly the weakest link on that offense. That means New Orleans won’t exactly hold Easton until they get surprised with a king’s ransom.
A fourth-round pick should be enough for Dallas to acquire a player that can play several different spots on the offensive line. In a season where their normally rock-solid offensive line seems to send out a different combination on every other series due to injuries and ineffectiveness, Dallas should look into Easton.