Dallas Cowboys have obvious mistake to avoid following Broncos loss, but it already sounds like they won't
If the Dallas Cowboys are serious about finding a cure for what is not a complete team right now, they have to be honest with themselves and admit two things. One, they did not build a competitive roster in the offseason. The personnel is not good enough. Two, they need their future draft picks and trading them away to help a 3-4-1 team with little playoff hopes isn't the way to go. Sunday's 44-24 loss to the Denver Broncos felt like a bucket of cold water for a Cowboys team that scored 44 points itself one week earlier to beat the Washington Commanders. It was a reminder that a trade or two won't fix problems created throughout the offseason. A new defensive end or a linebacker addition won't be enough to mask the problems of a defense that gave up seven plays of 20 yards or more against a Broncos offense led by Bo Nix. It won't magically solve the problems of a unit that gave up 7.5 yards per play, Denver's highest mark since 2016. In other words, you don't hide a mediocre free agency approach. You also don't overcome trading away one of the biggest defensive stars in the game, Micah Parsons, with a single or even two mid-season trades. And considering the lack of talent on defense, the Cowboys will need every single one of their draft picks in 2026 and beyond. Specially those first rounders they acquired following the Parsons deal. Trading picks away would be a mistake, but one the Cowboys are considering Despite the tough loss and the little hope for playoffs, the Cowboys appear to be intent on upgrading the roster at the cost of future picks."We had high hopes because we thought we could come in here and have a big win for us, that didn't happen," Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones told reporters. "We gotta get better." Though he admitted the loss to the Broncos was "discouraging," he refutes it will have any impact on the Cowboys' front office strategy. "No, today would not affect a decision on trading for [a player]," Jones said. For the Cowboys, it comes down to making a low-impact, inexpensive trade or taking a big swing on someone who could maybe make a difference. The first option makes it unlikely they'll fix any of their defensive woes. The second one would mean giving up significant draft capital the team will desperately need to fix a roster in need of a defensive overhaul and offensive tackles. Football wise, it makes little sense to make such a deal happen. But considering the Jones family thinks about the team being a 365-day soap opera as much as it does about winning games, I would expect Jones to keep his word and make a deal. He's a salesman at heart. He'll sell his team to his fans. The educated fan knows it won't be enough, though. window.addEventListener('message', function (event) {if (event.data.totalpoll && event.data.totalpoll.action === 'resizeHeight') {document.querySelector('#totalpoll-iframe-375').height = event.data.totalpoll.value;}}, false);document.querySelector('#totalpoll-iframe-375').contentWindow.postMessage({totalpoll: {action: 'requestHeight'}}, '*')
