The Dallas Cowboys have a record of 4-2 going into their bye week, one game behind the Philadelphia Eagles for the division lead and a game and a half behind the San Francisco 49ers due to losing the tiebreaker to them head-to-head. That doesn’t sound like a bad start, but overall, it was disappointing for Dallas.
Was it disappointing enough for the club to make one or more trade deadline moves?
It isn’t just that they lost a disappointing game to the Arizona Cardinals or how they lost to the 49ers, but how the team has performed overall. The offense has struggled. The play calling is stagnant, and the offensive line has continued its poor pass blocking from last year and has been worse this season in the run game. The receivers have struggled to get separation, the team hasn’t hit many big plays, and they have performed poorly in the red zone.
The defense has had wow performances at times but has also struggled to stop the run in a few games and has not even gotten pressures like they typically can. The loss of Trevon Diggs has been a massive hit to the team overall, and at the bye, most don’t consider Dallas in the top echelon of teams like San Francisco, the Kansas City Chiefs, or Philadelphia.
Would the front office of the Cowboys go all in to trade for a player to move them into that category, though? Let’s look at the options on the Dallas roster at receiver, OL, and cornerback to see if a move at either would make sense to them.