Cowboys News: Tag options, Pollard replacements, free agent fits

From @ToddBrock24f7: Did the Patriots just make the Cowboys’ decision on Tyron Smith easier? Plus free agent fits and a 7-round mock draft fills some big holes.

It’s the season for tea leaves in the NFL, when every move made by every front office causes a ripple of what-ifs for observers of every other team. We’re looking at running backs today, as two marquee names set to hit the open market are both seen as potential fits in Dallas. That assumes Tony Pollard is on his way out the door, which isn’t guaranteed… but it sure doesn’t look like the Cowboys are tagging anybody this year.

Meanwhile, we’re playing matchmaker with a crop of possible free agents, we’re scouring the draft class for good defensive fits and mock gems, and we’re deciphering what exactly Jimmy Johnson meant by his crack about being on the “advisory board.” All that, plus a look at how Mike McCarthy has built the analytics department in Big D, a former assistant gets a new gig in the AFC West, and which current Cowboys playmaker has been named a cut candidate by three different outlets? News and Notes, coming right up.

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