Cowboys trade deadline buyers? If so, what makes the most sense?

Breaking down the Cowboys roster at wide receiver, offensive line, and cornerback to see if any trades should be in the cards. | From @cdpiglet

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.

5 sensible teams who could trade for Cowboys RT La’el Collins

A look at what Dallas might be able to get if Collins is indeed on the trade market and which teams could bite at a reasonable asking price. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys aren’t having a fire sale, but they are letting it be known several of their highly-paid veterans could be acquired via trade. With the new league year rapidly approaching, Dallas has to get under the salary cap. They’ve essentially done that by restructuring the contracts of QB Dak Prescott and RG Zack Martin, but they have a little ways to go still. In addition, they clearly will need to shed more salary if they want to be a part, in any substantial way, of free agency.

Several options are on the table, and on Thursday it was revealed that trading La’el Collins is one they are considering. If he is on the market, who would be interested? Probably quite a few teams. He’ll be just 29 next season (plenty of OL tread left) and has played at an incredibly high level before, even if that’s not been the case the last two seasons. Here’s a look at the salary angle as well as a handful of potential destinations and why.