The concerns about George Pickens resemble that of past Cowboys receivers

The Cowboys seem ready and prepared for George Pickens.

Calm, cool, and collected. Unless you’re a kicker or maybe a quarterback in the NFL, these three adjectives are rarely associated when describing professional football players. These three words are better used for the less physical professional sports like golf and ice-skating, were keeping one’s emotions in check is more of a priority.

Professional football is a run fast, hit hard sport where physicality is at a premium and emotions can run rampant in any given moment. That’s what makes this sport so intriguing and entertaining. The NFL is almost like the modern-day version of watching gladiators battle it out in hand-to-hand combat to death, only less bloody and lethal.

A lot of players are able to find a happy balance both physically and emotionally, while others tend to let things spillover from time to time. Such is the case with the Dallas Cowboys newly-acquired wide receiver, George Pickens. One has reason to be really excited about his physical talent, but at the same time worry about his emotional side.

Much has already been discussed about the Pittsburgh Steelers decision to trade Pickens to the Cowboys, despite his apparent talent. Nearly everyone wants to point fingers at Pickens’ character concerns and how that could negatively impact the Cowboys locker room and culture Brian Schottenheimer is trying to establish.

That may not be a problem. The Cowboys have had these types of players in the past who’ve let their emotions get the better of them at times. They are well-versed in handling these kind of situations and have benefited greatly by having these types of players on their roster. There’s no reason the same can’t be true for Pickens.

Whoever Ed Werder’s “source” is who provided the evaluation of George Pickens, could also be describing a couple of Cowboys fan favorites, Dez Bryant or Michael Irvin, or even another WR named Terrell Owens. Physical attributes vary between the players, but as far as talent and emotional side of things go, each one of these receivers are somewhat similar to the other.

Like the others, Pickens is a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve. Yes, he can be volatile at times and get himself in trouble, but those emotions also make him the player he is on the field. And like the Cowboys have done in the past, they can rally around Pickens to help keep him from blowing up like he’s been known to do.

If anybody should know how to rein in Pickens’ emotional side it is QB Dak Prescott. He’s the only player remaining on the roster who played with Bryant and knows all too well how to try to keep an emotional WR like Pickens happy. And, with several more years under his belt, Prescott should be even more equipped to handle things now than he was then.

There shouldn’t be too much concern about Pickens moving forward, whether it’s just a one-year rental or potentially long-term. To add a dynamic playmaker who can elevate the offense, even with all the warts involved, is well worth any risk involved to end the playoff/Super Bowl drought in Dallas.