The Dallas Cowboys will host the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football this week, but they won’t face Kyler Murray. The game at AT&T Stadium, where Murray has a pristine 9-0 record, will now be Dak Prescott versus Jacoby Brissett. Murray, who is now missing his third straight game, had seemed on track to return […] The Dallas Cowboys will host the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football this week, but they won’t face Kyler Murray. The game at AT&T Stadium, where Murray has a pristine 9-0 record, will now be Dak Prescott versus Jacoby Brissett. Murray, who is now missing his third straight game, had seemed on track to return for Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, but coach Jonathan Gannon said Saturday it will instead be Brissett again. Brissett has thrown four touchdown passes and just one interception since stepping in for Murray, but the Cardinals have lost five straight games and are coming off their bye after starting the season 2-0. The Cowboys have never fared well against Murray, mainly because they struggle against dual-threat quarterbacks in general. The Cowboys defense is catching a break and they need all the help they can get given their recent performance. Not having to chase Murray around will certainly help. We’ll have the Cowboys full injury report later today. See More: Dallas Cowboys News

Every week here at Blogging the Boys we spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide. (For teams previously covered in other weeks, we move down […] Every week here at Blogging the Boys we spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide. (For teams previously covered in other weeks, we move down the depth chart, giving you more insight on other draft candidates) GAME OF THE WEEK Ohio State and Penn State meet in Week 10 under noon glare in Columbus, and what was circled in August as a top-five showdown has turned into something a lot more one-sided. Ohio State is unbeaten, bullying its way through the schedule behind a suffocating defense that’s giving up fewer than a touchdown a game and a first-year starter, Julian Sayin, who’s playing at an 80% completion rate with 19 touchdown passes through seven wins. Penn State, meanwhile, staggers in at 3–4, on a four-game losing streak, breaking in an interim head coach and handing the offense to redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer after Drew Allar’s season-ending injury. Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes at -20.5 with a total around 44.5, which tells you everything about how Vegas sees this lopsided game. Expect Ohio Stadium loud and a matchup that’s part rivalry, part stress test. Ohio State should handle this one 31-10. Game Overview Matchup: Penn State vs. Ohio State (1) November 1st, at Ohio Stadium Kickoff time: 11:00 a.m (EST) Ohio State favored by 19 points The Nittany Lions were ranked second on the preseason AP Poll, they now play the rest of season without head coach, James Franklin, after firing him in mid-October Player Watch Penn State: Zane Durant, DT Durant is the havoc guy in Penn State’s interior. He’s short, dense, and explosive at 6’1”, 294 pounds, he’s built to win leverage and knife into gaps before the guard even gets his hands set. He’s carried real production two years in a row, coming off a full season where he started every game and finished with 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and three sacks. This year he’s racked up two sacks and one interception proving that he can remain consistent. The appeal is a quick first-step, natural leverage, powerful lower half (he’s been on Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List and reportedly squats in the 600 lbs), so he can either split doubles and break into the backfield or stand his ground. Ohio State: Austin Siereveld, OT Siereveld is basically a guy you plug in and the line settles down. He’s a 6’5”, 325 pound lineman who’s already started games at guard, filled in when they’ve needed help at tackle, and even taken practice reps at multiple spots because the staff trusts him to not blow protections. He’s strong enough to hold his ground against power rushers, and he plays under control not grabby, which is why he ended up starting games during their title run and is now viewed as one of the core guys up front in 2025. The upside here is simple, he’s a steady versatile blocker you build around. Cincinnati (17) vs. Utah (24) Salt Lake City turns into the Big 12’s main stage as the number 17 Cincinnati Bearcats heads west to face number 24 Utah Utes for a first-ever meeting that suddenly feels like title-race. Cincinnati rolls in scorching with seven straight wins, undefeated in conference play, and an offense that’s been dropping almost 40 a game behind quarterback Brendan Sorsby who’s scored 20 touchdowns to just one interception and two sacks. Utah answers with classic Utah energy playing physical, downhill, and mean, powered by one of the nation’s most punishing rushing attacks at 267 rush yards per game. The big questions are pretty simple and pretty brutal, can Cincinnati’s offensive line handle Utah’s pressure, and can the Bearcats slow the Utes’ ground game long enough to force three-and-outs. Odds lean Utah by about a touchdown, but with College GameDay planting its flag in Salt Lake and both teams ranked in the AP Top 25, this one feels like a playoff audition. Despite the oddmakers lean, let’s predict a score line of Cincinnati 28, Utah 27. Game Overview Matchup: Cincinnati(17) vs. Utah (24) November 1st, at Rice-Eccles Stadium Kickoff time: 12:00 p.m (EST) Utah favored by 9 points The Cincinnati Bearcats are 7-1 with seven straight victories, but they now face their toughest test yet. Player Watch Cincinnati: Dontay Corleone, NT Corleone is Cincinnati’s nose tackle and he plays exactly like his nickname, “The Godfather.” At about 6’1” and 335 pounds, he’s built low and violent, and his whole job is ruining plans in the middle. He’s incredibly hard to move, eats double teams for breakfast, and shoves the pocket back with pure power, which is why he’s already piled up more than 100 career tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 9.5 sacks in three forced fumbles for the Bearcats while being named all-conference three different times. Utah: Spencer Fano, OT Fano is Utah’s do-everything bookend up front. He’s a strong and powerful tackle who’s already started on both sides of the line and looked comfortable doing it. He’s athletic for his size, gets off the ball fast, and almost never loses balance, which is why he’s been talked about as one of the best run blockers in college football and a future early-round tackle. He’s strong enough to sit down on bull rushers, quick enough to handle speed off the edge, and smart enough to sort out stunts without panicking. Caleb Lomu, OT Lomu is Utah’s blindside bodyguard. He’s long, calm, and really clean technically for a young left tackle. He shows the kind of

George Pickens on his future in Dallas, getting offense back on track – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys biggest offseason addition is just focused on playing football. FRISCO, Texas – Heading into the ninth game of the season, George Pickens’ impact on the Cowboys offense has continued to be a positive one that went above and […] George Pickens on his future in Dallas, getting offense back on track – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys biggest offseason addition is just focused on playing football. FRISCO, Texas – Heading into the ninth game of the season, George Pickens’ impact on the Cowboys offense has continued to be a positive one that went above and beyond Dallas’ expectations. Pickens, a pending free agent this offseason, has said in the past and again on Thursday that he “wouldn’t mind” playing for the Cowboys long-term. When asked if he would rather get an extension done now or wait until after the season, Pickens put the ball in the front office’s court. “That’s kind of up to what [Jerry Jones] wants to do,” Pickens said. “All I can do is just perform at my best.” Have the two sides had any conversations yet? “No, not so far,” Pickens said “Like I said, me personally, I’m just trying to get a dub, trying to stack victories, trying to get us to the playoffs, win, win, win.” Another prospect that Pickens was asked about is if he had put any thought into the chance of him being traded before the Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline. He stays away from that chatter. “I kind of don’t get into that stuff, I can only be where my feet is,” Pickens said. “I kind of just stay with the guys, practice with the guys, try to put my best foot forward.” Cowboys injuries: Overshown still limited, Beebe a full participant – LP Cruz, Blogging The Boys Here’s what the injury report looks like for the Cowboys heading into the weekend. After one day of practice this week, the Dallas Cowboys are still trying to get some players back on the mend. Here’s the status of the team’s health with one more practice to go. Safety Donovan Wilson (elbow/shoulder) did not return to practice Friday and was cited as DNP. Also limited today were DeMarvion Overshown (knee), Tyler Smith (knee), Juanyeh Thomas (migraine), and Perrion Winfrey (back). Among those practicing in full were Cooper Beebe (ankle), Kenny Clark (elbow), and Marshawn Kneeland (ankle). Dallas is hoping to get Cooper Beebe, Overshown, and Perrion Winfrey back from injured reserve. This is starting to look like the Dallas Cowboys’ 4-step plan to save defense midseason – Mauricio Rodriguez, AtoZ Sports Can the Cowboys defense be salvaged before season’s end? It’s no secret the Dallas Cowboys need to fix their defense if they want to keep any glimmer of hope alive moving forward. This season, they’ve allowed a minimum 30 points in six out of eight games, and not necessarily against top-tier offenses. Quarterbacks like Russell Wilson, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams, and Bryce Young have played some of their best football against the Cowboys defense. Just about every running back has had monster performances, too. It’s a unit that needs saving. However, it’s one so flawed that one trade or two won’t cut it. So what is the Cowboys’ plan to save the defense? Based on their history, reports, recent comments, and reality at 3-4-1, below is my best guess at what their approach will be. Step 1: Make a trade for a player, probably a DE Here’s what we know: The Cowboys made calls about star pass rushers Maxx Crosby and Trey Hendrickson before Week 8. We also know Dallas’ pass rush has been close to non-existent when not blitzing. Adding a DE makes sense because it helps both the run and pass defense while boosting the team in a critical area: Third down. The Cowboys defense needs to get off the field. They boast the worst third down defense, being the only one giving a conversion rate over 50%. Adding people capable of rushing the passer consistently is the easiest way to lower that mark. However, I would expect the Cowboys’ addition to be someone that meets Jerry Jones’ criteria of having a contract beyond 2025. Miami Dolphins DE Bradley Chubb, for example, is under contract through 2027 but has no guaranteed money beyond this year. On Friday morning, Jones cited Jonathan Mingo’s trade like an example of a player who can help in the present and the future despite him being a healthy scratch in Week 8. In other words, don’t expect a major impact move here. Step 2: Get LB DeMarvion Overshown back in the lineup The closest the Cowboys are getting to Pro Bowl-caliber reinforcements is Overshown, who is expected to return from injury (knee) in Week 11 versus the Las Vegas Raiders. He will not solve all of the team’s issues at the position but he will be a major upgrade on defense. The Cowboys’ play at linebacker has been awful eight weeks into the season. Jack Sanborn started at middle linebacker before being switched for Kenneth Murray and later benched by rookie Shemar James. Meanwhile, James’ high-end athleticism has been dragged down by his inexperience at times. There’s upside to him but he’s not a gameday-ready linebacker. And Murray? He’s played 99% of the Cowboys’ defensive snaps this season but his play might be the worst. His athleticism allows him to make plays here and there but for the most part, he looks lost versus the run. The question is where the Cowboys will play Overshown when he’s back and who will stay with him. To me, it seems like Overshown will play at WILL while Murray remains the MIKE. Cowboys may have in-house replacement for $97 million mistake ready to take over now – Reid D Hanson, Cowboys Wire Time will tell if Shavon Revel will take the place of Trevon Diggs whose days appear to

At about the midway point of this 2025 season, the NFC East is only partially operating as expected. Unsurprisingly, the defending Philadelphia Eagles are still on top. But despite expectations to start the year, the Washington Commanders are not in hot pursuit. We enter Week 9 with Philadelphia pulling away from the pack as the […] At about the midway point of this 2025 season, the NFC East is only partially operating as expected. Unsurprisingly, the defending Philadelphia Eagles are still on top. But despite expectations to start the year, the Washington Commanders are not in hot pursuit. We enter Week 9 with Philadelphia pulling away from the pack as the rest of the division is drowning. It’s hard to believe that the Dallas Cowboys are still in second place after getting trampled by the Broncos. But Washington stayed below .500 themselves with a loss to the Chiefs. They expect QB Jayden Daniels back this week, which will be huge, but even he’s only gone 2-3 so far this year. They’re no exception to the NFC East’s awful defensive performances this season; all of Washington, Dallas, and the New York Giants are ranked 27th or lower in total defense right now. At least there’s still some room for optimism for Commanders and Cowboys fans, whereas the Giants seem to be officially done. It wasn’t like they had much hope even with RB Cam Skattebo, but his season-ending injury on top of the loss to Philly seemed to cement their fate. Here are the NFC East standings going into Week 9: Philadelphia Eagles 6-2 (2-1 in division, 5-1 vs NFC) Dallas Cowboys 3-4-1 (2-1, 2-3-1) Washington Commanders 3-5 (1-1, 1-4) New York Giants 2-6 (1-3, 1-4) Everyone has a chance to gain ground on the Eagles this week, but only because they’re on a bye. Both Dallas and Washington will play host in primetime matchups, with the Seahawks facing the Commanders on Sunday night and the Cowboys meeting the Cardinals on Monday. Thankfully, Seattle at 5-2 is a far more threatening opponent than Arizona at 2-5, but Dallas has had a bad run with their former division rivals over the last two decades. The Cowboys are 1-7 against the Cardinals going back to 2008. After all the talk of our rough history with Denver and what happened last Sunday, this becomes an even darker cloud hanging over this game. The Commanders may be in “must-win” territory this week and will have a tough time of it against the Seahawks. DeMarcus Lawrence, now with Seattle, has been heating up lately with three sacks in his last two games. He should enjoy another of many career trips to Washington. New York may be a slumpbuster for the visiting 49ers on Sunday, who have gone 2-3 after a 3-0 start to the year. San Francisco may not get QB Brock Purdy back this week, but Mac Jones hasn’t been bad in relief duty. There’s still a chance here for the Giants, especially as Jaxson Dart continues to get more experience. But the odds that New York falls to 2-7 are high. See More: Dallas Cowboys General

After one day of practice this week, the Dallas Cowboys are still trying to get some players back on the mend. Here’s the status of the team’s health with one more practice to go.  Safety Donovan Wilson (elbow/shoulder) did not return to practice Friday and was cited as DNP. Also limited today were DeMarvion Overshown […] After one day of practice this week, the Dallas Cowboys are still trying to get some players back on the mend. Here’s the status of the team’s health with one more practice to go. Safety Donovan Wilson (elbow/shoulder) did not return to practice Friday and was cited as DNP. Also limited today were DeMarvion Overshown (knee), Tyler Smith (knee), Juanyeh Thomas (migraine), and Perrion Winfrey (back). Among those practicing in full were Cooper Beebe (ankle), Kenny Clark (elbow), and Marshawn Kneeland (ankle). Dallas is hoping to get Cooper Beebe, Overshown, and Perrion Winfrey back from injured reserve. We’re still awaiting news from the Cardinals on any updates from yesterday’s injury report. However, we do know that Kyler Murray was limited yesterday, still recovering from a foot injury. Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters that he is preparing Murray to play against the Cowboys. That seems to be the plan for now, but Jacoby Brissett was also seen splitting reps with Murray, and working with the team’s primary receivers during the open portion of Cardinals practice on Friday. This situation bears monitoring as we head into the weekend. See More: Dallas Cowboys Injuries

Jerry Jones stepped in it earlier this week. During an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this week about Comstock and their search through some of the deepest wells in the United States, the Dallas Cowboys owner told the interviewer that matters there were so important that he was prioritizing them over fixing the […] Jerry Jones stepped in it earlier this week. During an interview with the Wall Street Journal earlier this week about Comstock and their search through some of the deepest wells in the United States, the Dallas Cowboys owner told the interviewer that matters there were so important that he was prioritizing them over fixing the Cowboys defense. Jones has poured more than $1 billion into natural gas driller Comstock Resources, betting it can drill some of the hottest, deepest wells in the U.S.—and unleash a torrent of new gas supplies. Comstock says it is set to do just that. It has trumped hellish geology and cranked out dozens of gushers. It has also gone on a stealthy land grab and controls a large chunk of a region it calls the Western Haynesville. As a result, it says it is gearing up to pump enough fuel to help meet the soaring needs of exporters, data centers and heavy industries for years to come. Now, Jones says, it’s payday. “There’s $100 billion present value with gas out there,” the 83-year-old billionaire said in an interview. “That’s why I’m talking to you on the telephone rather than trying to fix our defense with the Dallas Cowboys.” It isn’t hard to see how this would upset your average Cowboys fan. The team is losing and is still trying to find itself since losing in the 2023 Wild Card Round to the Green Bay Packers. That an enormous amount of off-the-field drama has encircled the franchise ever since, a lot of it centering around contract extensions and the practices involved with not doing them efficiently, has not really helped. The fact that the team’s best player, Micah Parsons, was traded to the Packers has made things more exhausting. The point is that people are mad. Their favorite football team is disappointing them and they do not feel like the franchise’s leadership is doing enough to fix the situation. You can see how this quote would corroborate that assumption. It would stand to reason that Jerry would know this when giving a recorded interview which is why it comes across as tone deaf. In the initial days after the quote there were all sorts of comments across the internet of fans expressing their outrage about it. Jerry was asked about the quote during his Friday appearance on 105.3 The Fan and essentially defended his oil ventures as matters that financially support what the Cowboys do on the football field. As transcribed by the mothership’s Tommy Yarrish: “We probably will get criticized if we aren’t doing that. Goodness, I understand that perspective, we all get it. Let’s just say what’s going on here is we’re not winning, we’re not playing the way we want to be, the way I want to be, the way any of us want to be. And when you do that, you check your whole card with everything you’re doing. You check where you spend your time, how you spend it, and that’s what’s going on here. It’s no secret at all that ever since I’ve been involved, my days are involved, in a manner of speaking, in many areas. I frankly don’t know many people in football that don’t have their days involved in different areas. To the degree is of course debatable. This is called professional football to make a point. That means it takes money to make it all go. Money. And so that any time, that I’m doing anything that’s away from looking at a specific player and how he’s playing defense, it has to do with the latter. And ultimately, that latter leads ultimately to the benefit of the Cowboys. Me sitting here talking on this phone with you, the visits that I’m having with our fans through you, that’ll help score touchdowns. Because it ultimately involves in a way that makes it doable, and there’s no, in the real world, Santa Claus does not put the tricycle on the Christmas tree, we all know that. You have to have juice to make it go. So I’ve always combined and never been unabashed about it since the day I walked in. Every day, every time I can, I’m looking for ways to give advantages to the Dallas Cowboys. Anybody that says I don’t focus on the Cowboys is just living in the moment of frustration, and I get that, and I’m frustrated too.” Jerry is totally fair to note that NFL owners – billionaires – have important financial matters to tend to. I don’t think that there is a single person who is shocked or bothered by this reality. The difference between Jerry and your other average owner is that he is more involved in the day-to-day operations of his team. We can certainly debate how much that is, or likely is, in modern times, but you get the point. Beyond that lies the actual point which is that Jerry said something incredibly tone deaf. He outright declared to the interviewer that the subject at hand was more of a priority to him than the state of the football team. Even if it was tongue-in-cheek or an off-hand comment in a casual conversation (that was being recorded for the interview to be clear) it was unwise. Jones literally used his own defense, the one he boasts responsibility for assembling, as a punchline. There have been a number of instances where Jerry has put his foot in his mouth and the world has kept on moving after each one of them like it will in this case. Nobody is pretending anything else is reality. It was a silly thing to say. That’s

The Dallas Cowboys are good business for media companies. Consider what we noted earlier this week in that the Cowboys are beginning a run of primetime/big-window games where each of the NFL’s network parters (FOX, CBS, NBC, ESPN, Prime Video, and now Netflix) will all get a piece. That run starts in Week 9 where […] The Dallas Cowboys are good business for media companies. Consider what we noted earlier this week in that the Cowboys are beginning a run of primetime/big-window games where each of the NFL’s network parters (FOX, CBS, NBC, ESPN, Prime Video, and now Netflix) will all get a piece. That run starts in Week 9 where the Cowboys will play their first of two straight Monday Night Football games on ESPN/ABC (the bye is sandwiched in there for Dallas). It is often joked about how ESPN goes out of their way to shoehorn the Cowboys into their programming so as to get as many eyeballs on it as possible. These things get said, but this week ESPN sort of pulled back the curtain. If you are unaware Inside The NBA is new to ESPN this year. It is one of the most-revered sports shows on television and many were worried how being a part of a new network would feel. The crew has done an amazing job of being their usual show and this week they poked fun at how they had yet to talk about the Cowboys since officially joining the worldwide leader. This was a particularly ostentatious joke given that they are an NBA show. Funny enough, the SportsCenter account on X joked about it with them, sort of proving the general point. Charles Barkley joked that they were contractually obligated to talk about the Cowboys even though the team’s defense “can’t stop a bloody nose.” He also joked about how they shouldn’t have traded away their best defensive player before whining about how they couldn’t stop anybody. It was a bit of a meta moment as ESPN almost admitted that shoehorning the Cowboys into their programming is indeed what they do. A bit surreal. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

Update’s: Beebe full participant on Thurs. – DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys could be getting their starting center back in week nine. 4:05 p.m. — After being a limited participant for the entirety of last week, Cowboys C Cooper Beebe (ankle) was a full participant in Dallas’ Thursday practice. Beebe was close to returning to the lineup last […] Update’s: Beebe full participant on Thurs. – DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys could be getting their starting center back in week nine. 4:05 p.m. — After being a limited participant for the entirety of last week, Cowboys C Cooper Beebe (ankle) was a full participant in Dallas’ Thursday practice. Beebe was close to returning to the lineup last week, and is now still on track to make his return to the lineup for the Cowboys on Monday night against the Cardinals, putting Dallas’ starting five offensive linemen on the field for the first time since Week 2. Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (knee) was limited as he enters the second week of his three-week return to practice window, and exited practice during the media’s viewing period with team training staff. Overshown later returned to practice and there’s no concern about any long-term additional injury issues. 5 players Cowboys could consider trading before the November 4 deadline – Brian Martin, Blogging the Boys The Cowboys should not be scared to sell at the deadline. A veteran pass rusher who had 10.5 QB sacks last year with the Commanders, Dante Fowler could be an intriguing trade option for teams around the league who don’t want to pay a premium price. The 31-year-old has been a rotational player with the Cowboys this year, playing 37.75% of the teams defensive snaps so far this season. So far through the first eight weeks of the season he’s only accumulated one QB sack and hasn’t been the impact player Dallas was likely hoping for. If traded, the Cowboys’ pass rush production probably wouldn’t change much. The trade deadline is almost here. Jets OLB Jermaine Johnson II (contract expires after 2026) Depending on where you look, the buzz around the New York Jets and what they plan to do around the trade deadline varies. But if they decide to move off some of their more talented pieces to acquire draft capital, the Cowboys should see what the price is for Jermaine Johnson II. Quinnen Williams isn’t a likely option to get moved even if the Jets start selling, but Johnson could make sense as one New York would offload. Since a breakout Pro Bowl campaign in 2023, he’s dealt with injuries that have limited him to just seven games in the last two seasons. But given where the Cowboys are in finding help on the edge, taking a swing on Johnson while his price is low could prove fruitful. It also doesn’t hurt that Johnson has experience with Cowboys defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton who coached for the Jets last season. The Cowboys need more from rookie running back Jaydon Blue. Dallas Cowboys fans hoped fifth-round rookie running back Jaydon Blue could exceed the expectations of being a Day 3 pick and rise as a significant weapon on offense early in his career. So far, he hasn’t. Heading into Week 9, Blue hasn’t even won the backup job behind Javonte Williams. Not even veteran Miles Sanders landing on season-ending Injured Reserve has translated into him being the unquestioned RB2 in Dallas According to Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer, Blue still needs to show more consistency in games. Prior to Sanders’ injury, Blue was a healthy scratch for the first four weeks of the season due to inconsistency. In Dallas’ Week 8 loss to the Denver Broncos, Blue rushed the ball a season-high eight times and showed more of the same. He averaged 3.6 yards per gain and had one fumble. “Jaydon was inconsistent in the game,” Schottenheimer told reporters on Wednesday. “He did some really good things, and there were some other things that he’s got to do at a higher level. The fumble was a good hit, but he needs to hold on to the ball.” Like the Broncos, Kyler Murray has been the Cowboys boogeyman for a while now. The Dallas Cowboys play Monday Night football this week back at home at Jerry World, a place where Kyler Murray has NEVER lost a football game. Murray is a perfect 9-0 at AT&T Stadium. He has not played the last two games for the Cardinals, but after they had their bye week, is on track to be ready to go against Dallas this coming Monday. Not a great sign for the Dallas defense, they have made every single quarterback that has played them look like the MVP of the league, and Murray has yet to lose at AT&T Stadium. See More: Dallas Cowboys News

The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, November 4th and it feels safe to say that we all expect the Dallas Cowboys to do something. An argument can be made that the Cowboys would be best served to be sellers at the deadline. Within this idea lies the uncomfortable notion of trading away someone like George […] The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, November 4th and it feels safe to say that we all expect the Dallas Cowboys to do something. An argument can be made that the Cowboys would be best served to be sellers at the deadline. Within this idea lies the uncomfortable notion of trading away someone like George Pickens. Pickens is a wonderful player and trading him would significantly hurt this season’s team, but this season’s team has sort of sealed their own fate. With Pickens in a contract year and the Cowboys have a, um, history with situations like that, this is how people reach that uncomfortable idea as a discussion point. So we are clear these are just things being thrown out for ideas. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell did something similar in suggesting players that teams who should be sellers should consider moving on from. Barnwell had the Cowboys as a team who should sell if this isn’t obvious, and while he didn’t include Pickens in his write-up, he did note a few interesting names including Brandon Aubrey. Notable trade candidates: WR Jonathan Mingo, RB Javonte Williams, DT Mazi Smith, DT Kenny Clark, Edge Sam Williams, Edge James Houston, K Brandon Aubrey Well, you’ve watched the Cowboys’ defense. At 3-4-1 and with a stretch of games against the Eagles, Chiefs and Lions later this season, it’s tough to envision the Cowboys making it to the postseason, let alone doing anything once there. Jerry Jones has proudly bragged about the draft picks the Cowboys got for Micah Parsons and how they might help Dallas land a handful of valuable players, but barring something unexpected, those picks aren’t going to make a difference in 2025. I would be stunned if the Cowboys traded Aubrey, but I’m throwing him out here more as a thought experiment than anything else. A going-nowhere Cowboys team doesn’t have much use for Aubrey, and although kickers can play into their 40s, the former soccer player is already 30 years old. He’s obviously a valuable player, but Aubrey is eligible for an extension next offseason, and the Cowboys need to save money around Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to address their defense. Most teams aren’t going to trade a premium pick for a kicker, but Aubrey is so good that I wonder whether all-in teams might be willing to make an exception. Would someone like the Rams be willing to offer the Cowboys a second-round pick for Aubrey? My guess is no, but it’s fun to think about. Williams, having a career season on a one-year deal at running back for a team that clearly sees running backs as replaceable in the post-Ezekiel Elliott era, would also have an interesting market. Brandon Aubrey is perhaps the best kicker in the NFL. Moving on from him, at least the idea of doing so, sounds preposterous. You have to consider that Barnwell is exploring all potential options and discussing the merit of them. Trading away Aubrey would be a clear punt on the season, no pun intended given that Aubrey plays special teams, which is pretty uncharacteristic of the Cowboys. Of all of the names suggested here, Aubrey might command the most in a would-be trade, although that says more about the rest of the list than it does Aubrey (it is definitely interesting to think what Aubrey could fetch on a hypothetical trade market). You will note that Kenny Clark is also listed as an option from Barnwell. Clark was included in a previous trade that the Cowboys made, the one in which they sent away Micah Parsons right before the season began. It should be noted that there was some strange reporting (also from ESPN) in the aftermath of the Parsons trade regarding Clark. It was specifically shared how the Cowboys valued Clark’s contract and specifically that it was one that had escapability in 2026. Keep in mind that the Cowboys told ESPN this while telling the public that Clark was a must-have in the trade for both the present and the future. Clark, a staple of the Packers defense since entering the league in 2016, was hardly a throw-in. His contract was attractive — Green Bay had already paid him the bulk of his 2025 deal, so the Cowboys would pay him just $2 million this season, and $20 million unguaranteed next season. A two-year, $22 million deal for a high-level player was viewed as a win for a Dallas team that sees the 29-year-old Clark as a multiyear solution, and there would also be no dead money if the Cowboys chose to release him after the season. “From our perspective, it had to include Kenny Clark,” a source close to Jones said. “The only way it worked for us, we need something that helps us now and helps us in the future.” Back to Aubrey. He has something in common with the George Pickens who we mentioned up top. Aubrey is in the final year of his current contract which means the Cowboys are going to have to figure something out if they want to keep him around long-term. As noted with Pickens, that isn’t necessarily their specialty in terms of accomplishing it in an efficient manner. This also serves as an “argument” for trading him, if you want to have those kinds of discussions. See More: Dallas Cowboys Rumors

Each week we dive into each team’s rookie class and compare how they stack up against each other. (Grades for each player are the overall offensive or defensive grade handed out by PFF.com) Dallas Cowboys Tyler Booker (OG) First Round Booker walks into an Arizona front that wins with group effort rather than with one wrecking ball. […] Each week we dive into each team’s rookie class and compare how they stack up against each other. (Grades for each player are the overall offensive or defensive grade handed out by PFF.com) Dallas Cowboys Tyler Booker (OG) First Round Booker walks into an Arizona front that wins with group effort rather than with one wrecking ball. Defensive coordinator Nick Rallis loves to bring A-gap heat with twists designed to pry open the B-gap. That’s the real stressor for a right guard, it’s not the first punch, but the second and third. Expecting Josh Sweat and Calais Campbell to creep inside on passing downs and a steady dose of slants meant to turn the shoulders of guards. The Cardinals have been feisty on third down where they allow the seventh-best third-down conversion rate allowed. But Booker can flip that script. Duo and inside zone don’t need to be home runs, but they need four yards or so. In Booker In Booker’s last two starts since returning, Dallas has allowed just three sacks on 65 dropbacks while rushing for 260 yards and four touchdowns, with the interior playing a big part here so the pocket could hold up. Against Washington, the offense punched in 3-of-4 red-zone trips and ran for 152 yards. Last week in Denver it was a grind, but the team did score two rushing touchdowns, with one coming directly behind Booker. That’s the kind of short-yardage blows you need from a guard’s pad level and power. Grade: 67.2 Donovan Ezeiraku (DE) Second Round Ezeiruaku’s rookie tape this season has slowly been a steady climb. He’s moved from backup player to a real rotation piece, and the production finally matched the process with his first NFL sack against Washington. The traits are now showing up every week with his varied get-off, a stubborn long arm, and rush-lane discipline that keeps the quarterback boxed in when he’s on the field. Add a handful of drive-shaping hurries, a forced fumble earlier in the month, and solid screen retraces, and Dallas has got a young edge who is slowly finding his feet. The rough edges are the fixable kind. He’ll occasionally push too deep on the pass rush and let the QB climb like he did in Denver, or hit plays a tick too hot and open the cutback he’s supposed to close. When tackles sit on the long arm, the counter has arrived a little late, and when tight ends chip, his first step can drift high and steal his leverage. All he needs now is to start to bring the counter earlier on long downs, and keep the outside hand free so he can set the edge and still transition into the rush. Against Arizona, the job is all about patience. The Cardinals lean on play-action, boots, and plenty of movement in the pocket to blur the picture, so his best work will come from smart rush plans early in the game. Grade: 73.7 Shavon Revel Jr. (CB) Third Round Currently on Non-Football injury list but is close to returning Jaydon Blue (RB) Fifth Round Blue’s rookie reel has felt more like trailers than a full feature. He’s lived on a light snap count behind Javonte Williams, and the box score shows it with limited touches, modest yardage, and not much rhythm from week to week. The flashes look good when the picture is clean, you see a glider’s stride and easy acceleration to the edge, the kind of speed that makes off-tackle concepts feel threatening even before the ball is snapped. The hesitation you’re seeing isn’t fear, it’s processing. On outside zone he’ll bounce outside before he fully presses the landmark, shrinking the lane he’s trying to find. Inside, he can slow down inviting square contact from linebackers who should be a step late. That’s rookie processing unfortunately. When he does play without thinking, the speed plays it factor. Ball security is the other problem, and it predates Dallas. Blue arrived with scouting notes about loose carries and late swaps in traffic, and the fumble this season was a familiar culprit. We saw him fighting for extra yards with the ball low and away from the ribcage and limited points of contact with the ball. The fix isn’t difficult to figure out. Coaching into him that he needs five points of pressure on the ball when contact is coming, and that travels to every play and stadium, the fumbles can stay locked away. Clean that up and the staff will live with the occasional zero-yarder, because the threat of the big one is baked into his speed. Grade: 50.0 Shemar James (LB) Fifth Round When James is on the field the second level moves a tick quicker. The keys get sorted, gaps get plugged, and checkdowns die right where he meets them. The strengths are easy to find on tape with an instant trigger and a finish that drops ball carriers backward. He’s already sprinkled in some splash plays with a well-timed pressure for a sack, a punch-out in the flat that flipped a drive, and he doesn’t fade in the fourth quarter. The issues are the teachable and week-to-week he does look to be improving slightly. He’ll overrun zone rushes when he trusts his speed too much, take a flat pursuit angle, or bite on hard play-action throws. Coverage looks better than most rookies. When the ball comes out underneath, he closes with balance and wraps up instead of lunging. Pair that with good timing to trigger the instant the back stays in, and Dallas gets a linebacker who can help the rush without breaking the containment. Grade: 45.2 Ajani Cornelius