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All about that dough, Micah Parson stroked Jerry Jones’ ego, referring to Jones’ role as the Dallas Cowboys general manager. Parsons wants his cash and wants better players around him. And if Parsons gets his way, here are two sneaky-good free agents the Cowboys need to sign.
Coming off an injury-plagued 7-10 season that cost Mike McCarthy his head-coaching position, the Cowboys turned things over to Brian Schottenheimer. He will need the defense to step up, but don’t expect the Cowboys to spend a lot of free-agent cash on that side of the football.
Instead, the Cowboys could use a good complement to CeeDee Lamb at the wide receiver position.
Yes, there’s a major injury concern. The details come from the assessment of Pro Football Focus.
“The star wideout was on pace to extend his streak of seasons with a PFF receiving grade above 75.0 and a drop rate below 10% on catchable passes before a season-ending ACL tear,” PFF wrote. “That type of injury for an older player who wins with lateral agility will make for an interesting free-agent dance.
“Diggs’ situation has shades of Odell Beckham Jr.’s free agency period in 2023. (Beckham) tore his ACL in the Super Bowl in 2021 and did not play in 2022 before signing a one-year, $15 million fully guaranteed contract.”
Beckham didn’t regain his previous level of play. But if Diggs can write a different story, he’s at a good place in his career to be an effective No. 2 guy on the opposite side of Lamb. Still, Diggs is 31 years old. That’s getting a little past prime, for sure.
Former Houston star Andre Johnson said he would like for the Texans to keep Diggs, according to Chancellor Johnson via houseofhouston.com.
“You always want to see a great player come back,” Johnson said. “I think he loves the city and loves the organization from the feedback I’ve gotten from him.”
That’s a good endorsement, and the Cowboys should consider going in the direction of getting Diggs.
One thing that won’t change in Dallas is the play calling as Schottenheimer will retain those duties, according to yahoo.com. And tempo will be part of the process.
“Why do players like tempo?” Schottenheimer asked. “They like tempo because it allows them to play free. You guys have heard some of the play calls; Dak (Prescott) can rattle off four or five of them right now. They’re pretty long. So when you go fast, you’re playing on the ball. It’s a little more like pickup basketball.”
Schottenheimer said he’s learned a lot in his time in the NFL, according to dallascowboys.com.
“I go back to my days with Pete [Carroll],” said Schottenheimer. “I think if you go back and you look at some of the things we did in Seattle, obviously, the starting point for me would be things that our players do well. You’re always...
