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The George Pickens trade has NFC rivals on high alert.
The addition of George Pickens made the Dallas Cowboys a better team this offseason, and some teams think the move will be enough for the Cowboys to compete for a division title.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on SportsCenter on Saturday that teams believe the Pickens trade can “tilt the field” in the division race this season.
“This George Pickens trade has the league’s full attention, particularly in the NFC East,” Fowler said. “People I’ve talked to in that division feel like he can tilt the field for Dallas and he’ll be a major player. Because he is one of the best contested catchers in the league, body contortive things downfield, so he gives them a new dimension. The issue really in Pittsburgh was really the maturity issues and some of those problems there, but a lot of it stems with Pickens wanting to get the ball, and wanting the offense to move properly, having the passing game humming. And so Dallas has that with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb already. So he’s walking into a good situation.”
“Cowboys feel like he’ll be highly motivated, he’ll be on his best behavior in a contract year,” Fowler said. “So this could really pay off. This is a thing where Dallas has made a trade where people stopped and said ‘Ok, this is a factor.’ So it’s really resonated league-wide.”
Dallas traded for Pickens in May, sending draft picks to the Steelers in return. At his best, Pickens is capable of being a WR1, but the Cowboys will look for him to be a strong complement to star CeeDee Lamb as the team searches for playoff success.
Shotty come in at No. 4 on Florio’s offseason hot-seat list.
The key to knowing Schottenheimer’s job security is to know whether and to what extent he has guaranteed money beyond 2025.
Usually, head coaches enjoy at least three years of guarantees. But there’s nothing usual about the hiring of Brian Schottenheimer.
He was on exactly zero teams’ short lists during the latest hiring cycle. For the Cowboys, who wanted to have offensive continuity for quarterback Dak Prescott, it was either Schottenheimer or Eagles offensive coordinator (new Saints coach) Kellen Moore. Schottenheimer came cheaper.
How cheap? So cheap that there would be no buyout if he’s fired after one year?
If so, Schottenheimer could need to do enough in 2025 to earn his employment for 2026.
PFF smacks the Cowboys LB room.
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