The offseason is nearing its conclusion for the Dallas Cowboys and the rest of the NFL. The team has had four months to shape their roster and improve their chances of winning a Super Bowl and now training camp is less than a week away. Whether the Cowboys are better than last year’s version is debatable, but they’re about to get some answers as camp opens.
What is clear is the Cowboys are hardly a finished product. Despite months of free agency and a draft to help their needs, Dallas still has some holes that could use fixing before the regular season.
It’s been well documented how tight executive VP Stephen Jones is with the organization’s finances as well as his unwillingness to spend the salary cap money the Cowboys have accrued with their offseason moves. That extra cap space the team has could be used to upgrade some questionable positions, and that might still happen, but shouldn’t be counted on.
If Dallas did loosen the purse strings though, here are five positions that can still use help.
Swing tackle
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This might be the biggest blunder from the Cowboys this offseason. The team chose to do a slight rebuild on the offensive line, but failed to adequately cover their bases.
Terence Steele takes over as the starter at right tackle, but when Dallas decided to move on from former RT La’el Collins and make Steele the starter, it left a crater-sized hole at swing tackle.
The health of tackle Tyron Smith is anything but given each year. Smith hasn’t played a complete season since 2015 and this year was an interesting choice to bet on the veteran LT playing a full slate.
With unproven tackles competing for the swing tackle role, the Cowboys could use that veteran presence they usually employ. Young tackles Josh Ball and Matt Waletzko are the options right now, while rookie Tyler Smith is a possible answer, but he only fits on the left side.
The Cowboys have put themselves in a precarious position at backup.
Wide receiver
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The Cowboys’ current crop of receivers is solid, but not spectacular. With CeeDee Lamb ready to ascend as the true No. 1 WR in Dallas and Michael Gallup a capable second option, the offense is in good shape on paper. Rookie receiver Jalen Tolbert and veteran wide out James Washington round out the top four at the position.
Gallup is expected to miss time however and shouldn’t be expected to be…
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