The Brandin Cooks saga may not be over. The Cowboys weren’t able to work a trade for the Texans wide receiver, but Cooks may be trying to force his release in Houston, which could make him suddenly available to Dallas. Micah Parsons, meanwhile, got an unusual compliment from one Cowboys assistant, who can imagine the linebacker doing just about anything for any team in the league.
Elsewhere, we look at the Cowboys’ running backs: why the team should be bending over backward to keep both rushers next year, and how realistic a double-1,000-yard-season is in 2022. It turns out we don’t know the whole story about Jimmy Johnson’s departure from the Cowboys; now the ex-coach is sharing details. Punts could get interesting when the Cowboys visit Green Bay, Dak Prescott switches sports with the Dude Perfect guys, we’re talking playoff probabilities, Jerry Jones is being taken to task for his Halloween costume, and Kelvin Joseph finally speaks… but doesn’t address the most important topic of all. That’s all ahead in News and Notes.
The Cowboys couldn’t come to terms with Houston to acquire the receiver before the trade deadline. But with Cooks sitting out practice since and not playing in the Texans’ Week 9 Thursday night game, some believe he may be angling for his release from the team. One reading of his contract suggests the Texans could simply “wipe his guarantee salary off the books – and then cut him,” opening the door back up to Dallas, or any other team, to sign him.
The Cowboys continue to stand by Elliott but would be foolish to let the explosive Pollard just bolt in free agency. The team could actually restructure Elliot’s deal à la DeMarcus Lawrence and save enough cash to pay Pollard like, say, an Austin Ekeler and keep both their “expensive sedan” as well as their “race car” moving forward, with still more big contracts coming around the bend.
At their current pace for another nine games, both Elliott and Pollard would cross the celebrated threshold by the season finale. In 61 seasons, the Cowboys have never had a pair of 1,000-yard rushers: Elliott had 1,002 last season, and Pollard gained 719. But 2022 has seen a renewed emphasis on balancing the pass and rush in the Dallas offense, with both backs upping their numbers.
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