This offseason for the Dallas Cowboys has been noted for its inactivity. Even more so than previous offseasons where the Cowboys avoided the first wave of free agency but generally brought on some outside free agents as time went on. This year has been especially quiet.
On top of that, the Cowboys need to get contract extensions done with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to avoid having them enter a free agent year. So far, there has been no real activity there, either. All of this has some fans and media pondering if the Cowboys are entering a soft rebuild, a rebuild on-the-fly if you will.
But what if the Cowboys were contemplating a serious rebuild. One where the core of the team is no longer deemed sufficient and the time to start over is now. We’re not suggesting that’s where the Cowboys are at currently, but if they were really doing a full rebuild, they would start trading some of their significant pieces for new draft picks to use on rookies with smaller contracts.
Instead of doling out mega-contracts to players about to enter free agency, or keeping star players near the end of their career that still have trade value, they would blow it all up. If they did something like that, which we don’t believe they are doing, then hypothetical trades like the ones below might happen around the draft.
