Dallas Cowboys: Trades need to happen before Week One of the regular season

The Dallas Cowboys are dealing with all sorts of issues this offseason. Here are some positions they could be looking to bolster via trade.

The Dallas Cowboys got some disheartening news on Wednesday as it appears Travis Frederick will be out indefinitely with a rare autoimmune syndrome. This immediately puts the Cowboys as under the gun to not only find a potential replacement but to find some quality depth along the offensive line in general.

That coupled with the lack of depth at cornerback and safety poses some pretty tough questions. Mainly, can the Cowboys trade for a starter at any of these positions?

Now we have all read and heard the Earl Thomas rumors all offseason long, so I do not want to harp too much about that. One thing appears to be clear, things will not be getting any easier for the Seattle Seahawks. Thomas has not reported to camp and appears to be ready to hold out deep into the season.

He want’s a trade or a contract extension and one appears far more likely than the other. The longer he holds out the more leverage a team would have in trade negotiations. After all the Seahawks do not want to be stuck paying a player who is not on the field, they also do not want a distraction along with the litany of other issues plaguing their roster. You can even take Dallas not aggressively pursuing George Iloka as a sign that they have their sights set on Thomas and no one else.

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The Dallas Cowboys also need to look at the possibility of adding some offensive linemen, preferably via trade. The quality of player that could be out there for Dallas as a free agent just does not match what they will potentially be looking for when the NFL season begins. Even if it is not a center the team could use a couple of additional guards just to bolster the depth there.

The Dallas Cowboys could also look at moving either La’el Collins, Zack Martin, or Connor Williams to the center position while Frederick is out. Finding a replacement guard or tackle is easier than finding a replacement starter at center. Any way you look at it, the Cowboys have to upgrade their offensive line before the first week of the season as there are just too many missing pieces.

In the secondary, the Dallas Cowboys absolutely need to add some quality depth at cornerback but also add some productive players at safety. The injuries are beginning to pile up at the safety position and Jeff Heath is the only starting caliber safety healthy at the moment (and he just recovered from a soft tissue injury).

The bottom line, something has to happen here and like I said before above, Thomas to the Dallas Cowboys just seems to make sense at this point. Seattle gets a draft pick within the first three rounds and the Cowboys get Thomas who will be their starting safety, it is a win-win for both sides.

It would be one thing if Thomas had some long-term deal in place with Seattle but he doesn’t he has one year left on his current deal. So why would Seattle want to lose him for absolutely nothing? If not Thomas, the Cowboys need to add a safety as soon as possible and preferably one that can start during the regular season.

Cornerback is not that big of an issue when you compare the two positions but the depth at cornerback is also somewhat troubling. I believe the Dallas Cowboys could find some productive players at the position during the second wave of free agency however trading for a couple of tall corners would likely make Kris Richard a pretty happy guy at this point. Whatever the Dallas Cowboys decide to do, they are running out of time to make any serious moves prior to Week One.

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Let’s hope there is some movement on the trade front fairly soon.

Published on 08/23/2018 at 20:00 PM
Last updated at 08/23/2018 at 06:14 AM

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