Dallas Cowboys: Five assumptions to make after Week One

5. The front office will have some major questions to ponder

What do the Dallas Cowboys want to be? An organization known for being financially frugal that does not win championships or a young team that will come into its own with the right pieces (and the right coaches). The Cowboys cannot behave like the Patriots in terms of offseason pickups, they simply do not have the personnel to do that.

Dak Prescott is not Tom Brady and Jason Garrett is certainly not Bill Belichick. The Cowboys have an identity but for some reason, Scott Linehan or Jason Garrett do not believe in it. The play calling on Sunday showed exactly that. Instead of leaning on the ground game and really establishing it, they put Prescott in tough situations and played into the defenses hands.

Garrett’s job is secure this season however Linehan’s is not, and neither is any other offensive coach for that matter. There needs to be an improvement in all phases on offense, O line, quarterback play, receiving, etc and currently, I just do not know if this staff can make such drastic adjustments on the fly (they cannot make simple adjustments during games).

Not only is there a question mark with the offensive coaching staff but also with just front office moves in general. Nothing that was done this offseason made this offense any more “Dak Friendly”. The sentiment was there but the front office whiffed at most attempts to make this offense better.

Apparently, they went after Sammy Watkins but fell short, avoided taking a wide receiver until the third round, and lost their biggest weapon in the passing game….Jason Witten. Those moves just are not going to cut it. Trades are rarer than free agent pickups obviously but they do happen.

This front office needs to be more aggressive in finding weapons for the offensive side of the ball because a patchwork of tight ends and wide receivers is simply not going to cut it in the playoffs.

These next two years will be pivotal for the Dallas Cowboys so hopefully, some changes will be made.