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Dallas Cowboys: 3 Low-Cost Trade Options to Explore

By Reid Hanson

AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 03: The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are seen for the drivers parade before the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on November 03, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 03: The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are seen for the drivers parade before the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on November 03, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 22: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints catches the ball over Deadrin Senat #94 of the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 22, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

Deadrin Senat

DT, Atlanta Falcons

A name that should sound familiar to the draftniks in Cowboys Nation is Deadrin Senat. Senat, the 6-foot-zero 314lb trashcan full of dirt outta USF, was a target of Cowboys fans back in 2018. The NT/1-tech was seen as the cure to the Cowboys run-stopping troubles.

The hope was, even with Rod Marinelli’s anti-1-tech influence, the Dallas Cowboys would consider drafting one if Senat fell to Day 3. Well, he didn’t quite make it. Atlanta picked Deadrin Senat with the 90th overall pick and for Cowboys fans, the dream was dead.

But after two disappointing seasons in Atlanta, Deadrin is having trouble getting on the field, and he could be available to a team like Dallas (who need DT talent) for a late Day 3 pick.

Besides Antwaun Woods, the cupboards are bare in viable 1-tech talent. And finidng a player who can clog the middle and 2-gap is important to Mike Nolan’s scheme, regardless of whether it’s a 3 or 4 man front.

Senat isn’t ever going to be a 1-gap splash-play player. He scored in only the 13th percentile in SPARQ testing and relies on his stoutness and motor to succeed against superior talent. He’s not worthless in the backfield (7 career sacks and 23.5 TFL) but he’s limited to a 1-tech in a 4-3 or NT in a 3-4.

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Why would Dallas be different?

Time and opportunity. DTs take time to develop. Even first round picks rarely hit the ground running as rookies, mid-round picks often take 2-3 years to become worthwhile. In other words, the time is right for Deadrin Senat to hit his stride.

Opportunity has also been an issue. Senat has been buried on the depth chart and only played 20 snaps last season. In Dallas, he’d work into the rotation immediately. Atlanta did the hard work developing a mid-round interior lineman, Dallas could take this across the goal line the next two seasons as he finished his dirt-cheap rookie deal.

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What do you think? Would you trade a 2nd or 3rd rounder for 2 years of Howard? How about a 3rd or 4th rounder for Miller? A seventh for Senat? Sound off! Better yet, what on-the-cusp player do you want to trade for?

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