Blogging The Boys Mar 15, 2023
Cowboys restructure DeMarcus Lawrence, add $8.9 million to cap space
Photo by Michael Owens/ The Cowboys continue to open up cap space during the early part of free agency. The Dallas Cowboys have been a little more active than usual in this early part of 2023 free agency. Part of that perception is due to the unexpected trade for cornerback Stephon Gilmore, and also because they kept two free agents, Donovan Wilson and Leighton Vander Esch, who many fans had written off as possibly being too expensive for the team. Another reason fans feel like more may be happening is the Cowboys opening up cap space. Restructuring the contracts of Dak...
Blogging The Boys Mar 8, 2023
Tag, you’re it! How the Cowboys use of the franchise tag speaks to their late-round drafting success
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports They have a reputation for hitting on picks early in the draft, but the Cowboys do pretty well later on, too. On Monday, the Dallas Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Tony Pollard, making official a move we all felt was coming and keeping one of their most explosive playmakers on the roster for at least another season. It was the sixth-consecutive offseason that the team utilized the franchise tag on a player, and those players include DeMarcus Lawrence (twice), Dak Prescott (twice), Dalton Schultz, and now Pollard. Looking at that list...
Blogging The Boys Mar 6, 2023
BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys place franchise tag on running back Tony Pollard
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports The Dallas Cowboys have officially placed the franchise tag on Tony Pollard. The Dallas Cowboys were a very good team in 2022, and for a number of reasons. Obviously the success that Dallas had on the defensive side of the ball stood out with players like Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Trevon Diggs, Jayron Kearse, and Leighton Vander Esch carrying the load, but the offense was impactful as well. Particularly once Dak Prescott returned from a Week 1 thumb injury. While Prescott has his own talents, the Cowboys offense moved the way...
Blogging The Boys Mar 4, 2023
Cowboys free agents 2023: Dante Fowler earned another contract with Cowboys
Photo by Cooper Neill/ The veteran pass rusher is still just 28 and was very productive on limited opportunities in 2023. One of the more underrated Cowboys free agents in 2023 is defensive end Dante Fowler. In his first season with Dallas, Fowler tied for third on the team in sacks and contributed much despite a lesser share in the pass-rushing rotation. Was it enough to earn the veteran another contract with the Cowboys? Fowler and DeMarcus Lawrence both finished the year with six sacks each. They trailed only Micah Parsons and Dorance Armstrong, who had 13.5 and 8.5...
