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Best, worst offseason moves for Dallas Cowboys
Best, worst offseason moves for Dallas Cowboys,The 2023 NFL Draft will be held in Kansas City from April 27-29 but the Cowboys aren’t waiting to improve the roster. Here’s a list of their best and worst moves so far.

Best, worst offseason moves for Dallas Cowboys

The 2023 NFL Draft will be held in Kansas City from April 27-29, but the Cowboys aren’t waiting to improve the roster. Here’s a list of their best and worst moves so far.

BEST | Trading for Brandin Cooks

CeeDee Lamb is No. 1, but the No. 2 receiver spot has been an issue for Dallas. The team hoped Michael Gallup could replace Amari Cooper last season, but Gallup posted a career-low 424 yards in 14 games.

Cooks has six seasons with over 1,000 yards receiving and would be a No.1 receiver on most teams. Since he joined the league, only six receivers have more yardage. Getting a receiver with 630 catches, 49 touchdowns and 8,616 yards for fifth and sixth-round picks is a steal. If he stays healthy, the passing game could be prolific.

The last time Brandin Cooks and Stephon Gilmore were teammates (2017) they went to the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/xGQtEq1L0m

— Micah Parsons Fan (@demcowboysfan) March 19, 2023

BEST | Trading for Stephon Gilmore

Spending a compensatory fifth-round pick for Gilmore is the type of low-risk, high reward move that could put Dallas over the top in 2023. The right cornerback spot is set with Trevon Diggs, but aside from talented rookie DaRon Bland, options were limited on the left side.

Dallas will be Gilmore’s fourth team in four years, but the five-time Pro Bowler had a career-high 66 tackles for the Colts last season with a pair of interceptions. His addition should allow Bland to play slot corner where he’s probably more comfortable. Gilmore is in the last year of his contract, but for a fifth-round pick Dallas couldn’t have done much better.

WORST | Losing Dalton Schultz

The team used a franchise tag on Schultz in 2022, but couldn’t work out a deal for 2023. Both sides may have missed an opportunity. According to Albert Breer of si.com, Schultz turned down a multi-year offer from Dallas only to sign a one-year, 6.25 million contract with Houston. 

Even with a slow start to his career, Schultz had over 2,000 yards and 17 touchdowns as a Cowboy. His eight touchdowns tied for the team lead in 2021 and he trailed only Lamb in yardage and touchdowns last season. After three scores in the 2022 playoffs, most thought Schultz would be back and he probably should’ve been. 

WORST | Signing Takkarist McKinley

McKinley had one tackle in four games with the Rams before coming to Dallas last year. He didn’t play a down as a Cowboy and spent most of the season on the practice squad. Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn took him with the 26th pick in 2017 when was the Falcons’ head coach, but since then the linebacker has done very little. A one-year, $1 million deal won’t break the bank, but it’s still a bit high for a player like McKinley.