Ranking Cowboys’ Top 6 Offseason Moves So Far, From Best to Worst – Randy Guzi, Sports Illustrated
At least there are moves to rank.
2. Rashan Gary, EDGE
After the Cowboys-Raiders trade talks involving Maxx Crosby fell apart, Dallas turned its attention to Green Bay. In exchange for a fourth-round pick, the Cowboys added Rashan Gary and agreed to a new deal that will pay him $32 million over two seasons.
Gary is a talented pass-rusher who is also strong against the run. He won’t make as many impact plays as Crosby, but he was added for a fraction of the price and will be a huge help.
3. Cobie Durant,
CB
One of the more underrated moves of the offseason was Dallas landing Cobie Durant on a one-year, $5.5 million deal. Durant is an ascending player who had three picks in the regular season for the Los Angeles Rams.
He then exploded in the playoffs with three interceptions and seven pass deflections in three games. Durant is a solid starter who could truly break out in 2026 following his performance during the Rams’ postseason run.
Cowboys see Super Bowl 61 odds improve after the first wave of NFL free agency – Luke Norris, The Landry Hat
It’s at least a move in the right direction.
Dallas will undoubtedly add more players in the next week or two, and the team now has eight picks in next month’s draft, including a pair of first-rounders and a new third-rounder from the San Francisco 49ers that was acquired in the Osa Odighizuwa trade.
So, the roster is filling out nicely and will only get better. As such, the Cowboys have seen their odds to win Super Bowl 61 improve. It isn’t a big jump by any stretch of the imagination, but they have at least broken into the top half.
The Dallas Cowboys break into the top half of the Super Bowl 61 betting odds
In the immediate aftermath of the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl 60 victory over the New England Patriots, we took a look at the way-too-early odds for Super Bowl 61, which will be contested on February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium, the joint home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.
At that time, the Cowboys ranked 17th overall with +3500 odds to win. As mentioned above, they didn’t take a big leap after this first wave of free agency, but they did at least improve a touch, bumping up into a tie for 16th alongside the Cincinnati Bengals at +3000. Hey, it’s something, right?
Cowboys focus on improving vs run apparent, but is it enough to fix D? – Reid Hanson, Cowboys Wire
The Cowboys run defense has to get better.
One area of the Cowboys defense that has struggled since the highly-regarded Dan Quinn era, is the run defense. Last season the run defense ranked 29th in EPA/play and 30th in success rate. Teams methodically ran the clock out against the Dallas run defense time and time again. It was a sound, and frustrating, strategy to keep Dak Prescott and company off the field.
Playing in a division with a team like the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cowboys can never have enough run defense. The Eagles, known for popular hits like Tush Push, I Can’t Quit Your Neutral Zone, and the classic, No Flag False Start, are a rushing force to be reckoned with. New DC Christian Parker knows run defense is something that demands massive attention, or Dallas could be in for another tough year.
“The game is definitely won and lost up front,” said Parker. “We have significant players in the front seven and so when you start with that defensive line room, and what you’re able to do in controlling the pocket, stopping the run, control what an offense is able to do…I think it starts there.”
Since the season ended the Cowboys have made wholesale changes to their run defense. They traded away Osa Odighizuwa and welcomed in players such as Rashan Gary and Otito Ogbonnia. Both additions are primarily regraded as run defenders and both should play a critical role in shoring up the Cowboys issues on the front line.
Top Cowboys needs that remain to fix what went wrong last season- Brian Martin, Blogging The Boys
There is still work to be done.
Cornerback
The addition of Cobie Durant was a good move by the Cowboys to add another starting caliber CB as well as much-needed depth to the position. But, the unknowns long-term future of DaRon Bland due to back-to-back offseason surgeries to the same foot is a significant concern. There’s also the unknown development of Shavon Revel to consider. With Durant on just a one-year deal and concerns with both Bland and Revel, drafting another CB early this year is very much still in play. As we all know, you can never have too many CBs on the roster.
Outside linebacker
The trade for Rashan Gary gave the Cowboys a starter opposite Donovan Ezeiruaku and signing both Sam Williams and Tyrus Wheat provide much-needed depth. While those are all solid moves, none of them really provide much juice as pass rushers. There’s been rumors about trading for Jonathan Greenard, but so far there’s been little to no movement suggesting Dallas is interested. That pretty much leaves the draft, which fortunately has some solid options who could provide that juice if they draft one relatively early.
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