********* Official Cowboys Off-Season Thread 2026 *********

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Vince Blake
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7:29a, 5/4/26
The Downs pick came down to the freaking wire.

Also, we tried trading up with Cleveland12 and 20 and a 5th for 9 and 24.
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3:44p, 5/4/26
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One of the conversations around the draft/offseason has been 'are we putting too much hope into what Christian Parker is going to bring to this defense'?

I think the answer is Yes, Definitely, but I think it's warranted. I think the Delta between how good CP can be and how bad Fluss was is going to be massive. There had to be some major burnout or some other life crisis after being fired from Chicago... there is no logical explanation for what Fluss was doing last year.


I expect our defense to take a big jump this year. You can almost consider Q & Clark to be part of our free agent signings because this will be their 1st offseason with the team. Being post camp / mid season additions to our roster last year with an absentee D-Coordinator was a throw away season for them.
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In reply to jr15aggie • 11:06p, 5/4/26
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jr15aggie said:
One of the conversations around the draft/offseason has been 'are we putting too much hope into what Christian Parker is going to bring to this defense'?

I think the answer is Yes, Definitely, but I think it's warranted. I think the Delta between how good CP can be and how bad Fluss was is going to be massive. There had to be some major burnout or some other life crisis after being fired from Chicago... there is no logical explanation for what Fluss was doing last year.


I expect our defense to take a big jump this year. You can almost consider Q & Clark to be part of our free agent signings because this will be their 1st offseason with the team. Being post camp / mid season additions to our roster last year with an absentee D-Coordinator was a throw away season for them.

Sure get some LBers and you might be right. But the cowboys D can only get better after last years stink.
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In reply to Southlake • 4:11a, 5/5/26
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Southlake said:
jr15aggie said:
One of the conversations around the draft/offseason has been 'are we putting too much hope into what Christian Parker is going to bring to this defense'?

I think the answer is Yes, Definitely, but I think it's warranted. I think the Delta between how good CP can be and how bad Fluss was is going to be massive. There had to be some major burnout or some other life crisis after being fired from Chicago... there is no logical explanation for what Fluss was doing last year.


I expect our defense to take a big jump this year. You can almost consider Q & Clark to be part of our free agent signings because this will be their 1st offseason with the team. Being post camp / mid season additions to our roster last year with an absentee D-Coordinator was a throw away season for them.

Sure get some LBers and you might be right. But the cowboys D can only get better after last years stink.


I'm such a believer in good linebacker being key to a great defense.

Remember the difference in Dallas' defense with and without Sean Lee?

Is there a terrible defense in the NFL today that also has a great MLB? I can't think of one off the top of my head.
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In reply to Woods Ag • 8:12a
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Agreed. But I also can't think of a great RB that plays on a terrible offense. They sorta go hand in hand. The Oline being the key.

We definitely have some talent gaps on D and multiple "I hope he can stay healthy" guys. But our D line should be very good. CP can build from that.
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11:51a
I think there is still a very strong possibility that Miami trades Jordyn Brooks after June 1st and I expect Dallas to be in the mix. Miami's cap is a mess and Brooks would be a huge offload (8.3m).
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12:08p
The Downs hype coming out of camp is insane and I'm lapping it up.
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