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No more sleeps; Draft Day 2024 is finally here. We’ve got last-minute strategies and the ironclad commandments the Cowboys absolutely must remember once they’re in the room where it happens, as well as an in-depth look at the best options at the only position that touches the ball on every single play.
The right pick Thursday night could start to turn the narrative around in Dallas after a depressing offseason, but does the Cowboys’ sworn draft-and-develop philosophy truly work?
Elsewhere, how much Micah Parsons will get paid in 2025 is now official, how much CeeDee Lamb could make probably just went up, and Mike McCarthy takes a big step in protecting his future (whether or not it’s in Dallas).
The Trey Lance trade looks a little worse now than it did before, and what would happen if the Cowboys specifically spent this year’s draft picks on pupils meant to spend the season learning at the hands of the veterans they’d replace for 2025? All that, plus a fan favorite’s return may be in the works after all. Here’s the News and Notes.
If the draft is the perennial strength of this front office, they really need a slam dunk this year.
“I know that I don’t know when I’ve ever been in a draft that I didn’t feel like the players we were drafting were gonna be on the field for us and making significant contribution,” owner Jerry Jones said.
“But today you have to have rookies contribute or you aren’t getting the value that you need to have.”
This draft offers the Cowboys an opportunity to not only fill roster holes but also maybe reverse a depressing offseason narrative surrounding the team.
