You might be thinking, what did Jake Ferguson do on a Wednesday after the Cowboys season has been over for nearly a month? Well, with the injury to George Kittle, Ferg was added to the Pro Bowl for his second selection in his career.
With the playoffs nearly over and the NFL draft the next big event on the schedule outside of free agency, I thought it would be interesting to take a dive into what Dallas might do with the 20th pick in the draft.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff is undergoing an overhaul, with the team firing defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus to kick off its offseason. While Eberflus is officially on the outs, some of the team's assistants could also be on the move as the NFL head coaching carousel sorts itself out.
The Dallas Cowboys will be looking for a bounce-back season in 2026, after falling short of the NFL playoffs for a second straight season. One of the main reasons for Dallas' failures was the team's struggling defense.
The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up a disappointing 2025-26 campaign by missing the NFL playoffs for the second time in as many seasons. But while the result was not what the team had hoped for, there was some silver lining.
After trading away Micah Parsons before the start of the season, the Dallas Cowboys needed someone to anchor their pass rush. They turned to veteran defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who was signed following their Week 2 win over the New York Giants.
It wasn’t exactly the best of times for the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line in 2025. They lost their leader before the first snap of the season. The shocking trade of Micah Parsons to Green Bay weakened the pass rush.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Dallas Cowboys didn't have many issues on offense throughout the 2025-26 NFL season. Dallas finished the campaign ranked in the top-10 in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense, and rushing offense.
The Dallas Cowboys finished second in the NFC East this season, with a record of 7-9-1. They were behind the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished 11-6 and were the only team in the division with a winning record.
The Dallas Cowboys were full of star power on offense, led by quarterback Dak Prescott. He was joined by two 1,000-yard receivers in CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, as well as a 1,200-yard rusher, Javonte Williams.
So Jerry Jones is talking about the Dallas Cowboys being incentivized to "bust the budget" this offseason, huh? Buy into his pitch at your own peril, but I've been thinking about those words for a few days now and daydreaming about the Cowboys actually making splash moves in 2026 and I've got an idea for them.
Ahead of the 2025 season, the Dallas Cowboys rolled the dice on wide receiver George Pickens. After three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pickens was traded to Dallas, where he brought a reputation for being difficult to work with.
In the midst of the 2025 NFL Playoffs, the teams who did not qualify for the postseason have been hard at work preparing for the 2026 campaign. The Dallas Cowboys are one of those teams, and they have been scouring the defensive coordinator market after relieving Matt Eberflus of his duties.
The Dallas Cowboys are continuing their in-person interviews with potential defensive coordinator candidates and their list thus far has been impressive.
Since the 2022 draft, the Dallas Cowboys have spent three first round picks, and a third rounder, on the offensive line. Based on how the 2025 season played out, they’ll probably need to spend at least one pick in the 2026 draft on an offensive tackle.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer is busy finding his next defensive coordinator, but now his Dallas Cowboys may have to replace another coach on the offensive side of the ball.
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are going to have to wait at least one more year to try to win a Super Bowl. Their season came to a brutal end on Saturday night in a 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos, and there are countless plays Allen and the Bills are going to be replaying in their minds this offseason.
Almost two weeks since they fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, the Cowboys are getting closer to hiring his replacement, Josina Anderson of The Exhibit reports.
Pickens reportedly caused numerous headaches for the Steelers from 2022 through the end of the 2024 campaign, and some of those issues seemed to resurface this past fall.