It seems the Cowboys have no plan at LB

Let me first say at least they made a few moves on the first day.

Jerry has not done this, maybe ever, and always waits a week until he can get players for as cheap as possible, and he got two major spots that needed help, but linebacker is still an issue.

If you missed it, after changing all the defensive staff, Dallas hired SMU defensive coordinator Scott Symons as their inside linebackers coach. If you have read my stuff before, I always say that coaching matters more than people think.

For the last four years, Symons has served as SMU’s DC and safeties coach. In the last three seasons, he was a nominee for the Broyles Award, given each year to the nation’s top collegiate assistant coach.

In 2024, he helped SMU reach their first College Football Playoff in school history.

This past season, Symons helped SMU’s defense to finish fifth in the nation in turnovers gained, fifth in red zone defense, eight in passes intercepted, 19th in rushing defense and 23rd in sacks.

Still, as of now, the off-ball linebackers are DeMarvion Overshown, Shemar James and Justin Barron, that clearly needs some work.

My major issue is that everyone is putting stock into Overshown, and he has played 18 games in three years because of that knee injury, and he has to at least show me that he is able to stay on the field before I buy all the way into him.

I am not sure what the rest of the plan is. My guess is they will make a desperate trade for a guy who is a big name that has not been good for years. That is normally what they do when the well runs dry.

If not, they will have to hope they can draft a guy that will be able to step in and be a day one starter, but I do wish they would have added one or two more guys at the price some of them got, but it is free agency, players get to pick where they sign.

We will see how the rest of this week goes, and then if needed we will turn our attention to the NFL draft in April and hope they can do well with those two first round picks.