Is it too late for the Cowboys to save their season?

It may be time for the Dallas Cowboys to start thinking about next year.

Dallas fell to 3-5 after losing to the Atlanta Falcons 27-21 Sunday. In his postgame news conference, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he still believes in the team, and it may be active before the trade deadline Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.

After a 3-4 start in 2018, the Cowboys acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper in a deal with the Raiders before the deadline passed. Dallas won seven of its last nine regular-season games, making the playoffs. 

However, it doesn't sound like the Cowboys will land a star player this time.

"The die is cast on what this team is right now. [The Cowboys are] not going to go out and trade," ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter said Monday on "Get Up." "I've had other teams wondering a lot. Well, maybe we should call the Dallas Cowboys to see if they would trade some of their players. Maybe we should see if they'd be willing to move off [edge-rusher] Micah Parsons, which I don't think they would be. But those are the conversations more than who will Dallas land at the deadline?"   

Even if the Cowboys make a blockbuster trade, that may not save their season. 

Dallas has offensive and defensive holes. Through the season's first nine weeks, the Cowboys rank 20th in the league in points scored (21.4) and second to last in points allowed (28.1).

Multiple Cowboy stars are dealing with injuries. Parsons has missed four games with an ankle sprain, and cornerback DaRon Bland (left foot) hasn't played this season. 

On Monday, NFL Media's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport shared that Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to miss multiple weeks because of a hamstring injury. Backup QB Cooper Rush has a 5-1 starting record in seven seasons, but Dallas will probably keep struggling without Prescott.