[{"selector":"#anim-995a2846-bab2-48f4-b395-ebbb9eff2b61","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(111.99999%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a36f3305-b670-4041-b5b6-7bc1d77fd284","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0720b534-2234-4faa-8446-20355c75fdbe","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Dallas gets intriguing defense in Cowboys-Bills exchange.

[{"selector":"#anim-9b7d5c20-bb95-47f7-ae72-17061310260a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ddbe0a3-3ba9-4d2d-8eed-68f777e5a81c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The 2023 offseason is going well for the Dallas Cowboys. They had their second consecutive double-digit win season since their mid-1990s dynasty.

[{"selector":"#anim-24a99708-b819-4813-b6dd-d89a7c3f6622","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e06203e-4b10-4c58-906c-77e02529b378","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] However, a dismal Divisional Round performance against the San Francisco 49ers continued an awful pattern.

[{"selector":"#anim-fbc0d1d7-ae1f-4863-9d88-054723bb6576","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36086edc-efdd-4f7d-8fcb-e10cb910cec8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.45161%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dallas last competed in the NFC Championship Game in 1995 after winning the Super Bowl. This offseason, Jerry Jones actively upgraded the club to end that streak.

[{"selector":"#anim-6c8865d2-2b5b-4d15-8755-773ede44f0d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-08bb413a-b76d-433e-b15e-e9e4f9b77cd8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Cowboys traded well in free agency. Stephon Gilmore from the Indianapolis Colts improved their secondary. Gilmore will start well opposite All-Pro Trevon Diggs.

[{"selector":"#anim-915f1ad9-02b0-4a9e-90de-4794276fc8be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba67e147-5b24-4b52-b233-9106ef894905","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks joined the offense. He will give Dak Prescott another proven pass-catcher alongside CeeDee Lamb.

[{"selector":"#anim-4fc49cea-4a3c-4347-a701-be35837c5cd7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a9d017a-0074-49aa-aa18-cc2ff27a3216","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Cowboys are talented. However, several places need improvement. Dallas' 2022 defensive tackles were unproductive. They could return to trading to improve.

[{"selector":"#anim-92e5c800-844d-4b84-912e-a6f328db6a74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9847853-ab70-42e5-a42a-5863c58a0eee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Ed Oliver of the Buffalo Bills was a possible Cowboys trade target. Oliver, 2023 first-round selection Mazi Smith, and Osa Odighizuwa could improve a weakness.

[{"selector":"#anim-d4b4dd85-b36f-4732-b5e9-adc086ed70ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5e423aa-7284-4989-9f70-44bd44f361d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] How might a Cowboys-Bills deal work? Dallas could trade Oliver and a 2024 sixth-round pick for a third and seventh-round pick in the NFL Draft.

[{"selector":"#anim-4ebc189d-1473-48ad-82cc-7e425a4ca45b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-216a1348-605a-420e-99e4-ae01f0fbce34","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Trading Oliver would save the Bills $10.7 million on his final year of rookie contract. That money might get DeAndre Hopkins or another offensive weapon.

[{"selector":"#anim-eb474edf-de63-413a-8815-78b632c805a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73021cca-bce4-46f7-a3b2-b8d862c58243","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] However, trading Oliver may open up another defense hole for the Bills. Houston's 2019 first-round pick would address the Cowboys' biggest issue.

[{"selector":"#anim-c7fff8da-c3d0-4431-bc93-448268184630","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd761997-8df0-4d58-afec-15c4e1046da6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He hasn't lived up to draft expectations, but signing him would show the Cowboys' commitment to defense

[{"selector":"#anim-b3d56af1-af6c-4173-a3c0-a0df3359fe66","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52252834-8a32-4b53-b3bf-b09e17faa395","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.48388%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Cowboys must improve its defensive line interior if they want to win the Super Bowl. Otherwise, they provide opponents a game plan.

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