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\"Dallas<\/h3>\n

Now healthy, Cowboys\u2019 Prescott \u2018blessed\u2019 entering season 10 – Todd Archer, ESPN.com<\/h3>\n

Where has the time gone that Dak Prescott is entering year ten already?<\/p>\n

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Entering his 10th season, Dak Prescott is now the longest-tenured member of the Dallas Cowboys with the retirement of Zack Martin and the free agent loss of DeMarcus Lawrence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing how fast it happens, yeah,\u201d Prescott said after the second organized team activity of the Cowboys\u2019 offseason program on Tuesday. \u201cNot taking anything for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n

He joked his teammates call him the uncle.<\/p>\n

Prescott, who turns 32 in July, was a fourth-round pick in 2016 and started all 122 games he has played. His 2024 season was cut short after eight games because of a hamstring avulsion that required surgery.<\/p>\n

While not cleared for full contact yet, Prescott took part in all aspects of Tuesday\u2019s OTA, taking every first-team rep in seven-on-seven drills.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty much can do it all. Feel good,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cYeah, I think I\u2019m just not cleared for contact, which we\u2019ve got a while for that anyways. Yeah, I\u2019m out there in the team activities, feel good. Just trying to stay that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens on building chemistry, complimenting each other – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com<\/h3>\n

\"CeeDee<\/p>\n

The new dynamic duo for the Dallas Cowboys spoke to the media for the first time as a tandem.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGiving him the little things that I learned as far as my first year in the league and just passing him what I could while I could,\u201d Lamb said of their first interactions \u201cIt\u2019s crazy how these come full circle, having him on the team now, we\u2019re catching up on everything that we left off.\u201d<\/p>\n

The catching up began with the Cowboys\u2019 OTAs that began on Monday, as Pickens hit the practice field for the first time with his new teammates. The reaction to his trade from the Steelers is behind him, and he\u2019s focused on what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is kind of a business\u2026 So I wasn\u2019t really too shocked or too excited,\u201d Pickens said of his reaction to the trade. \u201cI was just ready to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lamb and Pickens have already spent a lot of time together and are working to build their relationship further, from participating in Cardinals QB Kyler Murray\u2019s charity softball event to working off to the side with WRs coach Junior Adams in practice. It\u2019s all the building blocks for what they both hope will build into a duo that plays well off one another.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe compliment each other very well,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cHe\u2019s a tall figure, his ability to go up and get the ball at the highest point is amazing\u2026 He\u2019s up there with the [best] guys in the league as far as 50\/50 balls, deep threat, anything as far as running routes, it\u2019s pretty good. It\u2019s good to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Eagles WR A.J. Brown on Cowboys\u2019 trade for George Pickens: \u2018We\u2019re going to have to worry about them\u2019 – Kevin Patra, NFL.com<\/h3>\n

The Cowboys’ trade to get George Pickens didn\u2019t go unnoticed among players in the division.<\/p>\n

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In the NFC East arms race, the Dallas Cowboys acquired their second receiving weapon, trading for George Pickens. It\u2019s a move that even rival Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown respects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that, I ain\u2019t gonna lie,\u201d Brown said during a recent discussion with fans, via his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

The reigning Super Bowl champion wideout said despite the Cowboys coming off a 7-10 season, the Pickens acquisition is another reminder that they can\u2019t take a division rival lightly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to worry about (Dallas), for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to worry about them. No, I like the trade. I do like the trade. I like the competition. I like George Pickens, I like CeeDee Lamb. And they collab. It\u2019s going to be exciting to watch. Because all that does is bring the best out of us. So, if we know how they coming, we are going to have to step it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cowboys trade gives the NFC East another star wideout pairing. The Eagles tandem of Brown and DeVonta Smith might be the best in all of football. The Washington Commanders acquired Deebo Samuel to pair with star Terry McLaurin. The Cowboys duo of Lamb and Pickens could threaten Philly\u2019s combo if the latter hits the ground running. The Giants are behind but have headliner Malik Nabers.<\/p>\n

The Eagles walloped the Cowboys twice last season, winning by a combined score of 75-13 over the Dak Prescott-less Dallas squad. However, Brown noted that division games remain the toughest, even in blowouts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bold prediction: Cowboys\u2019 RB Jaydon Blue will have 1,000 all-purpose yards as a rookie – Brian Martin, Blogging the Boys<\/h3>\n

The rookie running back could play a significant role in Brian Schottenheimer\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n

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The former Texas Longhorns RB is a little diminutive by NFL standards, coming in at just 5\u20199\u201d, 196-pounds, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in speed and elusiveness. It\u2019s those two traits that could earn him an important and versatile role in Dallas\u2019 offense this season.<\/p>\n

We could sit here and throw all kinds of stats at you to show the Cowboys offense lacked explosive plays a season ago, but what\u2019s the point? We all know they struggled picking up chunk plays last year in both the passing and running game. If Jaydon Blue is the player we believe he is, lack of explosive plays should be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s true its way too early to know what kind of role Blue will play with the Cowboys in his rookie season, we still believe he could be a big part of the game plan on a week-to-week basis. In fact, we\u2019re going to make the bold prediction he amasses 1,000 all-purpose yards in his first season in the NFL.<\/p>\n

With weapons the Cowboys now have in the passing game (CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson) and the belief the offensive line will be much improved this year, things set up perfectly for Blue to blow up the stat line this season as both a runner and receiver out of the backfield.<\/p>\n

We base this line of thinking mostly around what Miami Dolphins RB De\u2019Von Achane was able accomplish in his rookie season. He rushed for a total of 800 yards on 103 carries and caught 27 passes for 197 yards, finishing three measly yards shy of 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2023.<\/p>\n

Achane was able to accomplish all of that after playing a 11 total games as a rookie, starting only four of those contest. In his first year with the Dolphins he played a little over a quarter of the offensive snaps (27.32%), which could be similar to how the Cowboys plan on utilizing Blue in his rookie year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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