Can the Cowboys really not keep Dak? Barnwell predicts moves for all 16 NFC teams
How can the Cowboys retain Dak, Amari and their other free agents? Well, it's not that easy. Let's make moves for the NFC.
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2019 Schedule
8-8, 2nd in NFC East
Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer
Defensive backs Xavier Woods and Jourdan Lewis will receive raises of roughly $1.5 million in 2020 through the proven-performance escalator available to draft picks in Rounds 3-7. Since both played more than 35 percent of the snaps on average in their first three seasons, their base salary will jump to the original restricted free agent tender, which will be about $2.2 million this season.
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Longtime Cowboys LB Lee says he'll play in 2020
Longtime Cowboys LB Sean Lee has made a decision on his status for 2020, telling ESPN he will play.
Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer
Sean Lee has made a decision on his status in 2020: “I'm playing,” he told ESPN.com. While a return to the Cowboys for an 11th season is not out of the question, he is set to be a free agent in March. Lee, who turns 34 in July, played in every game last season and was credited by the coaches with 109 tackles, which was second on the team.
If Jason Witten moves on, Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett know the feeling
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Mike McCarthy's Cowboys staff blends familiar and new
Dallas' coach has a staff featuring several assistants who worked for him previously and some holdovers, such as offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.
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Mike Nolan wants Cowboys defense to have 'swarming type of mentality'
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Sources: Dallas likely to use franchise tag on Dak
The Cowboys and Dak Prescott are headed toward a situation where Dallas will use its franchise tag on the star QB, since contract talks remain at a stalemate, according to league sources.
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Dak Prescott decision: Cowboys have options, but clock is ticking
Keeping the young QB is a priority for the Cowboys, but they could not reach a deal with him in 2019 and might need to use the franchise tag.
Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer
The Cowboys defense has not been difficult to figure the last few years, but Mike Nolan sounds like he will be introducing more. “I believe if you give yourself too much of doing one thing, that's easy for the best quarterbacks to dissect and take advantage of,” he said. “I do believe you have to have a good mix between man and zone … You don't want to create so much volume that you really don't have an identity but you have to have some kind of variety in order to be successful.”
2019 NFC East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 385 | 354 |
| Dallas | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 434 | 321 |
| New York | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 341 | 451 |
| Washington | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 266 | 435 |
2019 Team Leaders
- Offense
- Defense
Passing Yards
Rushing Yards
Receiving Yards
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Team Stats
Passing Yards296.92nd
Rushing Yards134.65th
Points For27.16th
Points Against20.1