Maybe the only thing that can make the 2024 NFL season better is having a really successful draft. Last year, the draft didn't work out well, so it's a bit uncertain. But the Cowboys should consider making trades to improve their chances at getting good new players. Cowboys Last year's draft didn't go well, so it's important for the Cowboys to do better this year. They need to consider making trades to improve their chances at getting good new players.
The Cowboys might have to help the 49ers get better in the short term, even if they don't like them.
At ESPN, a new mock draft from Field Yates is out. A new mock draft from Field Yates is out on ESPN. In the new mock draft from Field Yates, the Cowboys would get a top 100 pick, a third-rounder from the 49ers, in exchange for the 49ers moving up from No. 31 to No. 24. The 49ers are involved in the trade. San Francisco would move up from No. 31 to the Cowboys' spot at No. 24.
The trade makes sense for both teams, as the 49ers have a lot of picks and the Cowboys need as many picks as they can get, but the players involved in the trade don't make a lot of sense.
Cowboys are looking at Amarius Mims as a potential player to trade for.
Yates explains the trade by saying that the 49ers would send No. 31 and a third-rounder to the Cowboys for No. 24, giving them a chance to add a potential future star.
Yates thinks the 49ers will quickly try to make their offensive line stronger. He thinks they will send No. 31 and a third-rounder to the Cowboys for No. 24, so they can add a potential future star.
Yates has the 49ers looking at Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims. Amarius Mims is a 6-foot-7, 340-pound offensive tackle from Georgia with a lot of potential, but he's not quite ready yet, as he only played seven games last year due to an ankle injury.Even though Mims is talented, the 49ers might not want to invest in a player who might not be ready to play for a couple of years, given that they need to win now.
It's also not clear if the Cowboys would want to draft Mims themselves, given his potential. Matt Miller from ESPN thinks the Cowboys might use the No. 24 pick on Mims.
Matt Miller thinks highly of Mims, saying he has elite agility, length, and power. He's only started eight college games and missed time last season with an ankle injury, but Miller thinks he's a great player for the Cowboys to consider.
Here's what Miller wrote about Mims in Dallas. Matt Miller wrote about Mims in Dallas.Matt Miller wrote that Mims has elite agility, length, and power. He has only started eight games in college after waiting his turn and missing time last season with an ankle injury, but Miller thinks he's a great player for the Cowboys to consider. The Cowboys are expected to make their offensive line stronger. The Cowboys would also get a bonus third-round pick if they made the trade, which is good for them because they traded away their fourth-rounder to the 49ers last summer. The two teams, despite not liking each other, can still come together to make a trade.The Cowboys need to fill many positions before the 2024 season. They need a lead running back, a wide receiver, and more players in linebacker and defensive line positions. They also need help on the offensive line, as their main left tackle and center are no longer with the team. Tyler Smith The Cowboys still plan to focus on adding a lineman in the draft, even after trading down in Yates' mock draft. There are many good offensive linemen expected to go in the first round.
The plans for the Cowboys' draft are still unknown, but it would benefit them to gather as many picks as they can. Making a trade with the 49ers could assist with that.
Still, getting that third-round pick would be a bonus for the Cowboys, who dealt away their fourth-rounder to the 49ers last summer as part of the Trey Lance trade. So the two teams, despite a long and continuing history of true dislike—remember George Kittle’s “F*** Dallas” T-shirt?—can certainly get together on a trade.
The Cowboys have many, many holes to fill before 2024 gets underway. They are without a lead running back. They still need a wide receiver. They are thin at linebacker and on the defensive line.
And the offensive line will need some help. Mainstay left tackle Tyron Smith is gone, as is center Tyler Biadasz. Even in trading down in Yates’ mock draft, he has the Cowboys still focused on adding a lineman, which should not be a problem in a draft well-stocked with potential starters. Yates has them taking Jordan Morgan from Arizona, one of eight—EIGHT!—offensive linemen projected to go in the first round.
