Kurt: Sure, the Cowboys brought in a whole wave of new players, but you can count on a third of the roster turning over just about every season. The difference this time around, though, is that Dallas was more aggressive in free agency and, of course, there was the big splash with the trade for George Pickens.
However, with the core players the Cowboys had returning, I don’t think a rebuild was ever in the cards anyway. You don’t start over when you’ve got one of the NFL’s best wide receivers, arguably the top defenseman, a two-time Pro Bowler at left guard, 2023 Pro Bowlers at cornerback and tight end, a top-10 quarterback when healthy and maybe the league’s best kicking game.
Instead, the Cowboys have retooled in a big way for 2025, starting with the hiring of a new head coach and his staff and followed by those offseason moves, which included adding some much-needed depth. Throw in an impressive draft, and this would appear to be far from any kind of rebuild.
Now, will it all lead to success? Like you, I certainly hope so. But if they can come together quickly on the field under Brian Schottenheimer, and perhaps most importantly stay healthy, the Cowboys should have retooled enough to again reach the playoffs.