In the unlikelihood you\u2019ve been living under a rock, you\u2019ve no doubt seen or been exposed to the popular \u201c6-7\u201d trend that captivated our youth around the nation. It\u2019s funny how something that is absolutely meaningless spreads like wildfire, and it continues to hold on through its dying embers. Eventually though, all things must come to an end.<\/p>\n
Now, you\u2019re probably asking yourself why were talking about this meaningless and definitely annoying \u201c6-7\u201d trend, and for good reason. In the grander scheme of things it has absolutely nothing to do with the Dallas Cowboys. However, in a roundabout way it kind of does, as the Cowboys probably need to sign \u201c6-7\u201d starting-caliber players in free agency to fill all their holes. We know they probably won\u2019t sign that many high-level players in free agency, but we\u2019re looking at them all anyway.<\/p>\n
As the roster stands right now, and assuming George Pickens is retained via a long-term contract or franchise tag, the Cowboys have a lot of holes to fill and the majority of them need immediate starters if the organization truly wants to upgrade things and be a serious contender next season. Some of these roster \u201cneeds\u201d could be filled by the draft, but if Dallas wants a known commodity to start immediately, free agency is the way to go.<\/p>\n
By signing proven commodities in free agency who can start immediately would not only free the Cowboys up to truly select the best player available (BPA) in the 2026 NFL Draft, but also quickly upgrade certain positions from the get-go instead of depending on rookies to get up to speed as quickly as possible. We all know just about every single rookie regardless of position goes through some growing pains early on.<\/p>\n
Below are the positions we\u2019ve identified as the ones who need starting-caliber free agents. Unsurprisingly, they are mostly on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n
What they have: Donovan Ezeiruaku, James Houston<\/p>\n
What they\u2019re losing: Jadeveon Clowney, Dante Fowler, Sam Williams<\/p>\n
Jadeveon Clowney is a target to be re-signed by the Cowboys, at least according to them, but he is getting older and could decline in production at any time. That means the Cowboys probably need to sign another free agent pass rusher and probably draft one as well to fill out and hopefully upgrade the position.<\/p>\n
What they have: DaRon Bland, Shavon Revel, Caelen Carson, Reedy Stewart, Josh Butler<\/p>\n
What they\u2019re losing: Trevon Diggs, C.J. Goodwin<\/p>\n
With another foot injury that required surgery, DaRon Bland\u2019s future availability is up in the air and Shavon Revel needs a second-year leap. Right now they are the only two CBs with starting potential on the roster, but they also come with more questions than answers. That\u2019s why we believe Dallas needs to sign a starting-caliber CB.<\/p>\n
What they have: Malik Hooker, Markquese Bell<\/p>\n
What they\u2019re losing: Donovan Wilson<\/p>\n
With Malik Hooker being a potential salary-cap casualty, it\u2019s quite possible Dallas could be losing both of their starting safeties in 2025. To make matters worse, there\u2019s really no one else on the roster who screams starter. Because of that, Dallas needs to sign a couple free agent safeties who fit Christian Parker\u2019s scheme.<\/p>\n
What they have: Logan Wilson, DeMarvion Overshown, Marist Liufau, Shemar James<\/p>\n
What they\u2019re losing: Kenneth Murray, Jack Sanborn<\/p>\n
Logan Wilson will likely become a salary-cap casualty, joining Kenneth Murray and Jack Sanborn in free agency. This leaves a big void at MLB that will probably best be filled via free agency. There are quite a few free agent LBs available who can step in and immediately to be an upgrade over what Dallas deployed the position last year.<\/p>\n
What they have: Jaydon Blue, Phil Mafah<\/p>\n
What they\u2019re losing: Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders<\/p>\n
The hope is in Dallas re-signs Javonte Williams to eliminate this roster \u201cneed\u201d, because Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah are not yet starting-caliber RBs in the NFL. If for whatever reason the Cowboys are not able to bring back Williams, they need to replace him with another veteran RB, maybe two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the unlikelihood you\u2019ve been living under a rock, you\u2019ve no doubt seen or been exposed to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2066],"tags":[230,229,257,5355,2461,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-741006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-cowboys","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys-free-agency","12":"tag-dallascowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116042475753690824","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}