Dallas Cowboys | CeeDee Lamb eclipses 1,000 yards? The secondary woes?

What are the chances Dallas Cowboys rookie CeeDee Lamb eclipses 1,000 yards? The 2020 NFL Draft saw the Dallas Cowboys get a very pleasant surprise in the first round. Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, whom some believed was the best wideout in the draft, fell to Dallas at pick No. 17. Lamb joins an already dominant passing attack that featured two receivers that eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark, and a quarterback that almost reached 5,000 yards. What are the chances that CeeDee passes that mark in his rookie season? The Three Musketeers Many different things can factor into a player’s success. Having a great surrounding cast is one of the more obvious things. The Cowboys have two reigning 1,000-yard receivers in Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. They are both good enough to garner a good amount of attention, which means Lamb should have more one-on-one opportunities or snaps against weaker cornerbacks. Even if opposing teams begin to focus on Lamb, I wouldn’t be worried. Gallup and Cooper will show them you can’t focus on any one receiver, and open things up again. It is very good for Lamb, who is looked at as a great pass-catcher, to get those one-on-one opportunities, especially in the endzone. While Lamb is coming off back-to-back 10+ touchdown seasons at Oklahoma, Gallup and Cooper have yet to eclipse that mark in the NFL. Gallup played only two seasons in the NFL so far, and Cooper just finished his fifth. Both receivers had a career-high for touchdowns scored with Gallup scoring six times and Cooper scoring eight times. Maybe Lamb will operate in a similar fashion that former Cowboy Dez Bryant did in the end zone? Those looks will give Lamb extra opportunities for five to 10-yard plays. In the middle of the field, Lamb will enjoy the open space. His success with returning punts shows he can make plays even after he catches the ball. Dallas was not too far from having three 1,000-yard receivers last season, with Randall Cobb having 828 yards. Who’s to say Lamb can’t step up and play better than the aging Cobb? Any worries about the share of the ball should be forgotten. If the Cowboys almost did it last season, the ball share should not stop them this season. Gil Brandt ranked the Cowboys secondary as the fourth-biggest roster hole in the NFL. Dallas Cowboys refusing to devote serious resources to the safety position. To be fair to America’s Team now, they did sign Ha Ha Clinton-Dix this offseason. That, in itself, represents a bigger step in devotion to the safety spot than we’ve seen the Cowboys make in some time, but it still may not be enough. Things have been weird for the Cowboys and finding a safety for a little bit now, weirder than usual. A year and change ago, we thought they were going to sign Earl Thomas, then focus shifted to them drafting someone like Juan Thornhill, and the latest fad is of course trading for Jamal Adams. There are a lot of wants and wishes from fans with no real action from the team. As a result of Dallas focusing their attention elsewhere, their safety group is obviously not as renowned as the rest of their roster. Minds around the league have noticed, what else is new? Gil Brandt ranked the Cowboys secondary as the fourth-biggest roster hole in the NFL You’d be hard pressed to find someone that knows more about football than Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt. The GOAT knows about things past and present, and his opinion is always very valuable. Mr. Brandt took to NFL.com to discuss the biggest roster holes that currently exist across the league. The Dallas Cowboys popped up thanks to what they have, or rather haven’t, done at safety. Womp womp. The secondary as a whole is obviously a group of question (we named it as the one most likely to disappoint in 2020) despite the fact that the Cowboys drafted both Trevon Diggs and Reggie Robinson II just a few months ago. While those players are undoubtedly exciting prospects for the future, the here and now is very much up in the air. Can a combination of Xavier Woods and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix really be enough at safety? And if it is, can Chidobe Awuzie be the team’s top cornerback with Byron Jones now in Miami? Chido and his fellow draftees Jourdan Lewis and the aforementioned Xavier Woods are all entering contract years this season, if the group is in question now what will it look like in 2021? To make matters all the more interesting/terrifying the Cowboys have floated out the idea of moving a veteran cornerback to safety (the speculation is that it would be Awuzie). If Chido does move over, then the Cowboys could be forced to rely on one of their rookies at a very important position which could be problematic. How confident are you in the secondary?