Mauricio Rodriguez discusses one position the Dallas Cowboys have to address during free agency.
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00:00So the Dallas Cowboys knit at this position has gotten so bad that I believe the Cowboys
00:04do not have a choice and they need to sign somebody in the next few days to try and save
00:12Hey what's up everyone it's Mauricio Rodriguez here at ADZ Sports Dallas
00:16on the road. We are talking Cowboys free agency because really the Cowboys have not done much
00:21but they really have let us know where things are headed. Once again they're not going to be
00:26big spenders. Once again they're going to head into the NFL draft with plenty of needs because
00:32as Jerry Jones warned us they do not see free agency as a place to fill voids which is still
00:40one week later a ridiculous statement to hear about. But the Cowboys have made some signings
00:45they added some offensive line depth in Rob Jones who is unlikely to start. They also added Solomon
00:50Thomas who is not going to start because of Oza Odigisua. They added Javonte Williams who has
00:56not averaged over four yards per carry since his rookie season or you can count the second year as
01:01well where he only played four games and they also signed Peyton Turner defensive end from the New
01:07Orleans Saints who is likely going to be another depth piece for the defense. Really the most
01:12impactful decisions the Cowboys have made so far have been those about players that they're not
01:18going to keep around. Rico Doudle comes to mind it's not official but with Javonte Williams arriving
01:23to the team Rico is likely going to play elsewhere 2025. They also did not retain Chauncey Goldston
01:30who kind of makes the Peyton Turner signing feel like a very underwhelming piece of news because
01:36you're downgrading at the end of the day. But mostly it is the loss of Jordan Lewis that is
01:42keeping me awake at night. Jordan Lewis will become the highest paid nickel cornerback in the NFL by
01:48the Jacksonville Jaguars but it's a deal the Cowboys could have made work if they really wanted
01:53to. And losing Lewis really takes the need for cornerbacks to a whole different level. Think
02:00about it this way if a game was to be played today by the Dallas Cowboys they would have one of their
02:06three starters from last year on the field and I'm talking about the Ron Bland. And sure I say that
02:12because Jordan Lewis is obviously headed elsewhere but I mean that because Trevon Diggs might not be
02:16ready to go week one. And you know how these things go in the NFL. Trevon Diggs is likely going to start
02:22on Pup best case scenario and he's going to miss four football games. That is enough to put you
02:28behind and cost you a postseason trip and we just saw that from the Cowboys last year. Chances are
02:35Bland is going to be joined by second year cornerback Kaelin Carson who sure is a promising
02:41rookie was drafted in the fifth round but it's still a massive question mark if he can start in
02:46the NFL this early in his career. And if you ask me who's going to be the third cornerback I don't
02:53have a clue. I'm looking at the list right now and I mean this when I say this it's only Kimon Hall
02:59and Josh Butler right now at the position that's it. And sure you could hope somebody is there at
03:0512th overall that could solve this problem but you're also hoping that for the running back
03:10position and the wide receiver position and offensive line and you cannot do everything in
03:15the NFL draft it's it's the reality. Fortunately for the Cowboys is that Russell Douglas is still
03:21out there and he would be a quality addition though a little bit more expensive. There's also
03:26Stephon Gilmore, Kendall Fuller, Asante Samuel Jr. Those are some of the top three agents available
03:33at the cornerback position and I think one of these guys he has to head to Dallas because the Cowboys
03:39they just cannot afford to work with what they've got so far. It's a passing league it's a league
03:44where you're always going to be in nickel pretty much. Three wide receivers is the base offense
03:49in the league and as such you got to have three corners on the other side. This has to happen and
03:53it has to happen quick.