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CeeDee Lamb Has NFL Offseason Advice For Dallas Cowboys Front Office
The Dallas Cowboys have kicked off the NFL offseason by immediately working to improve the team on the defensive side of the ball, including the hiring of new defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
Everyone in the Cowboys organization knows that the team’s major concerns stem from a poor defensive performance in 2025, but no one knows better than the players.
Cowboys star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was open and honest about where the team should look in the offseason, and it starts with getting some support for the high-flying offense.
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Lamb offered up some valuable advice for the Dallas front office, going as far as to identify the team’s biggest need in the offseason.
“For us to elevate as far as defensive-wise, I think we’re missing a pass rusher to get to the QB. I felt like that’s what we were missing, but overall, as a team and as a unit, we could be better to hold up our end of the bargain,” Lamb said during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show.
There is no denying the Cowboys have a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the ball, but if the team works to improve at every level of the defense, Lamb believes the team will be set up for success moving forward.
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“Have faith, man. Just have faith. I know it’s a lot to ask for and it’s been a long time,” Lamb said. “Believe in us. We’re continuing to work. I know as long as I’m here I’m going to continue to work my tail off to make sure that we’re hoisting up the trophy. And we’re going to do it very fashionably,” he said confidently.
Let’s hope the Cowboys front office is listening to its star players, because between their campaigns to re-sign George Pickens and add an explosive pass rusher, they know as well as anyone where the team needs to look in the offseason.
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Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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