The Dallas Cowboys’ passing offense is going to look a lot different this fall.
Not only will the Cowboys be getting quarterback Dak Prescott back on the field and healthy, but Pro Bowl wide receiver CeeDee Lamb finally has a complementary running mate on the opposite side of the field, following George Pickens’ arrival via a blockbuster trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
While Pickens’ arrival could cut into Lamb’s target share, it should also create opportunities for each to thrive in the vertical passing game.
In his first public comments about the trade, Lamb opened up about how he sees his role and Dallas’ revamped receiving corps taking shape.
“Now we both ones,” Lamb told DLLS Sports. “It ain’t no A, B, none of that. It’s one. You look over there, you see one. You look over here, you see another one. So do what you gotta do with that.”
How George Pickens Fits the Dallas Cowboys’ Offense
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Lamb no longer has to carry the weight of the Cowboys’ entire passing offense, and should see some more big-play opportunities thanks to Pickens’ presence, and vice versa.
“He creates big mismatches,” a rival NFC Executive tells me of Pickens. “Dak is going to love him in the deep passing game.”
Pickens lands in Dallas, fresh off catching 59 passes for 900 yards and three touchdowns last season, while boasting a career 16.3 yards per reception average.
There is little question that Prescott is the most accomplished and effective quarterback Pickens will have played with, to date in his career, and if he’s able to stretch the field in a meaningful way similarly to his time in Pittsburgh, Lamb and the rest of the Cowboys’ offense could be about to level up in 2025.
