Dez had been replaced been replaced by a top 5 WR.
Like 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon, all problems can be traced back to Dez underperforming.
At least 2 critical plays where the ball touched both of his hands and he failed to catch it. The problems are numerous.
His improper routes and mis-timed jumps make it appear to be Dak's fault but with slow motion you can see it's almost always a screw up by Dez.
If the #1 WR is easily single-covered, then other receivers will struggle. If receivers struggle then defenses load up against the run.
When the offense struggles, the very young defense struggles because they play too many snaps.
When the above happens, the coaches and players start pressing. When they press, the coaches don't force the punt retuner to fair catch like they did much of last season. The result is a turnover.
With Antonio Brown or Julio Jones the Cowboys could start buying the polish for their Super Bowl trophy and rings.
The defense will get better as the season progresses. They are super young.
The OL will start to jell as they have more time with the new players.
Any bad teams with a good WR in the last year of his contract?
Maybe when Rico returns he can be a spark plug on offense to overcome the Dez albatross.
It's sad that one player has likely doomed this team and it's the highest paid player.
