so you think Lamb would bring 2 1st rd picks? and even if you did get those, you think you have a guarantee that you are gonna hit on those two 1st rd picks. Go look at the 2021 1st rd of the NFL draft. Go find me all the players from that draft that are in the same tier as cee dee lamb. Id argue you might have 5 out of the 32 picks that year that are in Lambs quality of a player. Yea, those are good odds....smh
I would imagine Lamb is the type of player you could get two 1st for. It would be similar value to the Tyreek Hill trade. KC didn't get 2 1sts, however they did get 5 picks in total, and hitting on Trent McDuffie was a big reason they were able to win it all this year. Anything less than two 1sts and I would say I would need more details on how high those picks are before making a decision.
Still it goes back to the total package though whereas you're choosing to only focus on one piece at a time. In a situation where you move on from Lamb you'd be getting multiple draft picks in return and freeing up $30M annually with the idea that the sum of all those pieces outweigh the value of Lamb alone. Yes, there is certainly a chance that you completely swing and miss, but there is also a chance that Lamb injures his ACL and isnt 100% until 2026. Plus there is a chance the Cowboys don't miss and come out way ahead.
I'm not saying you have to move on from Lamb either, but the fear of this team actually taking a calculated risk to improve the team is part of what has held it back in my opinion. The more quality players you can have on rookie deals the larger the margin for error on something like paying a Dak/Parsons/Lamb record setting deals. It's simply a game where it becomes tough to keep everyone and upgrade the roster at the same time. The Cowboys are going through that right now.