CeeDee Lamb is great, but he simply isn’t enough on his own.
Following a brutal loss to the San Francisco 49ers in which Lamb was essentially the entire offense, the Dallas Cowboys sit at 3-4. Their roster is as barren as it’s ever been in recent memory, and the playoffs are starting to look like a reach for this historic franchise.
Quarterback Dak Prescott is having arguably his worst season after signing the league’s richest contract, but it’s also hard to assign Prescott all the blame when he has just one target to throw to. The Cowboys need to find another reliable receiver at the trade deadline, or the season will be all but over.
However, one writer believes the Cincinnati Bengals’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles could have been the Cowboys’s saving grace. Wynston Wilcox of FanSided named Dallas as a top trade fit for Bengals superstar wideout Tee Higgins in a possible deadline blockbuster.
The Dallas Cowboys need to be the first call to Cincinnati. I don’t care how stingy Jerry Jones is being and I don’t care how quiet they’ve been to this point. They need to come to the realization who they have isn’t enough. And adding Higgins could help solve the offense’s major problem,” Wilcox said.
“They’ve let way too many players slip away that could have impacted this offense. Derrick Henry, DeAndre Hopkins and Amari Cooper. If Higgins is added to that list, the Cowboys will only have themselves to blame for their 2024 woes.”
Higgins, 25, has already proven himself to be prolific as a number-two target next to an elite number-one in Cincinnati. Despite ceding top receiver duties to Ja’Marr Chase, Higgins has two 1,000-yard seasons under his belt, and has three touchdowns and 341 yards this season despite missing three games to injury.
Projected for a five-year, $98 million by Spotrac, Higgins could be let go by the Bengals before he hits free agency and Cincinnati loses him for nothing. This creates the same risk for Dallas if they acquire him, but he also could be the only available receiver that has the talent to save their season.
