Jess Haynie

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Cowboys WR3 competition following George Pickens trade

1 week ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

As we’re sure you already know, the Cowboys just traded for a new starting wide receiver in former Steeler George Pickens. He walks in as CeeDee Lamb’s wingman, bumping everyone else on the depth chart down a peg. What does that mean for Jalen Tolbert, Jonathan Mingo, and others in what’s now become a competition for WR3? One could argue that the Pickens trade is an indictment of those other prospects.
Dallas Cowboys new RB Jaydon Blue cited as better than Tony Pollard

1 week ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

Could rookie Jaydon Blue be the Cowboys’ best running back since the prime of Ezekiel Elliott? One longtime NFL scout thinks so, and that would make the fifth-round pick an absolute steal from this 2025 draft class and a huge addition to the offense. As part of a G-Bag Nation show on 105.3 The Fan, the crew was discussing winners and losers on the Cowboys roster from the most recent NFL draft.
Dallas Cowboys draft: Hypothetical o-line move now that Tyler Booker is here

1 week ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

Perhaps the biggest surprise of all the Cowboys’ 2025 draft picks was the first one, Alabama guard Tyle Booker. He walks in as a new starter, presumably replacing Zack Martin at right guard. But while that’s the natural assumption, another possibility is out there which could lead to greater change across the offensive line. Booker played left guard for the Crimson Tide last season.
Dallas Cowboys may be even more motivated to sign a WR2 post-draft

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

The Dallas Cowboys sure do love their compensatory draft picks. The front office has often licked their lips when discussing additional firepower on draft weekend, and even how they factor in the compensatory formula with their offseason strategy. It wouldn’t be surprising, then, to see the team make a move in the next few weeks. According to league rules, as of this past Monday afternoon, any free-agent signings no longer count toward the calculation of next year’s compensatory picks.
Dallas Cowboys roundtable: What happened in the draft and what it means

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Mike Poland |Jess Haynie |Tom Ryle |David Howman

Every week, we gather the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have Jess Haynie, David Howman, Tom Ryle, Sean Martin, and Brian Martin. What’s your take on the Cowboys first round pick? On the opening day of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys made a significant, and somewhat controversial, move of selecting offensive guard Tyler Booker from Alabama with the 12th overall pick.
Dallas Cowboys roster needs ranked following the 2025 NFL Draft

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

What a difference a week makes! Well, at least we hope it does. That’s where so many fanbases sit following the 2025 NFL Draft, wondering how this year’s crop of rookies will help their teams’ fortunes next season and beyond. That may be even truer for the Dallas Cowboys than other franchises thanks to their heavy reliance on the draft for roster improvement. Shortly before last week’s festivities, we broke down the Cowboys’ needs after about a month of free agency.
Cowboys post-draft 2025 depth chart includes some changes

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

With nine players coming from their 2025 draft picks, and more on the way through undrafted free agent signings, the Cowboys have a lot of new names on their roster. While we still need training camp and the reason to make it all official, let’s project how these rookies will slot into the depth chart. Most teams give a lot of deference to veterans in their early post-draft depth charts. Rookies have to earn their way up, and many do by the time you get to final cuts or even the preseason.
Cowboys 2025 Draft: Day 3 recap of the final six picks

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

The Cowboys came into Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft with seven picks and left with six players. Let’s summarize Dallas’ activity in the final rounds. The worst part of the day was starting at the top of the fourth round and knowing the Cowboys wouldn’t be picking again until the middle of the fifth. They’d previously given up this year’s fourth to acquire WR Jonathan Mingo from the Panthers last season.
Dallas Cowboys draft: Top 44 prospects tailored for Dallas in NFL Draft

3 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

Ahead of each NFL draft, teams rank players based on the combined factors of perceived talent or potential in the players and the needs of their existing rosters. How players are graded and how much need is felt at the position is up to each team or analyst. Everyone has their boards for the draft, and today we’re going to get into one that is specific to the needs of the Dallas Cowboys.
Cowboys draft: The "reach" label is thrown around a lot during the draft, but it is meaningless

3 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

The dreaded R-word during every NFL draft season is “reach.” It’s a label that gets thrown around a lot, meaning a player was drafted well ahead of where analysts said he should go. Nobody wants to hear their favorite team’s picks criticized like this, but we also shouldn’t overreact if it happens. Just as every class has its busts, they also have so-called reaches who prove to be far better than expected.