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The Cowboys appear to be entering a 'transition year,' says former NFL executive

The Cowboys appear to be entering a 'transition year,' says former NFL executive

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Former Green Bay Packers executive Andrew Brandt seemed surprised by the lack of decisions the Dallas Cowboys have made this offseason.

Brandt, who served as the Packers' vice president from 1999 to 2008, said Monday on OutKick's “Hot Mic” that he was surprised the Cowboys haven't re-signed Dak Prescott, which in turn could open up salary-cap space for the team to make offers to other crucial players.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is shown during organized team activities at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on May 22, 2024. (George Walker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

“They can't do anything. Play with it, maybe give him a franchise contract next year or maybe pay him a fortune. Let him go, where he'll sign the biggest contract in free agency history, because players like him never get to free agency, or try to do something now,” he said of the Cowboys' options. “But the fact that they haven't done anything when they have Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb waiting for cap space to do something, the only way to get cap space is through Dak Prescott.”

Brandt said he believes the Cowboys will “let it go like this” with Prescott and is surprised the team hasn't parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy after the divisional-round loss to the Packers.

Ultimately, the Cowboys appear to be in a “lame duck year,” he said.

Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys dives during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on November 30, 2023. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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“I've said publicly that I think they're going to let it go with Dak Prescott. Because, listen, I was at that game. I'm still a Packers fan. The Packers ran them off the field in the playoffs. Everybody thought Mike McCarthy, who I hired 15 years ago in Green Bay, was going to go. He's not gone. He's hanging in there for a year. Parsons has one year left. Lamb has one year left. Prescott has one year left. They let it go.” [Tony] Pollard is leaving. They signed Zeke Elliott, who is a one-year project.

“So I look at the Cowboys and I think, wow, this is a lame duck year, [it] “It just doesn't look like there will be any Dak Prescott next year. At this point, I'd be surprised if they signed him.”

Prescott, Lamb, Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Zack Martin and Osa Odighizuwa could be among those set to become free agents once 2024 ends.