The Dallas Cowboys need receiver help, so why not free agent Keenan Allen?
The Dallas Cowboys desperately need to get CeeDee Lamb some receiver help, and so far through free agency, Parris Campbell is the only receiver to come through the doors at The Star.
That won’t cut it.
With Keenan Allen, Stefon Diggs, and even Amari Cooper still available for some, this is where Dallas should be looking.
The 3 reasons to call Keenan?
1- Proven Non-‘JAG’ Production
2- (Relative) Affordability
3- Dak Maximization
The No. 2 receiver can’t be another “guy;” he has to be someone of quality, and this is where we make our Keenan Allen pitch.
The free agent managed to put up 744 yards and seven touchdowns from 70 receptions in a poor Chicago Bears offense last season, which would have been the type of production Dallas would have loved last year.
Spotrac.com has Allen’s value at $11.1 million APY, and based of Dallas’ dealings, that is a little too rich, but a phone call still needs to be made.
Don’t want to pay Cooper Kupp $15 million per year? We get it.
But Dallas presently has $42 million in available cap room. For those fans still being hoodwinked into thinking the Cowboys are in “Cap Hell”?
That number is top-10 in the NFL. Dallas can afford Allen just about as well as anybody.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen (13) runs after catching a pass during the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers.
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A superb route technician who can thrive across the offensive formation, plus he is as sure-handed a receiver as there is in football.
Able to consistently beat his defender, Allen is equally adept in the short passing game as he is stretching the field. Plus, his size makes him a matchup nightmare for defenders anywhere he lines up.
Having Lamb and Allen as the top two targets for Dak Prescott will bring a lot of juice to a Cowboys offense that is in desperate need of it.
And the Dak factor is huge here. Paying a QB $60 million per year – the highest salary in NFL history – and then relying on, say, Parris Campbell or Jonathan Mingo to complete the puzzle is suicidal.
The Cowboys owe it to themselves to swing big here.
Allen is 32 years old, but last season, we saw he was productive – as usual – and he could be the same in Dallas … if a phone call is made.