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With CeeDee Lamb currently out and Dak Prescott getting a lot of game reps with George Pickens, you can only assume this will increase the trust and timing between these two. When Lamb returns (and that's hopefully soon) how will this impact the passing game? Will we see two genuine WR1s in terms of production and go-to mentality from Dak? –** Jay Hijmering/Borne, Netherlands**
Patrik: The trust was clearly there to begin the season and prior, seeing how often they connected on big plays in training camp, and that is only continuing to grow, as well as their chemistry on the whole. No one wants to see CeeDee Lamb miss time, ever in the history of everdom, but if there's a silver lining to be taken out of that situation it's in how, when he returns, it'll be to an offense that terrifies opposing secondaries even more than it did prior to his injury. After all, not only must they account for Lamb and a resurgent Pickens, but also KaVontae Turpin, some timely plays from Jalen Tolbert and the newly-displayed gamebreaking ability of Ryan Flournoy. Lamb will remain the go-to, because All-Pro and record-setter, so let's not overthink this. But when it comes to figuring out who's day it'll be on any given week, you won't be able to, and that's lethal.
Tommy: I don't see any reason to not expect that given how in-sync the two have looked. Now, you also have to expect opposing defenses to key in on both Lamb and Pickens when they're back on the field together, so Prescott's trust in the other receivers in the room will have to stay on point as well. Similar to the start of the year, you'll see games where Lamb has a big day while Pickens is quieter, and probably vice versa too. You can't take both of them out of the game entirely though, so they'll need to capitalize on their opportunities when they get them. The Cowboys have shown that the rest of the group behind Lamb can get the job done if he's not able to go, and that's a luxury they didn't really have last season. Are both Lamb and Pickens' numbers going to mirror the typical "WR1" metrics? Maybe, maybe not, but the bottom line is they open up so much for the Cowboys' offense that may not all be seen in the box score.
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