Mailbag: Use draft capital to boost defense?

I'm curious what you think about Dak Prescott and his "championship window." Meaning, how long do the Cowboys have to ride Prescott while he's still playing at an elite level? He's 32 and has had several major injuries. I'm concerned that his decline will be coming sooner rather than later, and the Cowboys will once again have wasted the prime of an elite player. 

Having seen improvements on defense the last two weeks, the question becomes, is this a "pick your poison" situation? Defend the pass or stop the run?

 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?

Sure, Dallas beat a winless team, but the Jets had three one-score losses (Steelers, Dolphins, Buccaneers) and could have easily been 3-1 when the Cowboys came to town. They have a star wide receiver (Garrett Wilson), a star defensive tackle (Quinnen Williams), an up-and-coming pass rusher (Will McDonald) and a heck of a cornerback (Sauce Gardener). Why do people seem to discredit wins?

It seems to me the Cowboys teams of the past didn't have the continuous injury issues we are now seeing. Bob Lilly, Jethro Pugh and George Andrie seemed to play each week without injuries. Do I have a faulty memory? Why are we so plagued with injuries now?

Now that it's October and the Cowboys have four games under their belt, do you think we may finally see what this team can do?

I know Jake Ferguson's 34 catches through four games are the most in NFL history by a tight end, but his 6.6 yards per catch is the lowest average among league tight ends with at least five receptions. Do you like how they're utilizing him? Is there a way to increase his yardage?

I thought Nate Thomas did well against the Packers while seeing time at both left and right tackle. Was there a reason for rotating him in? And could we (or should we) see more of him in the future, perhaps even as a starter? 

Pro Football Focus lists the Cowboys as having 43 missed tackles. That's nearly 11 per game! And missed tackles seemed to be a big problem against the Packers on Sunday night. So how does Dallas go about fixing this problem? 

We saw in the past how Micah Parsons sometimes struggled in run defense, so my hope is the Cowboys go right at him on Sunday. What do you think? Will they attack him or try to avoid him? 

When RB1 and RB2 are running effectively, why risk injury to WR1 and WR3? CeeDee Lamb is one of the best receivers in the league, but he's not particularly large, physically. And Kavonte Turpin has now proven that he should be WR3, but he weighs all of 155 pounds. Not to mention what he means to the return teams. So why risk wide receivers unnecessarily in the running game?