The latest idea to help the Cowboys front office is absolutely the worst yet

As strange as it may seem, the Dallas Cowboys have a wide receiver problem. No, CeeDee Lamb is nowhere near the problem. He’s one of the best receivers in football. Everyone is the problem. There is no major threat for the opposition to worry about, other than Lamb.

Brandin Cooks would be a great WR2 if it was two or three years ago, but now he’s nothing more than a WR3 in reality. He was a reliable target in the red zone for Dak Prescott, but he won’t get closer than 1,000 yards. Jalen Tolbert was a good depth receiver for Dallas last season, but didn’t show they were willing to rely on him consistently.

The Cowboys released Michael Gallup and didn’t draft anyone to replace him. They drafted Ryan Flournoy out of Southeast Missouri State, but that was in the sixth round. The Cowboys could really use a wide receiver, but this idea floated by Evan Reier of Heavy Sports isn’t it.

Once upon a time, Laquon Treadwell was considered a popular NFL prospect. He was selected in the first round, 23rd overall, in 2016 by the Minnesota Vikings. He spent four years in Minnesota but didn’t do much, accumulating just 65 receptions for 701 yards and two total touchdowns.

Since leaving the Vikings after the 2019 season, Treadwell has played four seasons for four different teams and done virtually nothing. He has a total of 46 receptions for 541 yards and three touchdowns over those four seasons, and almost all of that work came in 2021 for a Jacksonville Jaguars team that went 3-14.

Last season, the 28-year-old played in five games for the Baltimore Ravens, recording one reception for 16 yards. He recorded one reception last season and is suddenly going to have an impact in this Cowboys offense?

I understand. There will always be intrigue when talking about a former first-round pick, but let’s be honest. He had eight years of opportunities because of where he was selected in the draft and did virtually nothing with those opportunities.

Yes, it would be cheap and offer no risk with the potential for reward, but they absolutely can and should do better than that. They need to do better than that.