Cowboys insider makes Patrick Mahomes upgrade statement when discussing Dallas Cowboys

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America’s Team is still battling the criticisms of last year’s underwhelming shortcomings, as reporters deliberate what the key thing missing is to get them over the hump.

If the Dallas Cowboys fail to reach an NFC Championship, it will be 29 years since their last appearance.

Jerry Jones had assembled a squad in 2023 which included nine All-Pro’s past and present.

However, this was somehow not enough and they crashed out of the Divisional Round with an embarrassing performance.

Cowboys release multiple All-Pros to save money for cornerstone players

So, the Cowboys front office has decided to release key parts of their squad and start fresh with the NFL Draft.

Key players like Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons remain on the roster.

Previous All-Pro’s like Stephon Gilmore, Tyron Smith, and Leighton Vander Esch (retirement) have departed.

On the daytime show Speak, they debated if they trusted Jerry Jones’ offseason plan.

Cowboys have had ‘good’ quarterback play but not ‘elite’

Emmanuel Acho had faith in their actions so far and believed the quarterback was the issue for the lack of success.

Moreover, the presenter explained the Cowboys have had ‘good’ quarterback play but not ‘elite’.

To finally break the playoff curse that haunts the franchise, Acho claimed they must have a ‘top three’ QB.

Prescott finished second in the MVP race last year, runner-up to Lamar Jackson.

NFL expert suggests only ‘Patrick Mahomes’ is an upgrade on Prescott

The Cowboys Insider for Fox News replied: “So the Cowboys have to have the best quarterback in the NFL. He [Prescott] was Second-Team All-Pro last year.

“How much better do you want? Unless Patrick Mahomes himself for some reason goes there somehow, what else do you want?”

Fox Insider Dave Helman disagrees heavily with Acho and suggests the quarterback is not the issue in Dallas.

The Cowboys screw their brains trying to find the playoff problem

Prescott had his best season in a Cowboys jersey since his rookie year and the team was still first-round exits.

Furthermore, America’s Team has won 12-plus games in their last three regular seasons.

They have not made it easy to pinpoint the problem with both Prescott and the defense with poor showings against the Green Bay Packers.

Tony Romo and Prescott have been good quarterbacks but struggle to make an argument for the ‘elite’ category.

Is the signal-caller the final piece of the jigsaw restricting the Cowboys from reigning supreme?