The Dallas Cowboys have played a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the safety position. Their approach has caused us to fall in and out of love with certain players.
There have been plenty of opportunities for the Cowboys to acquire more than a stopgap player but they have not pulled the trigger. Jeff Heath and Xavier Woods have been serviceable NFL safeties, but Dallas needs this generation’s Darren Woodson.
There was their flirtation with seven-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas. During the 2018 NFL Draft, it was reported by multiple media outlets that the Cowboys were engaged in trade conversations with the Seattle Seahawks.