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Change has been a constant for the 2024 Dallas Cowboys. Poor player performance and numerous injuries on both sides of the ball have caused Dallas to mix things up on a consistent basis this season.
As the Cowboys play out their final seven games of the regular season, more changes are to be expected as Dallas shifts their focus from winning this year to the future. With that in mind, we take a look at two players the Cowboys should use more moving forward.
1) WR Kavontae Turpin
It’s been tough sledding for the Cowboys offense this season. Things have gotten even worse since Dak Prescott’s injury, and recently Dallas has looked like one of the worst offensive units in all of football.
Dallas moved the ball a bit better in Monday’s loss to the Texans, but they still struggled to find a good offensive balance and take care of the football. There weren’t many positives on offense, but one good thing to come out of the game was KaVontae Turpin making Dallas’ best offensive play in weeks.
With Dallas down 14-0 at the start of the second quarter, Turpin scored Dallas’ second-longest offensive touchdown of the season, taking a quick slant pass 64 yards for a touchdown.
In the coming weeks, the Cowboys need to give Turpin more opportunities on offense to see if he can make an impact as a wide receiver. The 28-year-old is a restricted free agent at season’s end and with all the holes elsewhere on Dallas’ roster, it may be hard to pay the price it would cost to retain him if you only believe he’s capable of being a kick/punt returner and a fifth or sixth option at receiver.
Turpin showed that he was capable of using his game-changing speed on offense. Now it’s up to the Cowboys to find creative ways to use his best asset more consistently.
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