Dak Prescott will be throwing to two no.1 wide receivers this season.
At least according to CeeDee Lamb.
The Cowboys traded for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens earlier this month, to fill their WR2 hole.
However, that isn’t how the All-Pro Lamb is viewing his new running mate.
Lamb and Pickens both attended Arizona Cardinals Kyler Murray’s charity softball game over the weekend, where Lamb was asked how Pickens would fit into the Dallas offense.
“Now we both ones,” Lamb told DLLS Sports.
“It ain’t no A, B, none of that. It’s one.
“You look over there, you see one. You look over here, you see another one. So do what you gotta do with that.”
Prescott would love to be throwing to two no.1s.
And while Pickens has all the physical tools to be a true no.1 wide receiver in the NFL, it’s what goes on between the ears that he struggles.
Inexcusable personal fouls, childish behavior, immature sideline antics, are some of the things that Pickens has been known for during his first three seasons in the league.
He has all the talent in the world, he just hasn’t been able to put it all together.
Pickens, while talented, has struggled with maturity issues since arriving in the NFLCredit: Getty
And the Steelers were clearly tired of his act.
They traded for Seattle Seahawks star DK Metcalf in the offseason, which led many to speculate whether Pickens would soon be on the move, or if the Pittsburgh front office wanted to pair the two talented pass catchers together.
That question was answered a few weeks back when they shipped Pickens out of town.
Prescott and the Cowboys can now become the ultimate beneficiary if Pickens finally matures.
In 14 games last season, Pickens caught 59 passes for 900 yards and three touchdowns.
Not exactly WR1 numbers.
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The hope is that lining up next to Lamb will create more opportunities for both receivers.
Last season, Lamb caught 101 passes for 1,194 yards and six touchdowns, while the previous year he hauled in 135 passes for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Cowboys finished 16th in yards per game last season and 21st in points per game.
That isn’t what Jerry and Stephen Jones had in mind when they inked Prescott to a four-year, $240 million extension, paying him $60million annually.
If Lamb is proven to be correct, and he and Pickens both perform like no.1s, then the sky is the limit for the Cowboys.