This season didn’t go as planned Dallas Cowboysso it might be time to start looking forward. Unfortunately, doing this does not paint a brighter picture.

Not only has Dallas been incredibly frugal in free agency, they’ve also begun to neglect their own free agents. Many state players left last offseason and More stars set for free agency In 2025.

One of the players heading to the open market is seven-time All-Pro Zack Martin.

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Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox predicts Martin, an 11th-year pro, will lead the eslewhwhwre in the offseason. He says Martin is not the player he once was and points out: increase in pressures He gave up this season but still believes he can help someone.

“In pass protection, the soon-to-be 34-year-old didn’t look as sharp as he has in years past. “He hasn’t shown the ability to recover from poor starting blocks that he showed early in his career, which led to more interior pressure than the Cowboys would have liked.”

Despite this decline, Knox sees Martin as a 1-2 year starter on a team like the Chicago Bears or Los Angeles Chargers. Still an excellent run blocker, Martin could be the missing piece on a team on the brink of breaking through.

Losing Martin would be a harsh blow to this offensive line, but it seems inevitable given the way Jerry Jones and the front office have handled free agency lately.

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