{"id":99360,"date":"2026-08-10T03:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/ceedee-lamb-on-george-pickens-long-term-cowboys-future-jerry-can-you-please-figure-out-a-way\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T03:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:23:23","slug":"ceedee-lamb-on-george-pickens-long-term-cowboys-future-jerry-can-you-please-figure-out-a-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/ceedee-lamb-on-george-pickens-long-term-cowboys-future-jerry-can-you-please-figure-out-a-way\/","title":{"rendered":"CeeDee Lamb on George Pickens&#039; long-term Cowboys future: &#039;@Jerry, can you please figure out a way?&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/video\/do-the-cowboys-have-the-nfls-best-offense-174922458.html?format=embed&amp;region=US&amp;lang=en-US&amp;site=sports\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts\" data-yom-embed-source=\"{media_id_1:4f990bdf-9be0-4482-b6ae-d53dd4c893ba}\" data-yahoo-uuid=\"4f990bdf-9be0-4482-b6ae-d53dd4c893ba\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>OXNARD, Calif. \u2014 CeeDee Lamb raced down the right sideline, telling himself: <em>I got to win my one-on-one.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The task was doable, the Cowboys wide receiver believing in his own skills against <em>any <\/em>defensive back. But he still needed to catch it.<\/p>\n<p>And in the Cowboys\u2019 two-minute period on Sunday, catch the deep pass from Dak Prescott Lamb did. The duo celebrated with a deep breath to reset and their three-years-and-counting handshake.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"width:640px;height:1383px;\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dak and CeeDee celebrate TD at Cowboys camp <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F17ubshrOe\">https:\/\/t.co\/F17ubshrOe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7OA5tJd8OZ\">pic.twitter.com\/7OA5tJd8OZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoriEpstein\/status\/2086549947785281663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Across Sunday, they\u2019d connect on two deep passes down the right sideline as well as a slant on third down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s demoralizing for the defense,\u201d Lamb told Yahoo Sports of those plays, also crediting his defensive teammates for their strong plays to start practice. \u201cThey were mad, hyped and all that. You know how defensive guys be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as for us man, we just got to connect, fight through the fire and air it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have luck airing it out in large part because of their top-shelf weapons at receiver. Lamb is entering his seventh season since Dallas selected him 17th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. But the Cowboys\u2019 passing game especially surged last year as Lamb began lining up beside George Pickens, defenses left scratching their heads and trying to ad-lib to defend both No. 1-caliber receivers at the same time.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"width:640px;height:773px;width:640px;height:774px;\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">Dak to CeeDee deep (again) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9jf9mqan46\">pic.twitter.com\/9jf9mqan46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoriEpstein\/status\/2086549640535855390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lamb and Pickens each celebrated the reduction of double and triple coverages they saw when working together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a coach, you get kind of set in this mode of like, \u2018Here\u2019s the issues you\u2019re going to see\u2019 [but] we\u2019re seeing all sorts of different, weird stuff because people are having to think outside the box,\u201d offensive coordinator Klayton Adams told Yahoo Sports. \u201cThese guys, it\u2019s hard to leave them one-on-one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019 4,527 passing yards ranked second only to the Los Angeles Rams. Pickens led Cowboys receivers with 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns while Lamb contributed another 1,077 and three touchdowns despite missing three games.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/yahoofantasy.com\/college\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/fantasy_5120.png\" data-crop-orig-src=\"https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/fantasy_5120.png\" style=\"height:200px;width:1280px;\" alt=\"(Yahoo Sports)\" data-uuid=\"18f955ea-552d-4bc5-bd3c-d88c85f08ffc\"><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><div class=\"photo-credit\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/yahoofantasy.com\/college\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Play Yahoo&#39;s new College Fantasy Football game: Create or join a league now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say the two of them did pretty damn good,\u201d Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones<strong><\/strong>said. \u201cWould you take that again? Hell, yeah, you would. But can they be better? I think they can. And the good news is it&#39;s not like we&#39;re naked without them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019 confidence in tight end Jake Ferguson, rising receiver Ryan Flournoy and 1,200-yard running back Javonte Williams helps drive the club\u2019s goals to be the \u201cgreatest offense there is\u201d (or GOTI, as they\u2019re using the acronym).<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"width:640px;height:572px;\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cowboys rookie Caleb Downs denies Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb in end zone \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JuIPYLqeeC\">pic.twitter.com\/JuIPYLqeeC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoriEpstein\/status\/2086545265436352575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>If they come close to resembling that aspiration, they\u2019ll need to consider what to do with Pickens after he plays this season on the $  27.3 million franchise tag. The 2026 season will offer necessary data points for that decision. But after the sides did not negotiate toward a long-term deal ahead of the July 15 deadline, it\u2019s worth asking: Is there a ticking clock on Dallas\u2019 offense as constructed?<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are celebrating their offensive continuity across the offensive line, weapons and, of course, 11th-year Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. But Pickens\u2019 impending contract expiration \u2014 and the $  94 million a year currently committed to Prescott and Lamb \u2014 has left some around the league wondering whether Dallas will have to choose next spring between keeping Lamb or Pickens.<\/p>\n<p>Jones insisted paying all three playmakers is possible. But he noted funds will be needed for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and pass-rush production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, just you got to tell me the rest [of our spending], too,\u201d Jones told Yahoo Sports on Sunday. \u201cAt some point, you\u2019ve got to figure that out. But no, I think it\u2019s realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lamb hopes it\u2019s not just realistic but also the pending reality. His response to rumors that he doesn\u2019t want to share targets with Pickens?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have no ego here, I want to win,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cI don\u2019t understand the narrative or X, Y, Z, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><core-module type=\"curatedLinks\" title=\"More NFL news\" headerlink=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/\" subheadline=\"\" listid=\"120c93d0-6d89-45fb-ae6e-b4b4427497c1\"><\/core-module><\/p>\n<p>And consider him ready to tell team owner and general manger Jerry Jones to make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure we can make a way,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cI know it&#39;s going to be a little crazy, but I know we can make a way for this one. \u201cListen, this is my advocation, @ Jerry, can you please figure out a way? Let\u2019s figure it out. I don\u2019t care what needs to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s figure it out and it\u2019s going to get you a couple more championships.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/article\/ceedee-lamb-on-george-pickens-long-term-cowboys-future-jerry-can-you-please-figure-out-a-way-031503419.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXNARD, Calif. \u2014 CeeDee Lamb raced down the right sideline, telling himself: I got to win my one-on-one. The task was doable, the Cowboys wide receiver believing in his own skills against any defensive back. But he still needed to catch it. 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