Dallas Cowboys Rebuild in 2025? Dak Prescott & Top 3 'Blow It Up' Moves

Despite winning 12 games in each of the last three years, Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys seem prepared to begin a rebuild in the near future with some of their brightest stars looking for new contracts.

Jan 7, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones walks off the field after / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Should a competitive and wealthy major market team like the Dallas Cowboys ever try a full-on rebuild? Is it even worth it in the modern NFL?

Amazingly, after recent developments surrounding the franchise, that future may be a reality in the coming seasons for Jerry Jones and his 'Boys. As CowboysSI.com started reporting over a month ago, Dallas seems unwilling to re-sign some of their talent in need of second contracts, and the big albatross at quarterback seems to show evidence the team is looking to punt away the 2024 season and beyond.

Jan 7, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones walks off the field after / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Actions speak louder than words in the NFL. When Jones proclaimed that the team would be "all-in" to win the upcoming season, many people thought the Cowboys could look to improve their roster by adding new pieces as positions of need, while also locking up their young core of talented players to new deals.

Since then, Jones has walked back his statement, and the Cowboys have come to the conclusion that they will alllow Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott to potentially play out the final year of his contract while carrying a monster $55 million cap hit. Should Prescott walk in free agency after this season, he will be the latest player to have a successful career in Dallas without a consistent playoff track record.

It also means Dallas could be starting over at one of the league's most important positions. So Dak would be done here. And DeMarcus Lawrence is contractually scheduled to be done here. And the same can happen with Zack Martin. Three key guys. In their 30s. At the top of the Dallas pay scale.

Gone. Gone. Gone. That's the Blow It Up.

Should that end up happening, it doesn't matter what kind of extensions are given to top players like CeeDee Lamb or Micah Parsons, the Cowboys would effectively be rebuilding with a young quarterback the following year.

Here's the real kicker, though. Prescott is still a talented player who has shown he can win at a high clip in the regular season. If Dallas is hoping to restart at the quarterback position, they won't be picking high enough to nab one of the top rookies in the 2025 draft class anyway. Effectively, that means if the Cowboys are going to hope to "rebuild" it'll end up being a two-year project at best before any real hopes at a Super Bowl are met.

Dallas' penchant for being among the highest-valued team in all of sports has been consistent for several years. Their fans, while frustrated, have grown accustomed to the team trying to find ways to win the regular season.

For the Cowboys to pull the rug from those same fans in a couple years because they don't want to pay certain plays goes against everything their valuation stands for.