Cowboys Trade Gossip: Is Dolphins TE Mike Gesicki Better Than Healthy Dalton Schultz?

Dallas should employ not one, but two franchise-tagged tight ends, each making $11 million guaranteed? Why would the Cowboys, who already employ Dalton Schultz, trade for Miami's Mike Gesicki?

What if we told you that contrary to the thoughts of national-media observers, the Dallas Cowboys actually think they employ an excess of tight ends?

This is increasingly true now that Dalton Schultz got through the week with no major issues with his nagging knee problem and is listed as "questionable'' but presently slated to play on Sunday for the 5-2 Cowboys with the Bears in town.

And it is true elsewhere, too, as Dallas has in rookies Jake Ferguson and Peyton Hendershot to rookie tight ends who makes the depth chart actually look pretty ... well, deep.

Meanwhile, outside The Star? There seems to be some doubt about that happening, with a media suggestion that Dallas should make a trade for Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki.

How strongly do we think the Cowboys believe in the two kids? We bet even if Schultz did have a physical issue that would knock him out for a time, Dallas officials would stay the course with the rookies movin' on up.

But CBS Sports does not share that view.

“Given Dalton Schultz’s current knee injury, acquiring Gesicki makes a lot of sense,” CBS writes. “Gesicki has proven to be a highly-productive player when given the opportunity. The five-year veteran caught 13 touchdowns over a three-year span while eclipsing the 700-yard receiving mark in consecutive seasons. Gesicki would represent the Cowboys’ best playmaker at tight end since Jason Witten, the greatest tight end in franchise annals.”

Gesicki is Witten?! They've got themselves a scoop there.

What Gesicki actually is, is a 27-year-old who makes an impression at 6-6 and 247 pounds and who this year has been solid enough, though he's doing it while being paid as a franchise-tagged tight end.

Oh, and despite his size, he's not considered a good blocker.

Sound familiar?

Yes, CBS is suggesting that Dallas employ not one, but two franchise-tagged tight ends, each making $11 million guaranteed.

Schultz at $11 mil guaranteed.

Gesicki at $11 mil guaranteed.

That sounds like a ... clog.

This exercise isn't as much about refuting the national opinion as it is about educating Cowboys watchers about what this team thinks of Ferguson and Hendershot. We therefore predict that not only will that pair cause the Cowboys to not bother with a deadline deal for a tight end next week ... but that also, the Cowboys will likely say goodbye to free agent Schultz and say hello to his heirs next year.

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