Will the Dallas Cowboys be buyers or sellers at NFL trade deadline?

Week 5 could be pivotal for the Dallas Cowboys and determine how aggressively they will work to improve the roster moving forward.

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The Dallas Cowboys have a massive matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5. The Steelers are off to a hot 3-1 start, whereas the Cowboys are looking to continue to build momentum to get over the 2-2 hump.

However, this game is more than a win or loss for the Cowboys.

Conversations about how the Cowboys can bolster their roster have already started.

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With DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons expected to miss time, many fans believe that trading for those positions would make the most sense.

But a loss against the Steelers could change that idea completely.

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A loss puts the Cowboys at 2-3, with matchups against the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers to follow. It has been said so often that it should become a drinking game, but the Dallas front office continues to say they are all-in on this season.

But would a team potentially looking at 2-5 be in the market to buy?

A lot is riding on the Cowboys-Steelers game. Losing that game could make the front office believe it may be time to sell in order to afford future impact players.

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