John Machota
Cowboys beat reporter and insider for The Athletic who offers reporting and analysis on Dallas personnel decisions, coach/staff moves, and player contract situations.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 54min
Cowboys Biggest Offseason Problem: Keep George Pickens in Dallas
John Machota, a Cowboys insider at The Athletic, and Dan Popper, an NFL analyst who ranked the top 150 free agents, join to map the free-agency landscape. They debate quarterback market intrigue and Malik Willis’s climb. They dig into running back value, trench-building trends, and why interior defensive line and tackle scarcity reshape bids. They close by weighing Dallas’s Pickens situation, tag realities, and defensive priority targets.
