​When the Dallas Cowboys shipped Micah Parsons off to the land of piney woods and squeaky cheese last summer, they didn’t quite know what they had left in the edge rush department. For years Parsons represented the position group to the highest degree, establishing himself as one of the best in the game. He was the alpha and the omega of the edge room and a player who made things easier for everyone around him. To make things even more unpredictable, Parsons’ departure coincided with DeMarcus Lawrence’s, pushing the Cowboys headfirst into the unknown.Yet, the cabinet wasn’t empty. Sam Williams was an aspiring talent, Donovan Ezeiruaku looked like a draft steal and Dante Fowler was a double-digit sack mercenary, so there was hope things would work out. As luck would have it, things did not work out. All three aforementioned players underachieved one way or another and the Cowboys were left scrambling for answers, midseason.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLooking back, it was clear the timing was off on everything; from the time of the Parsons trade, to the testing of internal options, to the hunt for emergency solutions, everything seemed to be too little and too late.In 2026, Dallas had a chance to fix things at edge rusher. They had a full offseason to strategize, they had money to spend in free agency, and they had picks in the draft. But instead of going all-in at edge rusher, they handled things modestly, adding Rashan Gary in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, drafting Malachi Lawrence in the first round, but largely banking on a scheme change to unlock roster carryovers.Based on pure personnel, things look mildly better today than they looked at the beginning of last season, but it’s not the level of attention many wanted from the home team. There’s a good chance the Cowboys are still one good pass rusher away from being complete and the clock is ticking.It shouldn’t be surprising, Von Miller recently made his case to join the Cowboys, posting a picture in a Cowboys uni and planting seeds of possibility in the most fervent of fanbases along the way. Yet, Dallas did not bite.The situation is on hold. With the top solutions off the market and internal options yet to be tested, the Cowboys are in a true ‘wait and see’ situation at edge rusher. Miller, a 37-year-old veteran, will probably still be available in a few weeks when camp gets going. If Dallas starts camp in Oxnard underwhelmed with their edge options, they can look to Miller then.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Cowboys want some combination of Ezeiruaku, Williams, Gary or Malachi Lawrence to work out in 2026, but if players don’t perform and things look bleak, Miller is a pretty solid option. It may be a gamble to sit back and wait but testing the waters at what they currently have is an experiment worth taking. Veteran edge rushers like Hasson Reddick, Kyle Van Noy and Miller are all on the market at the moment. Someone may scoop one or two up before th