The Facts: Cooks has generated six 1,000-yard seasons in nine NFL seasons. After coming off one of the worst years of his career, the veteran is ready to return to the century plateau. "It's time to get back," Cooks told NFL Network Thursday. "A lot has to come with that. At the end of the day, like I said earlier, we've got some special guys throughout the offense, all the offensive weapons we have, I'm just going to do my best to the best of my ability, and when we look up at the end of the season, we'll see where we're at."

Diehards Line: During a tumultuous season in Houston, where Cooks struggled with spending another year in a perpetual rebuild, the wideout posted 699 yards with three touchdowns on 57 catches in 13 games. That performance came after back-to-back 1,000-plus-yard campaigns with the Texans. Cooks' down 2022 included a trade request out of Houston, and the wideout said Thursday he was "pretty close" to landing in Dallas last season. This year, the Cowboys got the deal done to bring in the field-stretcher who should help open up the offense for Dak Prescott. Cooks adds a needed element to the offense alongside star CeeDee Lamb. The trio of Lamb, Cooks and, if finally healthy, Gallup offers the Cowboys playmakers at every level. Toss in an anticipated rise of Jalen Tolbert in Year 2, and Dallas should have the weapons to compete with the best passing offenses in the NFL. The pace of the Cowboys' offense will be one thing to track when training camp opens. Under former offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, Dallas ran one of the fastest pass-happy schemes in the NFL. McCarthy has talked a lot this offseason about emphasizing the run game and slowing things down. We'll see.