Jerry Jones not concerned about George Pickens effort

The Dallas Cowboys are not having the sort of season they envisioned, but the struggles have not been due to the offensive side of the ball. The offense, on account of the connection between quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receivers George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb.

While Lamb is locked down long-term in Dallas, Pickens is set to hit the market after this season as things currently stand. However, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones is overly concerned about the team’s ability to keep Pickens around.

He also isn’t worried about Pickens’ effort, which was called into question last week after a poor showing against the Detroit Lions.

“I like what George Pickens has done all year,” Jones said, according to Pro Football Talk. “Just so that I’m real clear about it, I don’t have the concern that [others] debate about what George Pickens did or didn’t do in that game. I don’t have that kind of concern about him as far as his competing and helping us win football games on the field, at all.”

Pickens’ agent, David Mulugheta, also spoke to his client’s effort.

“Pickens brings everything to the table. He brings enough pluses to the table to frankly live with what’s going on, this type of criticism. The criticism in my mind is, is he a competitor, and when he gets out there, can he come down with the ball? Does he compete when he’s out there? A-triple-plus.”

Jones appreciates Pickens’ nose for competition.

“One of the things that you got to appreciate about George Pickens is his intensity for the competition,” Jones said. “Now, he is a big-time competitor. When it comes to competing and when it comes to loving the game, I emphasize that point right there, loving the game, then I give him A-pluses.”

It’ll be interesting to see if Jones can keep Pickens around, or if another Micah Parsons situation unfolds.