Cowboys offensive coordinator Klayton Adams loves what George Pickens brings to the offense.
The Dallas Cowboys' trade for George Pickens has been seen by many as the best move of the offseason, with Pickens playing at a Pro Bowl level through 12 games.
A nice switch-up to CeeDee Lamb, Pickens is in the form of his life and is having a career-best season with the Cowboys, already posting 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns from 73 receptions, while averaging a crisp 15.6 yards per reception.
Pickens has been as advertised and then some, with the off-field issues not following him to Dallas, aside from the late night in Las Vegas that saw him and Lamb benched for the first series.
Pickens is key to the Dallas offense and key to the Tuesday injury report from inside The Star, as our Mike Fisher reports with the official update.
Pickens is full. Jadeveon Clowney looks like a problem. And Trevon Diggs? We're waiting ...
Meanwhile, back to "GP.'' ...
For offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, Pickens' work on the field isn't what makes him so good; it's what he does for others in how he carries himself.
“That dude loves football," Adams said. "He's not perfect, just like I'm not, and anybody else isn't, but he does love football. I think that's one of the things that I enjoy probably the most about him is there's certain players that when they come out of the tunnel on game day, if you're feeling nervous or whatever, you can look at those guys and feel pretty good about yourself because you know that they're going to have fun and really enjoy themselves.”
There's no denying that there is a certain aura and good vibe that George brings to the offense.
Any big play is then followed up by a celebration to the crowd, and the fans feed off of that, and it gets George into a mindframe that has made him nearly unstoppable in the past month.
Yards totals of 79, 144, 146 and 88 yards along with two touchdowns have seen Pickens become one of Dak Prescott's favorite targets not named CeeDee.
Soon, attention will turn to George's future, which for most, simply has to be in Dallas beyond 2025.
Yes, it will be expensive, with the franchise tag of roughly $28 million APY thought to be the most favored avenue, but a long-term deal isn't out of the question either.
But for now, sit back, relax, and watch Pickens torment defenses as the Cowboys' playoff momentum continues to grow.