Ryan Flournoy had a breakout season in 2025, and in doing so, the futures of two Cowboys receivers could be in doubt.
Dallas Cowboys receiver Ryan Flournoy had a 2025 season that many of Cowboys Nation hoped he would have.
After a slow start in the first month, when CeeDee Lamb was injured in Chicago in Week 4, Flo got his chance two weeks later.
What happened? Flo torched the New York Jets' defense to the tune of 114 yards in the 37-22 win.
So that was a little snapshot.
His next six games were so-so as George Pickens lit up the league, but then on Thanksgiving against the Kansas City Chiefs, Flournoy's 34 yards helped Dallas to a crucial win.
The next week in Detroit, Flo had his second 100-yard game, catching 9 passes for 115 yards. Yeah, he'd arrived as WR3.
Ryan would then have games of 40, 18, and 68 yards to finish the season as the Cowboys' third-best receiver in terms of yards (475) and was second in TDs (four) behind only George Pickens.
What Flournoy's emergence has done is, for me, spelled the end for Jalen Tolbert and possibly even Jonathan Mingo in Dallas.
Jon Gruden's famous speech rings in my ears.
"You gotta end someone’s dream, you gotta take their job, you gotta take their heart," Gruden once said.
Well, you could make the case that Flournoy has taken Tolbert's job with our own Mike Fisher stating that the Cowboys love "Flo" so much that Jalen won't even be a thought this offseason as a free agent.
As for Mingo, he has one year left on his rookie contract, and he still remains a dart the Cowboys haven't thrown yet.
Since being traded for, Mingo has just six receptions for 71 yards.
That won't cut it, unfortunately.
So Tolbert's Cowboys career appears to be over, thanks to Flournoy and Mingo, well, he needs a serious change to be part of Brian Schottenheimer's offense.
He played just 80 offensive snaps and 45 more on special teams. Not exactly a big sample size.
But the NFL is a results business, and Mingo hasn't produced.
Tolbert appears to have already lost his job to Flournoy, and Mingo has already been overtaken.
We often state that some edge rushers take quarterbacks' souls on game day; well, Flournoy is collecting his own.
The NFL is a ruthless business, and it is up to you to make the most of your opportunity.
Flournoy has, and as a result, he's become a trusted weapon for Dak Prescott, especially on third downs.
And that likely spells the end of the road for Tolbert in Dallas, and probably Mingo as well.