Pickens and his long-term future will be headline news until he signs on that dotted line, but that hasn't stopped a number of scenarios from being brought up.
What the Dallas Cowboys will do with George Pickens is a fascinating storyline to watch develop over the course of the offseason.
With the Cowboys set to franchise tag Pickens in an attempt to secure a long-term deal for the Pro Bowl weapon, some think that will just be a placeholder so Dallas can trade him away and get a draft pick or two.
We have heard of a second-round pick being mentioned as something Dallas would get in return.
I'll tell you right now, Pickens is worth more than just a second-round pick.
But more importantly, the Cowboys want to win a Super Bowl, and trading Pickens away, does that bring them closer to achieving that? Or does it put them further away?
That's a good conversation starter.
But for NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, he thinks Jerry and Stephen Jones need to have a long, hard think about what they do with George.
"At some point, you're trading for players, and acquiring players with the thought of them being parts of a potential championship team," Garafolo said. "You're not going to get there if you keep trading them away.
"We talked about how much Pickens freed up things for CeeDee Lamb and vice versa, so if you trade him away, now you're back to who is going to complement CeeDee Lamb. Just proceed with caution Jerry, Stephen Jones."
Garafolo is right.
If the Cowboys are to get close to even the NFC Championship, having Pickens on the roster will make that an "easier" thing to accomplish.
You trade him away, who will scare defenses aside from CeeDee Lamb? No one.
Defenses will just double 88 and force Dak Prescott to beat you with Ryan Flournoy, KaVontae Turpin, and Jake Ferguson. That won't cut it.
It seems that Brian Schottenheimer found the formula that makes the Cowboys an elite offense, and that is to give Dak two No. 1 weapons, along with Javonte Williams as the bellcow back.
Pickens opens up so much for everyone else on the offensive side of the ball that his value is enormous. But in the NFL, everything has a price.
We are about to see how serious the Cowboys are about ending this "drought" in how they approach talks with Pickens.
Proceed with caution, indeed, Jerry and Stephen.