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One could make a fair case that the Dallas Cowboys gaslit their fanbase this offseason. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones firmly declared Dallas would be “all-in” after getting wiped off the field in a 48-32 NFC Super Wild Card Weekend loss against the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers.
Most people equate the phrase “all in” as it pertains to NFL roster construction as throwing caution to the wind and spending a lot of money and/or draft capital in the offseason to best position a team for a short-term run at the Super Bowl. The most recent team to successfully win a Super Bowl with that approach is the 2021 Los Angeles Rams.
That’s not what the Cowboys have done this offseason. They’ve essentially done the opposite of that. Dallas was the last team to come to an agreement with a player in the league’s legal tampering period ahead of the start of the NFL’s new league year on Wednesday afternoon. That agreement was to re-sign long snapper Trent Sieg. Since then, the team has signed three others, two of whom have been re-signings: cornerback Jourdan Lewis returned on a one-year deal, special teams ace C.J. Goodwin is back, and the Cowboys signed 32-year-old Pro Bowl linebacker Eric Kendricks, who spent last season with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Jones communicated that the team is “very aware” of Dallas fans’ frustrations with its offseason moves after his father’s claims of being “all in” this offseason. Former wide receiver Dez Bryant, who is the Cowboys’ all-time leader in receiving touchdowns, believes Dallas is signaling that it is rebuilding based on its relative inaction at this point in the offseason.
“”There’s a lot to be played out between now and our first game next year,” Jones said. “I don’t think you win a Super Bowl championship on the first, second or third day of the league year.”
Jones then revealed what he and Jerry define as “all-in”: retaining their own…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-03-15 13:45:05
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