Earlier this offseason, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the team would be “all in” heading into 2024.
Well, with the bulk of free agency pretty much done, the Cowboys certainly don’t seem to be all in.
Dallas has made just two signings during this free-agent period. It re-signed long snapper Trent Sieg, and it landed linebacker Eric Kendricks.
That has been the extent of the Cowboys’ free-agent activity thus far.
Dallas executive vice president Stephen Jones, however, defended Dallas’ lack of movement, saying that “all in” does not necessarily mean just signing free agents.
“I know where the frustration is: It’s the fact that we haven’t had success in the playoffs to their satisfaction,” Stephen Jones said Thursday, via Jon Machota of The Athletic. “Until we do that, then the criticism is certainly something that’s going to be there. We know that’s going to be there, but we’re going to stick with what we believe will ultimately get us a championship here for our fans. We don’t define ‘all in’ by what you spend in free agency. It’s keeping the core [together].”
Stephen Jones added that the front office is “very aware” of the fans’ frustration.
Not only did the Cowboys not add anyone of significance, but they lost notable players like running back Tony Pollard, edge rushers Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler and center Tyler Biadasz.
Of course, in Dallas’ defense, the team entered the offseason over the salary cap, so it’s not like the Cowboys could have done much in free agency anyway.
But as Stephen Jones said, the Dallas faithful is tired of seeing its team underwhelm every season.
The Cowboys have not made it past the Divisional Round of the playoffs since January 1996, and this past year, they were upset by the Green Bay Packers in a Wild Card Round rout.
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