Dallas Cowboys clearly trust their pre-project assessments.
The theme of this offseason for Dallas has been acquired from old first round choices that failed elsewhere. This is not new – it is a team that wasted the choices by exchanging them for the quarter -Arrière Trey launched two years ago – but the cowboys relied heavily on this strategy. It is generally not a successful strategy for a team, but it did not prevent Jerry Jones from trying.
The cowboys added four old first round choices whose careers were not broadcast as hoped for. They exchanged against the old corner half of the Kaiir Elam Bills and the former charges and the secondary of the Titans Kenneth Murray Jr. They signed the former defensive winger of the saints Payton Turner and the defensive platform Solomon Thomas, who played for three teams since the 49ers took it with the third choice of the draft of 2017.
At least, the cowboys add certain players, unlike the very calm off -season of last year after the “All in” proclamation of Jones. It is simply difficult to see how the movements bring them closer to overcome the Eagles of Philadelphia, or even the commanders of Washington, in the NFC East.
Dallas does not spend much
Cowboys have a problem, and that has won this month. They have to pay Micah Parsons, and the price continues to increase.
Las Vegas raiders have signed Maxx Crosby to an extension worth $ 35.5 million per season. Then Myles Garrett, who asked for an exchange from the Cleveland Browns, obtained $ 40 million a year.
It is the disadvantage of cowboys that are waiting to make big contracts, as they often do. The price for someone like Parsons was never going to drop. He will ask at least Crosby’s money now, and maybe Garrett money.
Cowboys must budget this, and that meant another quiet free agency.
They kept the OSA ODIGHIZUWA defensive platforms, which was important and expensive. He obtained $ 80 million over four years. It is an intelligent decision for a good player. But with regard to external additions, it seems that the Jones family was happy to browse old big boards and to understand who could be cheap. We do not know if the cowboys looked at what these old first round choices did in the NFL, but they are at the top of the draft Pedigree.
Meanwhile, the Eagles and the Commanders actually strike the recovery choices, and not only hoping the recycling jobs are proved to be diamonds.
Cowboys will make it go back
Cowboys may not be far from being a team in the playoffs, as difficult as it is to believe given the negativity on their lack of activity in the past two seasons.
The cowboys won the NFC East two seasons ago, although it appeared a few decades ago. They won 12 consecutive three three -season games before everything passed laterally last season. The Eagles went up to the Super Bowl champions and the commanders came out of nowhere with the Recruit Jayden Daniels quarter to make the NFC championship match. The cowboys were further pushed to be a competitor.
The cowboys added seconds to Murray and Jack Sanborn, which was necessary. Help on the line is always beneficial, and Thomas and Turner could add to depth. The former broncos ball carrier, Javonte Williams, signed for a modest one year contract, $ 3 million, could be an upgrade on Rico Dowdle who left for the Panthers. It is not as if many had been invested in the shooting on Elam, because Dallas has made an exchange of choice of fifth / sixth round with the Bills to obtain the cornerback. The same can be said for Murray, which cost a sixth round choice and an exchange of seventh round with the titans. But it is difficult to see one of the additions as a huge impact, even if they were profitable.
We will have to see if the new coach Brian Schottenhemer can do better than Mike McCarthy with what is equivalent to a very similar list. This list finished seven games behind the Eagles last season, although the injuries played a big role. There is also time to make an essential addition to the receiver or an impact player in any position.
Anyway, it was a quiet walk for cowboys fans. They get used to it.
