Dallas Cowboys clearly trust their pre-project assessments.
The theme of this offseason for Dallas has been acquired from old first -round recovery choices that failed elsewhere. It's not new – it's a team that wasted the selections by exchanging them for the quarter -Arrière Trey launches Two years ago – but the cowboys have looked hard at this strategy. It is generally not a successful plan for a team, but it did not prevent Jerry Jones.
The cowboys added four old draft choices in the first round whose careers did not take place as hoped for. They exchanged for former Bills Cornerback Kaiir Elam and ancient loaders and titans Kenneth Murray Jr. They signed the former defender of saints Payton Turner and defensive tackle Salomon ThomasWho played for three teams since the 49ers took him with the third choice of the 2017 draft.
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At least, the cowboys add players, unlike the very calm off -season of last year after the Jones of Jones proclamation. 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 ParsonsAnd the price continues to increase.
Las Vegas raiders have signed Maxx Crosby to an extension worth $ 35.5 million per season. SO Myles GarrettWho 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 defensive tackle Osa OSGOUWhich was important and expensive. He obtained $ 80 million over four years. It is an intelligent decision for a good player.
As for external additions, it seems that the Jones family was happy to travel Big Boards And determine 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 of the playoffs, as difficult as it is to believe given the negativity on their lack of free agency activity in the last 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 champions of the Super Bowl and the commanders came out of nowhere with the quarter-arre recruit Jayden Daniels To make the NFC championship match. The cowboys were further pushed to be a competitor.
The cowboys added seconds to Murray and Jack SanbornWhat was necessary. Help on the line is always beneficial, and Thomas and Turner could add to depth. The ancient broncos run back Javonte Williamssigned for a modest one year contract, $ 3 million, could be an upgrade on Rico Dowdle who went to 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 invoices 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 head coach Brian Schtotenhe 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.
