The Dallas Cowboys continue to find new ways to let their fans down every season, and the 2024 offseason may have been Jerry Jones’ best example yet.
The business mogul made the controversial call to keep Mike McCarthy in charge of the team, and then he promised to go all-in in the offseason.
All-in eventually meant losing key offensive linemen and their starting running back and not signing any of their extension-eligible stars to a deal.
The Cowboys entered the NFL Draft with a glaring need for depth at running back, yet they didn’t use a single one of their draft picks to address that.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, that’s because the Cowboys realized the importance of having a strong offensive line.
From our NFL Draft coverage: The #Cowboys still haven’t drafted a RB, so let’s take a look at why. pic.twitter.com/y2ZQN7AUq7
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 27, 2024
Running backs, on the other hand, are cheaper and easier to get, so they must like their chances to do so.
Jones stated that the Cowboys needed to make up for the losses of Tyron Smith and Tyler Biadasz, which clearly made a lot of sense.
But with a running back room of Rico Dowdle, Royce Freeman, Malik Davis, and Deuce Vaughn, that doesn’t exactly say going ‘all-in.’
Granted, this draft was weak at running back, yet there were more than enough top-notch free agents at the position — including Derrick Henry — to consider.
Now, a reunion with Ezekiel Elliott is reportedly in the works, and that’s one year after they let him walk away because he didn’t have a lot left in his legs.
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