If you wanted a pithy quote to sum up how the start of free agency has gone for the Dallas Cowboys, let us suggest these words from David Byrne and the Talking Heads: “Same as it ever was.”
Fans are reacting with disappointment, frustration, and even anger. That is their right. But if you have been following the team over the past decade or so, this should not be at all unexpected. This is what the team has become. The approach they take is rigid and entrenched. If you want to try and apply logic or the kind of thinking that seems to be used by many other teams, including those that have experienced so much more success than Dallas has during the long, long drought for them, it simply won’t work.