Let’s go ahead and prepare ourselves for the annual tradition of the Dallas Cowboys disappointing us in free agency. They have long preferred to sit out the first couple of waves of signings to find some bargains. Or, to make a culinary metaphor, they prefer the cheap buffet to a quality restaurant, despite the bad food and heartburn they always seem to get.
It really should not be this way. Especially this year. Due to the lowered salary cap, there just seems to be a true glut of free agents hitting the market this year. Between sheer volume and the fact that so many teams are going to have to shed even more contracts to meet the artificial but still relevant cap number by March 15th, the Cowboys should be able to find some good players to address their most crying needs even without ordering from a Michelin starred establishment.