ARLINGTON, Texas -- Last March, about a month before the official start of the Dallas Cowboys' offseason program, players filled the weight room with purpose and hope.
The Cowboys went 12-4 in 2014, won the NFC East, won one playoff game and might have won another if not for an overturned catch. The players were excited about 2015 and all it could be.
Nothing about this season has gone right for the Cowboys.
Saturday’s 19-16 loss to the New York Jets officially eliminated the Cowboys from playoff contention, but in reality they were fighting a battle they could not win following seven straight losses after quarterback Tony Romo suffered broken left collarbone in the Sept.