It's NFL free-agency season again, generally another maddening time of year for Cowboys fans. Dallas' team builders have made a habit of unabashedly sitting on their hands instead of signing expensive new players, wary of overpaying.
While developing the roster through the budget-friendly draft and retaining their own players makes sense, the Cowboys' overall approach could use a jolt. They admittedly whiffed on the limited free-agent moves they made a year ago. Dallas must take advantage of every path to improve. The Philadelphia Eagles built a Super Bowl winner by shrewdly utilizing the whole shebang: the draft, trades and free agency, too.