It just ain’t the same old Dallas Cowboys. After a tumultuous offseason and training camp, this team seems to be doing things a bit differently. Oh, Jerry Jones is still the owner, Stephen Jones and Will McClay continue to handle the heavy lifting of the GM job, and the top trio of Jason Garrett, Scott Linehan, and Rod Marinelli remain in charge of things on the field. But, for lack of a better or more precise way to put it, this team has a very different feel to it than any of the past decade.
It all really started with the surprising decision to release Dez Bryant, followed by the retirement of Jason Witten, and then the truly shocking cut of Dan Bailey.