Draft season is heating up. The Dallas Cowboys have a projected ten picks this year, including six in the first four rounds. The draft has long been their preferred vehicle for building the roster. With so many needs they need to address, especially on defense, they will need to use them wisely. But before we get to the draft in a couple of months, free agency will come. They need to be just as thoughtful about that as the draft. They also need to reconsider their typical aversion to investing some cap space there.
Last year, they were actually active in free agency.