FRISCO, Texas -- At some point, it would be wise to listen to the Dallas Cowboys when they say they will not spend big in free agency.
At some point, it would be wise to see the Cowboys as a draft-and-develop team, choosing to keep their own players with big-money deals.
"Anytime you're fighting to get your free agents back in the locker room, that's the place you want to be," coach Mike McCarthy said at the scouting combine.
The Cowboys' goal is to use free agency to plug holes and allow them to set up a draft board based less on filling gaping holes and more on taking the best player available.