It's been nearly 25 years since the Dallas Cowboys last held aloft the Lombardi Trophy. In the two-plus decades since Super Bowl XXX, they're 4-10 in the playoffs and haven't made it past the divisional round.
That was supposed to change in 2019.
The Cowboys are the defending NFC East champions and have plenty of skill-position talent, a talented young quarterback in Dak Prescott and a stifling young defense. But before they book tickets to Miami for Super Bowl LIV, they'll have to resolve their contract stalemate with star tailback Ezekiel Elliott.
That impasse threatens to derail the Cowboys' Super Bowl aspirations, and digging in is one of the more foolish things that team owner Jerry Jones has done as of late.