Who knows? Jones goes where the wind takes him. A few years back, we had older vets who were having trouble staying healthy so Jones decided he didn't need to pay age (which is a good overall decision). Then Carr not working out as planned was part of what convinced him to not pay the going rate for quality free agents. Maybe this will help him realize he doesn't need to go all in on free agency, but he doesn't need to go all out either. The idea of staying out of the feeding frenzy of the initial phase of free agency just means your getting the crumbs.
I don't want Dallas investing in four or five top-quality FAs each year because it takes a lot of cap manipulation to absorb that, but if the Cowboys had been just identifying one guy each year and going hard after him, then they could have this defense built by now.