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Over the past few years, the Cowboys have taken a much different approach towards free agency. In the late 2000s, the team was consistently one of the league's biggest spenders in free agency. The draft was more of an afterthought as Dallas tried to load up their team with premier players on the league's opening day.
But since Will McClay and Stephen Jones have taken over more control of roster construction, the Cowboys have become more frugal participants in free agency. No longer attracted to the high-priced players, the team now waits until the second or third wave of free agency before making any moves. Last year, Jones told fans not to get excited about free agency, because it often leads to "good players" getting "paid like they're great players," and "average players" getting "paid like they're good players."
With that said, the Cowboys have their work cut out for them in this free-agent market. The team has 22 pending free agents, 12 of which started at some point in 2016. But to make matters worse, the Cowboys are currently $11 million dollars over the salary cap before free agency even begins. Surely, the team will need to deal with Tony Romo's contract, but that will only save them a few million. Cuts and restructuring of contracts will come, but it will leave very little space for the team to make moves in free agency.
The Cowboys don't have any massive holes, but there are spots that need an upgrade or additional depth. Here are some of the positions that Dallas may choose to attack in free agency and some names that could make sense at each position.
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But since Will McClay and Stephen Jones have taken over more control of roster construction, the Cowboys have become more frugal participants in free agency. No longer attracted to the high-priced players, the team now waits until the second or third wave of free agency before making any moves. Last year, Jones told fans not to get excited about free agency, because it often leads to "good players" getting "paid like they're great players," and "average players" getting "paid like they're good players."
With that said, the Cowboys have their work cut out for them in this free-agent market. The team has 22 pending free agents, 12 of which started at some point in 2016. But to make matters worse, the Cowboys are currently $11 million dollars over the salary cap before free agency even begins. Surely, the team will need to deal with Tony Romo's contract, but that will only save them a few million. Cuts and restructuring of contracts will come, but it will leave very little space for the team to make moves in free agency.
The Cowboys don't have any massive holes, but there are spots that need an upgrade or additional depth. Here are some of the positions that Dallas may choose to attack in free agency and some names that could make sense at each position.
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