I don't like Cowherd but I do agree with him on this. The Cowboys offseason has been awful. They traded their best receiver for a 5th round pick. They cut their starting RT for nothing - a $10 million CAP save they don't see until June. There is no doubt Dallas wanted these two players gone. But getting rid of them without a backup plan was just dumb. They could have kept Gregory had they just made him a higher priority instead of waiting to re-sign him. But again, what was the backup plan? Instead of going after one of the top DEs available, they pursued all the guys who were average performers. Don't believe the nonsense about they had interest in Miller, or Danielle Hunter, or even JPP. All of these guys were/are going to get more than $6 million a year and that priced them out of Dallas. The Joneses are dumb when it comes to building a team but I think they are smart enough to have figured out Miller would cost more than $6 million a year.
I have said it before and I will say it again. The Cowboys were not forced to trade Amari Cooper or La'el Collins. They could have kept both of them if they wanted to. Cooper's contract only included a $2 million pro-rated bonus per year. His contract was made to be restructured to save CAP space. But Jerry blamed Cooper for the Cowboys not winning a playoff game. This is not only misplaced blame, but it also devalued Cooper in a trade. Then Jerry announced the Cowboys would cut Cooper if they could not work out a trade. They devalued him again. They did the same thing with Collins announcing he would be cut. What Jerry should have said is "I want a 2nd round pick for Amari Cooper or we will keep him". If no one steps up then just keep him. The same with Collins. Since Collins does not bring a CAP save until June anyway then wait to trade him - or keep him, which would not be the worst problem for Dallas. And btw, Steele is a big question mark for 2022. We are wishful thinking if we think Steele is ready to block Nick Bosa or even Brandon Graham.
The Joneses build a team the way novice chess players play chess. They move pieces just to make am move but they do not protect their other pieces and their strategy is never more than one move ahead.