The Dallas Cowboys front office continuously tells us that their priority is to build homegrown talent. The way they approach free agency by being frugal in the open market is an obvious indicator of how they view team building. It is predominately done through the draft and not by overpaying for other franchises castoffs.
In order for this way of thinking to be a successful business model, you need to be able to hit homeruns in the draft and to be consistent throughout from round one to round seven. Giving credit where it is due, Will McClay and his staff have done a nice job of that as most of this young team’s core is drafted talent.