These are the times that try Dallas Cowboys fans’ souls. After one of the more desultory offseasons in recent memory, they are widely seen as regressing while most other teams, particularly their NFC East rivals, have advanced. Speculative analyses like the one Peter King did for Football Morning in America are reflecting that, with the Philadelphia Eagles emerging as a legitimate contender in the NFC East.
Worries about the Cowboys being overtaken are certainly warranted. The frustration over the refusal to use the free agent market to acquire talent, even as Dallas elects to part ways with key starters over salary cap concerns and friction between the players and the staff, has certainly grown this year.