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Sad free agency report shows just how pathetic Cowboys' offseason strategy really is

Originally posted on A to Z Sports
By Mauricio Rodriguez | Last updated 3/12/24

Dallas Cowboys fans are used to quiet starts to free agency and 2024 has been no exception.

Not only were there zero reports on the Cowboys targeting any outside free agent on Monday, the team also re-signed none of their own 16 free agents. Instead, they witnessed Tony Pollard, Tyler Biadasz, and Dorance Armstrong sign elsewhere.

But on Monday night, the finishing touches on a slow start were placed by a report from the Dallas Morning News.

Moments after the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to terms with running back Zack Moss, Cowboys insider Michael Gehlken reported Dallas was in the mix for Moss but that "the price extended past their comfort point."

Such discourse is not unbeknownst to Cowboys fans but I've got to keep it real with you, I didn't see the next part coming: The price that Moss signed for is $8 million over two years, including $4.25 million in the first year.

Cowboys were in the mix today for RB Zack Moss, a person familiar with the discussions said. Ultimately, the price extended past their comfort point. Moss agreed with Bengals on a two-year, $8 million contract that includes $4.525 in earnings this year.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) March 12, 2024

That's the price tag they were uncomfortable with. Really? The Cowboys really claimed they were going all in in January only to turn around and act like $4.25 million for a running back that would start for you if you needed to play a game today is way too much?

Let me remind you the Cowboys' running back room is currently headlined by Deuce Vaughn, Malik Davis and Hunter Luepke. Rico Dowdle is also a free agent and Pollard is gone to Nashville.

The so-called all in Cowboys' free agency reached a new level of pathetic with the report and all fans can currently wait for is for some real good luck in the 2024 NFL Draft because needs are piling up quickly for a franchise that doesn't seem like it's going to get busy anytime soon, not even with its own guys.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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