Latest NFL news feels like a slap in the face to Cowboys Nation following loss to 49ers
It's the morning after yet another Dallas Cowboys' shortcoming in a big spot as America's Team falls to 3-4 and the 2024 season outlook gets increasingly bleak. To make matters worse, the latest NFL news doesn't quite help dispel any notion that the Cowboys are simply not going to turn it around. In a year […]
It's the morning after yet another Dallas Cowboys' shortcoming in a big spot as America's Team falls to 3-4 and the 2024 season outlook gets increasingly bleak.
To make matters worse, the latest NFL news doesn't quite help dispel any notion that the Cowboys are simply not going to turn it around. In a year in which the front office has been loudly criticized for its team building, mainly because of their passive approach to free agency, executives have taken a stance all too familiar for Cowboys Nation: They like their guys and have publicly stated, repeatedly, they'll stay pat.
That feels like a particularly frustrating slap in the face when New England Patriots EDGE Joshua Uche gets traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for nothing but a sixth rounder one week after the lone undefeated NFL team also acquired WR DeAndre Hopkins.
You see, one of the biggest problems from Sunday's loss to the Niners was how comfortable Brock Purdy was from the pocket. He could've been watching the game from his couch and he probably would've had to deal with about the same amount of pass rush threats.
The Cowboys logged 11 pressures in another game with no Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Marshawn Kneeland. Think about that. The Cowboys quite literally lost their top three defensive ends and shrugged it off while asking the three next men up to fill in. Well, they did bring in K.J. Henry, who they poached from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. That counts, right?
The Cowboys also lost Brandin Cooks, who is currently on Injured Reserve and will at least miss another game. They also refused to address their need for a wide receiver with any outside alternatives. That would all be fine and dandy if the on-field product was proving the front office right. But it isn't. The team has lost four and in each of those losses they've been down by 17 points at point of the game
As of now, there's no excuse to the Cowboys' passive approach to the season. The front office loves to point toward the massive contracts it has had to sign for top players. Well, since we're talking about the Chiefs' latest trade:
Kansas City currently has the fifth-lowest cap space, per Over the Cap. You might argue about future years and point toward the Cowboys being screwed because the Micah Parsons deal is coming. The Chiefs are projected to have the ninth-lowest cap space in 2025, which ranks lower than Dallas.
The real difference is one team is trying. The other one is still showing that Jerry Jones meant it when he said in the offseason he wanted his quarterback to do more with less.