Albert Einstein once said "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

By Einstein's definition, the Dallas Cowboys are insane.

Just two months ago Jerry Jones made the statement that the Dallas Cowboys were "all-in."

The problem is that every decision since that statement has been the exact opposite of what he said.

The Cowboys let All-Pro tackle Tyron Smith walk in free-agency, they let their starting running back Tony Pollard go to Tennessee, they let their starting center go to the division rival Washington Commanders, and they let one of their defensive linemen go to the Commanders as well.

The only signing the Cowboys have made as of right now is bringing back their long snapper… on a one-year deal. 

Now I don't know about you, but to me that doesn't sound like an "all-in" approach.

The reality is that the Cowboys fed a narrative to the media yet again, it brought them attention and headlines, and the Cowboys are doing the same thing they always do.

Which is nothing.

That sounds like insanity to me.

One of the latest reports is one of the most depressing reports you will ever hear when it comes to free-agency, as it was revealed that the team thought $4 million per year for starting-caliber RB Zack Moss was out of their comfort zone. 

To compound on it Jane Slater of NFL Network had this to say hours later: 

What now at running back with Tony Pollard gone? “We are looking at any player that can improve us in range that we can afford. We have talked to any guy who has called and listened to what their wishes or ranges are” per one source

— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) March 12, 2024

"We have talked to any guy who has called and listened to what their wishes or ranges are," is what Slater's source told her.

What? Sounds to me like the Cowboys are sitting on their hands and waiting for the phone to ring, and not being proactive.

I ask again, what part of that is going "all-in?"

It appears that the Cowboys operate under a sense of entitlement and they believe people should be lining up to play for them, and calling them.

I cannot express how wrong of a process this is.

That is not how winning teams are made. Much less that is not how you keep your current players happy. We have seen the Cowboys lowball their star players when it comes to negotiations, and now we see them waiting for players to call them instead of actively calling trying to make the team better.

The Dallas Cowboys preach developing their own, and "we like our guys." They insist on building through the draft and being bargain bin shoppers in free agency. 

This can only be successful strategy if you bat 100% in the draft, which no team has figured out how to do.