Cowboys continue troubling philosophy days before the regular season

If there is one thing you have heard over and over as a Dallas Cowboys fan it is probably this: "We like our guys." Let me tell, you most fans are sick and tired of hearing this. The Cowboys have been preaching this phrase for years now, and the current roster construction backs it up. […]

Tyler Browning

Sep 3, 2023 3:53 PM EDT

If there is one thing you have heard over and over as a Dallas Cowboys fan it is probably this: "We like our guys."

Let me tell, you most fans are sick and tired of hearing this. The Cowboys have been preaching this phrase for years now, and the current roster construction backs it up. They consistently pass on looking for outside help at positions of need, especially in the waiver wire following the NFL preseason, when multiple teams put in claims for players cut as teams trim down their rosters to 53 players.

About 83% of Dallas' current roster began their career with the #Cowboys, which is the most in the NFL. Rams are 2nd with 80% followed by the Ravens, Packers, and Bucs all around 73%
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) August 30, 2023

Fans haven't seen a Super Bowl win in over twenty-five years, while they have seen their arch-rival, the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and appear in another. To any Cowboys fan, that is sickening.

What makes it even worse is the Cowboys appear stuck in their ways of liking their guys.

The Cowboys did not make a waiver-wire claim on any player.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) August 30, 2023

Now there is no correlation between claiming a player on waivers and making the Super Bowl, however, it still points to the Cowboys being stuck in their ways.

There were some players who in my opinion deserved consideration.

Eric Garror, a cornerback who was waived by the Tennessee Titans, was one. Garror had a stellar pre-season: He can play slot corner, returner, or even boundary corner. He is listed at 5'9, so the Cowboys will view him as a slot-only guy, but claiming Eric, might have saved you a trade for Noah Igbinoghene; thus freeing up Kelvin Joseph for another trade partner.

Titans undrafted rookie Eric Garror reading his keys and triggering downhill to beat blocks for a big-time TFL.

The cornerback out of Louisiana has two TFLs today and has looked feisty at nickel against the Bears. pic.twitter.com/6fGUpOtCOi
— Seven Rounds in Heaven (@7RoundsInHeaven) August 12, 2023

Even if the Cowboys couldn't look past Eric's height, they didn't want to put in a claim on the player that was just drafted in the fifth round in Darius Rush? Instead, Rush goes to a continual powerhouse in the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Cowboys seem to be in a state of complacency, which is not good for any team to be in. At what point will they wake up and realize looking for outside help can be a good thing?