Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys Named Least-Improved Team After Dull Free Agency

The Dallas Cowboys haven't had the best start to their "all-in" season.

Jan 14, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) walks off the field / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

To put it lightly, the Dallas Cowboys' offseason so far has been extremely underwhelming.

After owner Jerry Jones pledged to go "all-in" in 2024, the Cowboys have been shockingly quiet through the first two weeks of free agency. They've only added one outside free agent in linebacker Eric Kendricks, all while key players like Tony Pollard, Tyron Smith and Dorance Armstrong have moved on.

Everyone and their mother has said their piece on Dallas' poor offseason, but the takes are still coming in hot. ESPN asked eight writers which NFL team took the largest step back this offseason, and half of them gave the Cowboys the "honor." Three writers chose the Baltimore Ravens, while the final one chose the Buffalo Bills.

Jan 14, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) walks off the field / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

"They still have needs at left tackle, center, running back, defensive tackle and receiver. While a lot of their resources will be tied up in extensions for [Dak] Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons, it was surprising not to see them make a move on [Derrick] Henry or AJ Dillon," ESPN's Mike Tannenbaum writes. "They deserve credit for outstanding drafting and patience in the past, but they're going to need an almost perfect draft to fill all of their needs.

To be fair to the Cowboys, they are in a tough salary cap situation this offseason. They already don't have much cap space, and the looming extenstions to their core players are only further restricting their financial flexibility.

Even knowing that, fans are still not happy with the Cowboys' lack of moves so far. This is a team that has come up short repeatedly in the postseason, and yet appears content to run it back with a lesser version of the same squad from previous years. As the saying goes, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

When the regular season rolls around in September, it will be up to the Cowboys to prove all their doubters wrong, even if it seems like a very tall task right now.