Jerry Jones gives conflicting messages over Dak Prescott, he simply is not ready to pay

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The Cowboys have remained quiet and unremarkable during free agency. Previously, the justification was that they would work with the existing roster – with no further elaboration.

Jerry Jones’ statement about the Dallas Cowboys going “all-in” for the 2024 season has proven somewhat controversial in light of the team’s lack of activity. However, internally, at least within the front office, the “all-in” mentality persists.

Despite the hype surrounding the Draft, the Cowboys’ low-key approach has left fans and analysts speculating about their strategy. Although the owner’s rhetoric promised an ambitious drive for success, the team’s actions – or lack thereof – have not reflected this outwardly.

It seems, though, that behind closed doors there is a concerted effort to capitalise on the potential of the current squad.

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Jones’ winning speech lives on

During the pre-Draft press conference that took place last Tuesday, Dallas’ owner gave some answers to everything that is being said in the media about the team’s situation for next season. And, for the record, he repeated the term ‘all-in’ at least four times.

“We’re very proud of this roster. We feel very, very good about the promise of this roster this season… We feel great about what we’ve been in free agency. We’re all in.”

Regarding Dak Prescott, the 81-year-old businessman remarked that he’s going to wait a little longer to see what happens. Although he’s firm in his choice to keep the QB, he seems to be looking for results before making any decisions.

“We want Dak Prescott. That’s that,” he said steadily. “We’d like to see more leaves fall. We’d like to see more action. It’s called option quarterback. I’ve spent my life (playing) option quarterback. I want to see some more cards played,” he added.

“If you decide to have a key player and you pay him to that extent, then he’s going to have less supporting cast around. Look around. That’s the way it works. That’s the way it’s been working in the NFL.”

“We have known that you were going to basically have to have less in order to have some of the players that we want to have at the prices they are. You got to have less supporting cast. There’s no getting around it.”

It’s clear Jerry wants to see more Dak, and is willing to continue gambling on his future, even though he says he wants him.

According to Jones, it’s about money – the lack of it

The Cowboys general manager basically said that all the moves they intend to make need to be calculated in terms of the salary cap and that they don’t happen overnight. And this has driven the fans crazy.

“It’s called a salary cap. It is not a lack of money, under the premise. It’s not that at all. It’s a part of the rules, just like you can’t be offside or you can’t hit a guy when he’s already on he ground… And that salary cap means that if you pay [Zack] Martin more money one year, you’re going to have less to pay the next year. That’s just part of it.”

He then tried to explain it in an easier way.

“Sometimes you look at your account, and you’re loaded with money in there that day. But you know you’ve incurred bills that’s three times the money you have in your account. But that day, it looks like you’ve got a lot of money. You’ve got to be disciplined about spending what’s in your account if you know you’ve got all these bills out here.”

“You do understand when you’ve been operating on the credit card. And there’s no question we have been operating on the credit card. That’s how we’ve had Dak Prescott plus this great supporting cast around him for the last three or four years.”

America’s Team is at a disadvantage

This past Tuesday, on the latest edition of NFL Live, former Cowboys player Marcus ‘Swagu’ Spears said he believes that the organisation isn’t looking around and paying attention to what its conference rivals are doing to strengthen themselves, while Dallas is only going backwards.

“I think the thing that Dallas is failing to realize and Jerry when he comes and sells this, is that ‘we’re focused on what other teams have’, and they seem to be a lot more ‘all-in’ at getting the ultimate prize based on the moves that they’ve made and their young players playing well.”

“Let’s not forget a young quarterback came into the Cowboys, into the star, and hung up 40 plus points on a roster that was better than the one that you’re going into this season with,” he remembered about the loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card.

“So let’s not get it twisted about this just being about the Dallas Cowboys and their roster. It’s about what other teams have done in the NFC and where you compare to them, because last time I checked you gotta play people in different uniforms.”

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