The Dallas Cowboys’ front office does not demonstrate much creativity in their roster-building process. Most of the heavy lifting is done in the draft, where they find All-Pro players and then re-sign them to long-term deals. They don’t spend much money in free agency, and every once in a while, they orchestrate a trade. That’s the synopsis of the Cowboys’ roster-building approach.
While the fanbase is thirsting for them to make moves, a couple of trades in recent years have not panned out as we hoped. In back-to-back years, the Cowboys traded away their fourth-round pick to acquire a player from another team. In 2023, it was for Trey Lance, and last season, it was for Jonathan Mingo. Both Lance and Mingo have played sparingly, and when they did, they didn’t give fans much to be excited about.
Making deals is risky, and while it’s easy to get excited about a new player, things don’t always work out as planned. Even some of the more praised front offices in the league can produce some stinkers.
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