Cowboys executive VP responds to critics of team's offseason

Dallas Cowboys fans have been extremely frustrated with what they perceive as a lack of urgency from the team this offseason, but Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president, insists he and his fellow decision-makers are not operating any differently than they have in the past.

Not long after the Cowboys’ home loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, Jerry Jones vowed that the team will be “going all in” heading into next season. He even said that Dallas is going to focus on 2024 and “not build it for the future.”

Despite that, the Cowboys have made no big signings or trades this offseason. During an interview with 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, Stephen Jones was asked what he would say to fans who feel the team has not gone “all in” since losing to Green Bay.

“We spend max, max money year in and year out. All 32 can only spend the same amount of money over a five-year stretch,” Stephen said. “When we’re all said and done, we max out our salary cap every year. We will have done that. What comes with having a good roster, which we do, we’re also looking towards signing our own guys.”

Stephen was clear that such a process can take time.

“It doesn’t mean it happens overnight,” Stephen said. “But when you’re wanting to sign players like Dak (Prescott) and Micah (Parsons) and CeeDee (Lamb), then you have to hold money back if you want to have a realistic chance of signing those guys.”