It is never good to let your enemies know what your weakness is.
And that holds true in every aspect in life, not just sports.
Somehow, Dallas Cowboys owner/GM/point-man Jerry Jones never learns his lesson.
Prior to last month’s NFL Draft, everyone, blind or not, could see that the Cowboys were badly in need of a couple of good running backs and were looking to pick a couple of them in the draft, probably in the fourth round. But they did not have a fourth-round pick thanks to the trade for backup quarterback Trey Lance. The result? Other teams that needed running backs drafted an astounding 12 (TWELVE!) of them between the Cowboys’ picks in Round 3 (#87) and 5 (#174). That had completely wiped out the Cowboys’ draft board and in the end, they did not draft any running back and only signed one rookie free agent.
While Jones would sign Ezekiel Elliott who returned to the Cowboys after being released last year, Zeke clearly was no longer the spectacular superstar he was when he was drafted fourth overall in 2016. To put it politely, he made “business decisions” every time he touched the ball and often goes down at the first contact, and seldom breaks tackles anymore.
The below-par running back room several years ago was exactly why the Cowboys drafted him fourth overall in 2016. And somehow, their running back room this year is just as bad.
But unlike 2016, they did not spend any draft pick to cover themselves this year.
Oops.
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