The Cowboys have been quiet this offseason.  Thus far, they have lost three players — Julius Jones, Jacques Reeves and Keith Davis — and signed only one — Zack Thomas.

Of the three players signing with other teams, two were predominantly special teams players.  And while Jones was the starter for the entire regular season, his playing time gave way to Marion Barber III, and it was unlikely he would have still been the starter next year.

What they have done is resign players — Flozell Adams being the big signing, with the franchise tag given to Ken Hamlin and high tender offers to restricted free agents Marion Barber and Chris Canty.

This is the right strategy for a team that went 13-3 last year and holds two first round picks in the draft.   There have been two things that have become extremely overpriced in the NFL: High-first-round draft choices and free agents taken in the first couple of weeks of free agency.   In those cases, the dollar figures are just out of whack with what you get.

As a team that posted the best record in their conference last year, the main order of business has to be resigning your own players.  In other words — bring back that 13-3 team. With two first rounders, the Cowboys should be able to find the help they need to shore up depth at a couple of positions — and find that back to spell Marion — in the draft or later in free agency.

But the main thing is brining back that core team that did so well last year.  That’s our best shot at success this coming year.

As a side note, Micky Spagnola has a nice writeup on Julius Jones.   It’s worth checking out.