Dallas Cowboys on the brink of disaster? Experts predict playoff miss amid contract chaos

Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, made big promises for the team during the offseason. As the weeks passed, those promises remained unfulfilled.

Now, analysts speculate that after three successful seasons, America’s Team could be on the verge of collapse.

The Cowboys have been on a roller coaster over the past 10 years.

One season they make the playoffs, and the next they fall to the bottom of their division. Fans have seen the team go 12-5 the past three seasons, only to be eliminated early in the playoffs.

Tired of the emotional ups and downs, Jones promised they were going “all in” during the offseason.

Although he never explained what that actually meant, his statements raised high expectations among the media and fans.

In the end, the Cowboys lost key players in free agency and never filled those holes.

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“Jones notably said the Cowboys were ‘all in’ on 2024 early on in the offseason,” Brinson recalled.

“Everyone assumed that meant spending tons of money in free agency and being hyper-aggressive in the draft.”

He explained, “As it turns out, what Jones meant was the Cowboys were just going to go with the status quo, see what happens in 2024, and then either quadruple down or blow the whole thing up.”

Brinson also noted that in addition to the departure of some of their best players, such as left tackle Tyron Smith and center Tyler Biadasz, several of their stars are entering the last year of their contracts without any progress in negotiations.

Both quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb have lamented the lack of progress in their negotiations with Dallas.

Lamb has not even shown up for practice, waiting for a response from the Cowboys’ management regarding his contract.

Head coach Mike McCarthy’s contract is also nearing its end, with no indication that there will be an extension.

Furthermore, the departure of defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and the arrival of Mike Zimmer in his place, but only with a one-year contract, increase the uncertainty within the team.

After three years of disappointing their fans with early postseason eliminations, patience is running out for McCarthy and his coaching staff.

While Jones has caused much of this situation, in the end, it will be the coaches and players who end up paying the price.