The Dallas Cowboys have the same offseason plan every year. Attempt to re-sign players they want to keep, let others go and supplement them with lower cost external free agents to build their team. The process breaks down into months.
In March, the Cowboys will test the open market, but only if it comes cheap and after all the top free agents are gone. The month is strictly for patching up holes on their roster. Come late April when the draft arrives, the franchise tries to cover any holes they haven’t addressed. The draft is rarely used for the best player available, but rather filling the biggest needs on the team.
When the draft is over, the Cowboys begin to look for more veteran help in May when it won’t hurt the compensatory pick formula. Dallas will try to grab some extra depth or strengthen any position they didn’t sufficiently address in the draft.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
The draft is now over, and the Cowboys did a solid job of filling most of their question marks, but the job is not done. It’s May and the Cowboys could be looking to add some veteran help to improve the depth and quality of their roster.
Here are five veterans they should consider signing.