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Dead money evaluation, Part I: Looking at the Cowboys outstanding debt in recent years

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Dead money is an interesting thing relative to the Cowboys.

We are just a couple of months away from the start of the new season for the Dallas Cowboys when they will test out the latest revision of this retooled football team. This year will feature a new coaching staff as well as several new members, and we are all hoping that the collective sum of their parts will produce better results this time around.

What’s not new, though, is the front office. It’s the same three-headed monster that features owner Jerry Jones, cap specialist Stephen Jones, and talent evaluator extraordinaire Will McClay. With the team under the same upper management they’ve had for many years, some aren’t too optimistic that things will be any different. The Joneses specifically have been the recipients of the blame for this team’s inability to go deep in the playoffs because they are, as people point out, the “one constant” of this organization over their 30-year drought.

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