Look, there's plenty of ammunition for critics of the Dallas Cowboys. In case we haven't forgotten, they last played in a Super Bowl almost 30 years ago..
And although it's always fun to poke Jerry Jones and one of the Washington Commanders' biggest NFC East rivals, there's some real stretching going on this offseason.
By stealing from Dallas - hello, Dan Quinn - the Commanders leap-frogged the Cowboys last season on their way to the NFC Championship Game. Washington should be targeting the Philadelphia Eagles above them, not the Cowboys below them.
Nonetheless, a new story on Friday is taking shots at Dallas for what most analysts believe was a good, productive offseason. The Cowboys filled the void of future Hall of Famer Zack Martin by drafting offensive lineman Tyler Booker 12th overall. They also pulled a bold trade, acquiring talented-but-temperamental receiver George Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
But reads the story, "the Cowboys' failure to address one of their most pressing needs could end up being their downfall."
The writer targets Dallas' running backs. That's fair, given the departures of Ezekiel Elliott and leading rusher Rico Dowdle. But criticizing Jones for a "failure to address" the position is questionable. The Cowboys signed veterans Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders, and then drafted Texas' Jaydon Blue in the fifth round.
"So, let's get this straight," the story reads. "The Cowboys thought it would be a good idea to sign a career 4.0 YPC running back (Williams) and a guy who has hardly played over the last two seasons while watching his starting job get snatched in Carolina (Sanders). Those two are sure to lead Dallas to the promised land. But, just in case they don't, have no fear! The Cowboys' fifth-round running back is here to play rescue.
"That's not a knock on Blue by any means. But, if the Cowboys are banking on a fifth-round rookie saving this franchise's running back room, they've got another thing coming."
How nonsensical is this angle? The writer then concedes "could Blue end up being great? He absolutely could."
So on one hand you blast the Cowboys for not addressing the running back position, then turn around and admit they could've drafted a "great" running back in the fifth round.
The Cowboys dominated the Commanders while winning 12 games and making three consecutive playoff appearances. Quinn and Jayden Daniels changed that in one season.
Going out of your way to pick on Dallas at this point is just a bad look.