What in the????

For as long as I can remember I have been a Dallas Cowboys fan. I remember the Super Bowls in the 1990's, the one win seasons, and the heart breaking playoff losses the last few years. But there is one thing I am not, and that is a fair weather fan. Even when the Cowboys struggled to make the playoffs and when they got killed by the Ravens and Eagles at the end of last season, I still cheered and proudly wore my Cowboys jersey.

But count me as one of the very confused about the moves Jerry Jones has made over the past week. I understand the signing of Keith Brooking, he's a younger, bigger Zach Thomas who fills a hole at Middle Linebacker. Smart moves: 1, Dumb moves: 0. Here are the ones I don't understand: trading the only corner you had that started all 16 games last season for a back-up quarterback who has the same salary cap hit and hopefully won't hit the field. Smart moves: 1, Dumb Moves: 1. The release of Roy L. Williams, the strong-safety who came in to the league and tore the place up in his first few years, was a perennial Pro Bowler, and rising star. Yes he has had a rough couple of seasons, but can it really be all his fault? He is still as athletic, strong, and smart of a football player as he was three years ago, so what changed? The coaching staff made some mistakes and tried to turn him in to a cover safety which is exactly what he isn't. That's like me taking over the Astros and telling Roy Oswalt to go play centerfield and bat fifth in the lineup. Smart moves: 1, Dumb moves: 2. Finally, the release of mercurial wideout Terrell Owens. Now I was not that excited when we picked TO up and I definitely wouldn't call myself a fan of TO. But what he does on the field is amazing. He is a game-changer and has more experience then all of our other receivers combined. Now does that mean the Cowboys should put up with his off-field antics? I think they finally were too much this past year. Plus, I believe it is time to give Roy Williams (the receiver not the safety) more of a role in the offense with a healthy Tony Romo. So let's count that as a half smart, half dumb move. So the final score is Smart moves: 1.5, Dumb moves: 2.5.

Now if Jerry Jones goes out and does something amazing like trade for Anquan Boldin or sign another shut-down corner, then I can forgive him for the last week. But I have gotten to the point where one more dumb move by Jerry Jones could result in me becoming a Texans fan. Luckily, Spring Training has started and so that has kept most of my attention of the horrible off-season that the Cowboys have had.