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Are the Dallas Cowboys going all in for a Super Bowl this season?
That seemed to be what owner Jerry Jones indicated when speaking with the media in Oxnard, California, Tuesday morning.
'I Feel That Good About This Team, This Year'
Speaking at training camp, Jones said he's very open to acquiring more talent this season and leveraging future assets — in other words, draft picks — to do so.
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"Candidly, I'd be very interested," he told reporters. "I'd give up future [assets] to add substantive [talent] to where we are today as to a player, to give you an idea about what I invest. Something substantive to get the right kind of deal to improve us opening day. I would. I feel that good about this team, this year."
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Jones admitted that it's very early in the process to know for sure if this team could compete for a title, but he's expecting to be a buyer of talent in order to build a competitive team.
"Of course, you know that I haven't seen this team play together, but in general, looking ahead, I think we've got a chance to be worthy of spending some future if we saw an opportunity," he said.
It's possible, of course, that Jones' age and recent history are playing into that decision.
After all, he's 83 years old, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Cowboys' last championship in Super Bowl XXX.
Given the long period of mediocrity that's followed three titles in four years in the 1990s, there's no telling what Jones would do to chase another ring, and the sooner the better.
Quarterback Dak Prescott isn't getting any younger, and his receiver tandem of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens is among the most talented in football.
Given those factors, Jones told reporters that there's no better time than the present to push all his chips in.
"Let me just say this: There's no way that I would do anything that would delay until next year or the next year to try to get to a Super Bowl this year," he said. "I feel that good about what we're starting with."
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