Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones on frustration with team's quiet start to free agency: 'Everybody certainly has that right'

Dallas Cowboys fans got excited when owner Jerry Jones said earlier this offseason he planned to go ‘all-in.’ That plan, however, apparently didn't entail a flurry of free-agent moves.

The Cowboys have been mostly silent since the new league year opened. They re-signed a couple of players, including nickel cornerback Jourdan Lewis, and made a single outside addition, veteran linebacker Eric Kendricks. Otherwise, the Cowboys have passed and passed and passed. Derrick Henry told Adam Schein of Mad Dog Sports Radio that the Cowboys didn’t even reach out to gauge interest.

The inactivity has Cowboys fans frustrated, particularly after Jones' comments, which he subsequently walked back.

Speaking Thursday during a promotional event, Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones noted that the front office is "very aware" of those frustrations.

"Everybody certainly has that right," he said, via Jon Machota of The Athletic. "I know where the frustration is, it's the fact that we haven't had success in the playoffs to their satisfaction. Until we do that, then the criticism is certainly something that's going to be there. We know that's going to be there, but we're going to stick with what we believe will ultimately get us a championship here for our fans. We don't define 'all in' by what you spend in free agency. It's keeping the core (together)."

The Cowboys watched the likes of running back Tony Pollard, center Tyler Biadasz, defensive ends Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore leave Dallas while their club has done little to combat the attrition.

With Dak Prescott's future contract extension still hanging overhead, the lack of inactivity was predictable. Dallas has little cap space to make big offers. The club also