Jerry Jones came into the 2026 season with a promise. The Cowboys were going to overhaul the entire defense. And with draft signings, trades, and the addition of Von Miller, he had made good on his claim. But it doesn’t look like he’s done yet. And if we look at the way he added Miller to the team, it could let us see just what Jones has planned for the team. 

Having added Von Miller to the squad, Jones was asked if he would be making any more moves. After all, Dallas hasn’t emptied its draft capital yet. 

“Yes, if we had an opportunity, I would be,” Jones said after August 17 non-padded practice when asked if he’d still be interested in a substantive move. “It’s as much about what I think of where we are, which I’m more positive than when we started camp, seriously, about what our chances are. And so I think if we saw an opportunity to take a little of the future and put it on this team, I’d do it if it would help us.”

And we can see why Jones wants to keep making additions to the team. The Cowboys already had a questionable pass rush, ranking 22nd with 35 sacks, and just 31st in the league with a 109.6 defensive passer rating. They needed someone like Miller, who, with the Washington Commanders, recorded nine sacks while playing in 17 regular-season games. He leads all active NFL players with 138.5 career sacks.

More importantly, Von Miller was among major pass-rushers who were independently working with the team’s pass-rush consultant, B.T. Jordan. Jordan began working with Dallas earlier this year, and he made it clear Von Miller could be a valuable addition, asking Jones to bring the Super Bowl winner in. In fact, Jordan was an intermediary through which Dallas reached out to Miller in the first place.

In any case, Jones’ idea has some ground to stand on. So far, Dallas has already traded one of its 2027 first-round picks to the New York Jets for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. However, in addition to the remaining first-round pick, the team also holds its second- and third-round picks in 2027.

If Jones intends to replicate the approach they used to bring Miller in, they could even reignite their pursuit of Maxx Crosby. As you may remember, early on in the off-season, the team made multiple offers for the edge rusher, as CBS reported, before they were outbid by the Baltimore Ravens. While that move fell through, Jordan could help them convince Crosby. After all, Crosby is one of Jordan’s clients.

While Jones hasn’t specified Crosby as his target, there’s a precedent for it. Before the 1992 season, they traded for Charles Haley. The risk paid off well as two back-to-back Super Bowl wins followed. They followed the same path by signing free agent Deion Sanders before the 1995 season, which again came with a Super Bowl victory stamp.

No matter who it is, Jones’ ultimate goal is to get rid of the misfortunes, especially with franchise legends even calling out Jones for the team’s biggest failure so far.

Jerry Jones received a reality check from former Dallas quarterback

Dallas going 30 years without a Super Bowl title is hard to believe for former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, who led the NFC East team to three Super Bowl titles.

“I’ve heard Jerry say that the reason he hasn’t hired a general manager is because no one can guarantee him that making a change at GM and replacing himself would guarantee that they would be any better,” he said on the Dallas Dialogue with Dale podcast. “You have to make changes in how you’re doing it if for three decades, you’ve been unable to win back-to-back playoff games to get into a championship game.”

The Cowboys now have the longest wait for an NFC Championship Game appearance among teams in the conference. They had chances of breaking the streak last season itself. Featuring quarterback Dak Prescott and others, their offense ranked second, averaging 391.9 yards. However, the defense pushed them to the edge, ranking the third-worst in the league, averaging 377 yards.

So, everything circles back to one factor for Jones: to win a Super Bowl. Dallas won its first preseason game since 2017, defeating Seattle 17-7. Jones liked what he saw from Christian Parker’s defense. With this, another addition could give the unit an even bigger boost.