Should The Dallas Cowboys Take The Risk Before The NFL Trade Deadline

FRISCO - NFL Trade Deadline Day is Nov. 3, and even some of the Dallas Cowboys' "inactivity'' counts as "activity'' - and we will chronicle it all here, in our constantly updated "NFL Trade Deadline Tracker'' ... MONDAY 12:01 p.m. STILL FIGHTING, STAND PAT. It is exactly what many in Cowboys Nation do not want to here: COO Stephen Jones is voicing a stubborn adherence to the belief that even for the 2-6 Cowboys - and even with the knowledge that no 2-6 team has ever, under the present system, made the playoffs ... “We’re in this to still fight,'' Stephen told 105.3 The Fan when asked of trade possibilities. "We’re in the NFC East. It’s obviously a division that is struggling right now ... We just have to stay the course here.” Additionally, Jones noted, there are salary-cap limitations on what Dallas might be able to do. As we've written before: The Cowboys have made their financial bed with players they view as stars: DeMarcus Lawrence, Jaylon Smith, Tyron Smith, Zack Martin, Amari Cooper and Ezekiel Elliott.