It all seemingly aligns with their plan to, as Stephen Jones put it, be "selectively aggressive" during this free agency period.  Or at least it would, if Jerry Jones didn't disagree on the use of the word aggressive to describe his team's plans.

Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said the team will be "selectively aggressive" in free agency. On Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones selected a different way to describe the plans. “I don’t think aggressive is the right word,

Had Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gotten his way during the 2014 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys may have ended up with Johnny Manziel instead of future Hall of Famer Zack Martin. He's comfortable joking about the situation 11 years later.

Zack Martin cleared his throat frequently to control his emotions while the man most responsible for his decorated 11-season career with the Dallas Cowboys dabbed at his moist eyes a few times. The comic relief during Martin's retirement ceremony with his only NFL team came soon enough Wednesday with veiled references to 2014.

Zack Martin's retirement press conference included a funny moment with Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones regarding a mistake Jones nearly made 11 years earlier. Martin, who has decided to retire following an 11-year career that will likely end up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame,