77% Of Dallas Cowboys Fans Think They Can Recruit Better Than Their Front Office
There has been growing pressure for the Dallas Cowboys’ front office to rebuild the Cowboys’ struggling defense ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.
This year’s NFL Draft will be held from April 23 to 25 at Acrisure Stadium, the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Point State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Casino.org surveyed Cowboys Nation and revealed that 77% of the Cowboys’ fanbase believes that they could do a better job than the team’s front office, including but not limited to executives.
Dallas Cowboys Fans Think They Can Recruit Better
The Dallas Cowboys were ranked as one of the top three teams with the worst front offices in the NFL. Many of the Dallas fans think that the team has the worst front office in the league.
To go with the study’s shocking statistic, 77% of the Dallas fans believe that they can recruit, including evaluating the NFL’s top talent, better than Dallas’ front office. But there’s a catch, as an average of 35% failed an NFL scouting quiz specifically designed to measure NFL-level draft decision-making.
Perhaps there’s a surplus of confidence in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, but 63% of the Dallas fans displayed confidence in their ability to assemble a Super Bowl-winning roster for the team.
However, wanting and becoming a qualified NFL scout are two different things. Just 28% of the Dallas fans said that their lack of professional connections would disqualify them from becoming an NFL scout, while 75% said that their work and/or family would prevent them from being away on business.
Fantasy football can blur the line between fantasy and reality. However, 52% of the Dallas fans said that their fantasy football knowledge made them feel qualified to become an NFL scout. That is an interesting stat, given Dallas’s lack of postseason success for the past 30 years.
In contrast, 64% of the Dallas fans said that they can handle being away on business for 200+ days per year. In that span, the average NFL scout would visit 50 to 55 colleges and speak to 200 to 300 people, so there’s a chance that these Dallas fans are extroverted.
Speaking of extroverts, 16% of the Dallas fans said that they would mind being away from family, while 84% said that they’d enjoy travelling throughout the country. These Dallas fans appear to have the right idea, as business travel allows for both professional development and cultural exploration.
Cowboys Fans By The Numbers
For those in the NFL world who are interested in the numbers, here are some specific numbers and stats. When asked if they can do a better job than the Cowboys’ front office, 76.92% responded with a “yes,” while 23.08% replied with a “no.”
When questioned if they could’ve picked a roster that would’ve won a Super Bowl, 63.25% responded with a “yes,” while 36.75% replied with a “no.” When grilled on whether skills or experiences in fantasy football make them feel qualified to become an NFL scout, 52.22% responded with a “yes.”
In the NFL scouting quiz’s results, Dallas fans finished with an average wrong answer percentage of 34.74%.
Cowboys’ Outlook
Despite a powerful offense, Dallas’ struggling defense held them back in the 2025 NFL season and will likely hold them back in 2026. As of right now, Dallas’ projected win total is 8.5, based on their 7-9-1 record in 2025.
