Jerry Jones offered an optimistic оutlооk on the Dallas Cowboys’ quiet offseason but Dez Bryant isn’t buying it.

One of Jerry Jones’ most valuable pairs of eights isn’t fooled by his apparent poker face.

Dez Bryant, a member of the illustrious Dallas Cowboys “88 Club,” doesn’t think the general manager/owner of the team has the right to place undue confidence in his offseason behavior—or lack thereof. Bryant is unmoved by Jones’ statement that he “(felt) as good any time going into the offseason as I can remember” at the NFL owners’ meetings in Orlando.

Bryant referred to Jones’ evaluation as “a dаmn lie” on X, citing a post by veteran Cowboys beаt writer Clarence Hill Jr. The once-famous receiver ended his remarks with a laughing emoji, obviously taking pleasure in Jones’ appraisal.

The team’s most recent postseason setback, a lopsided loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card stage in January, prompted Dallas management to pledge a “all in” strategy for the early spring. However, a quick glance at the transaction logs suggests that Jones and company fell short of keeping that pledge: the majority of high-profile free agents have left the team, and a number of established players have left, including an unsettling exodus to the nation’s capital to meet with incoming head coach Dan Quinn.

Beyond Washingtоn, the NFC East has also improved because of the favorable perceptions surrounding the corresponding events in New York and Philadelphia. Since most of Dallas’ hopes for change now rest on individuals left behind (such as troubled franchise quarterback Dak Prescott), the majority of those hopes have migrated to the 2017 NFL Draft in Detroit, where Dallas controls seven picks, starting at 24th overall.