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Vindication was the name of the game in Dallas as the Cowboys went from preseason cellar-dwellers in the NFC East to division champions.

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones is going to have a tough time keeping the band together this offseason, however.

Several big names are set to hit free agency, and it's unlikely the Cowboys will be able to keep them all without sacrificing every bit of flexibility they may have. Wide receiver Dez Bryant will surely be the highest priority, more so than rushing champion DeMarco Murray.

Granted, the Cowboys have some wiggle room—they should have around $9.6 million heading into the offseason, with roster cuts and restructured contracts looming—but it seems unlikely they will be able to retain all their key contributors from 2014.

It seems likelier they will try to keep what they can and try to stick with what worked in 2014 while building through the draft. That might work great if the Cowboys were the Seahawks, but it's easy to forget the team was 24-24 in the previous three seasons with similar roster construction.