FRISCO, Texas Except for the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are bringing back all 22 starters from the 2020 season, change is constant in the NFL. When you have a defense that was as porous as the Dallas Cowboys , change was more than needed. It was craved.
When the Cowboys defense allows 473 points, the most in team history, and 2,541 rushing yards, the second most allowed in team history, you can t simply run it back.
The Dallas makeover on defense started with the hiring of coordinator Dan Quinn in January, continued into NFL free agency, where the Cowboys signed five defenders and moved through the 2021 NFL draft in which eight of their 11 selections were on Quinn s side of the ball.
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If anyone caught any of the RJ Ochoa live feeds during the draft, there was a never-ending clamor throughout Day 2 and Day 3 among participants to grab a Safety - any Safety. And many name players at the position were available at decent value throughout. Many, like Divine Deablo (Pick 80), Elijah Molden (Pick 100), Tyree Gillespie (143), Caden Sterns (152), Jamar Johnson (152), Richard LeCounte (169), Talanoa Hufanga (180), Hamsah Nasirilldeen (186), Joshua Bledsoe (188), Damar Hamlin (212), JaCoby Stevens (224), and James Wiggins (243), fell well within the Cowboys reach on numerous occasions. Ar Darius Washington was undrafted. The depths to which these players fell in the draft is an indicator that this position does not generally matter in the NFL league-wide once you get past the most elite prospects.
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Cowboys news: No offseason workouts could cost some Dallas players money
All the news you may have missed from Tuesday.
The status of offseason workouts for the NFL is up in the air. If the workouts don’t happen, contractually some Cowboys could be out some money.
If that were to happen, quarterback Dak Prescott, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, receiver Amari Cooper, running back Ezekiel Elliott, linebacker Jaylon Smith, guard Zack Martin and tackles Tyron Smith and La’el Collins could have to forfeit $500,000 each from their base salary because of a de-escalator for missing at least 84.375% of the Cowboys’ offseason program.
Cowboys news: Deciding who should be the Cowboys’ CB1 in the 2021 NFL Draft
Plus, more news on America’s Team.
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The debate over who is the top corner in the 2021 draft is heating up.
While unfortunate for Farley, the Cowboys brass shouldn’t be upset with the prospect of choosing between Surtain and Horn, as both are elite cornerback talents with NFL bloodlines who dominated the competition in college football’s toughest conference (SEC). So, if both are available, who should the Cowboys choose with the 10th overall pick?
Before we dive into each player, it’s important to understand the scheme they will be asked to fit into under defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. For an in-depth look at Quinn’s base defenses, make sure you check out my Film Room from a few months ago.