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McClay’s ability to consistently identify talent at the collegiate level is paramount to the Cowboys success because they don’t go hard in the other two phases of talent acquisition: free agency and trading.ĭallas has the most homegrown players of any organization, and by a wide margin.

Sports in general is a what have you done for me lately league, but especially in the NFL where contracts aren’t guaranteed and players come and go and disappear from memory quickly. Will McClay's worth will once again be proven He looked capable in the USFL, now he’ll just have to prove it on the biggest stage.

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But perhaps Turpin will be a full replacement for Cedrick Wilson in that he was also be a viable receiving option for Prescott.

He’ll be the primary kick return guy, primary punt return guy and he also will get gadget plays. There’s been no anointing of Turpin, the USFL MVP who scored two return touchdowns in a single preseason game in August, but maybe there should be. Their big offseason signings for targets were Allen Hurns and Tavon Austin, the latter who was touted as a shining acquisition who would see up to two dozen touches a game. In mid-April the club jettisoned lead receiver Dez Bryant and two weeks later Jason Witten had had enough and retired on them, albeit (unfortunately?) only for a year. In 2018, the Cowboys front office did Prescott and the entire offense a disservice. KaVontae Turpin is going to be what Stephen Jones wanted Tavon Austin to be Going out on a limb, but this group will be the one-off. Anthony Brown is in the final year of his deal and Trevon Diggs will be eligible for an extension for the first time and is ready to break the bank. In addition, the corners are both playing for big-money contracts. Despite the hand wringing over losing Randy Gregory to a free-agency fiasco if Tank Lawrence is healthy for a full season then that’s a net gain. Here’s why I believe the Cowboys could lead the league again. The NFL average takeaways last year was 22.8 and if Dallas drops by 13.7, it will fall below the league average. On average, the drop-off is 13.7 takeaways from the big year to the next. The great Bob Sturm from The Athletic laid it out crystal clear in this week’s must-read Dan Quinn Report.īasically, every single team had fewer takeaways the next season and most of them had distinct drop-offs. We’ve read countless anecdotes about how teams with surreal turnover numbers fail to reach the bar the following season.

(Photo by Matt Strasen/AP Images for Panini) The defense absolutely can lead the league in turnovers again Here are some trends to look for over the marathon of the season.

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With Dallas squaring off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football ( here’s how to watch, stream and the keys to the game) to begin the slate of 17 regular season games, things will get hot and heavy very quickly. In “ 10 bad things I’m thinking,” concerns ranged from the offensive line composition and coaching, wide receiver and tight end youth and inexperience to the general dark cloud that’s hung over the organization since January.īut now it’s time to focus on the positive. Earlier in the week, Cowboys Wire set the stage for things about the 2022 version of the Dallas Cowboys which were cause for concern.

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