Call it an interesting season to come for the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback room. Dak Prescott will be the starter, barring injury, but the question of how much longer that remains true after this season remains unanswered – so far. And, … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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A lot went wrong for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. They signed several veteran free agents before the season started, but nearly all were off of the roster but October. Former defensive coordinator Mike Nolan’s hybrid defensive scheme, despite a strong finish in the last month, gave up … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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The Dallas Cowboys were a disaster on the defensive side of the ball in 2020. They finished 28th in points, 31st against the run, and 23rd overall. Injuries to key contributors like Leighton Vander Esch, Sean Lee, and rookie Trevon Diggs were crippling and combined with the difficulty … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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One of the unintended (or in some cases intended) benefits of such a lousy season is that the team gets a chance to evaluate their young talent. The Cowboys went into 2020 expecting Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe to take the majority of their interior defensive line reps, … Read more
Written by: Kevin Brady
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The Dallas Cowboys invested resources into improving their interior defensive line during free agency in 2020. The biggest addition was Gerald McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowl selection who has built a reputation as of the league’s best defensive tackles since entering the NFL in 2010. Unfortunately, McCoy suffered … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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The Dallas Cowboys spent plenty of resources on the defensive side of the ball in free agency in 2020. Defensive tackles Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe were signed as potential anchors on the interior, and veteran Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was brought in to play opposite Xavier Woods. … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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There wasn’t much to brag about on the defensive side of the ball for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. They finished 31st against the run and 23rd in overall defense. The 473 points they allowed (29.6 per game) were the most in franchise history, while also yielding the … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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The safety position for the Dallas Cowboys has been an issue for quite some time. During the 2019 preseason, sixth-round pick Donovan Wilson showed flashes that he could be a building block on the third level of the Cowboys defense. He led all defenders with three interceptions and … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver room is star studded. Between Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb, and Michael Gallup, you would assume there aren’t targets to be had for any other passing threats, let alone touchdowns. But early on in the 2020 season, that assumption was wrong. With quarterback Dak … Read more
Written by: Kevin Brady
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When the Dallas Cowboys hired Mike McCarthy last January to be its new head coach, the thought was that his pedigree of winning from his previous stop in Green Bay would carry over, but 2020 was a trainwreck from the start in Dallas. The coronavirus pandemic completely changed … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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Hunter Niswander has only served as the Dallas Cowboys punter for eight games, replacing Chris Jones midway through the 2020 season. His strong play was enough to not only become the favorite for the job next season but already has Niswander at the top of one of the … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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Outside of Dak Prescott’s contract situation, the Cowboys elite receiving corps was the main story of their 2020 offseason. Despite having holes on the defensive side of the ball, the Cowboys decided to draft Oklahoma star receiver CeeDee Lamb in the first round. Added to an already dynamic … Read more
Written by: Kevin Brady
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CeeDee Lamb was the star of draft night. No one expected the Oklahoma wide receiver to be the third wide out selected in his stacked class, and certainly no one expected him to last to 17th overall. But that’s exactly what happened. Lamb fell right into the Cowboys’ … Read more
Written by: Kevin Brady
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With the 2020 regular season coming to an end, it’s officially award season in the NFL. Today, the Associated Press First Team All Pro list was released. In what likely comes as a surprise to no one, zero Cowboys were named first team NFL All Pro for this … Read more
Written by: Kevin Brady
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When the Dallas Cowboys hired Defensive Coordinator Mike Nolan last January, the thought was that his hybrid scheme with multiple three and four-man fronts would keep opposing offenses off-balance. The defense as a whole struggled for most of the 2020 season. They finished 28th in points allowed, 31st … Read more
Written by: Matthew Lenix
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The Dallas Cowboys’ 2020 season ended yesterday with their loss to the New York Giants. However, there is much new business to attend to as the Cowboys and 17 other NFL teams can begin their offseason work while the rest duke it out for a championship. Dallas’ biggest … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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We can finally close the book on the Dallas Cowboys 2020 season. The New York Giants saw to that yesterday afternoon with the 23-19 victory over the Cowboys. It’s no doubt been a disappointing season, but Dallas’ future still looks surprisingly bright despite everything that went wrong this … Read more
Written by: Brian Martin
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The Dallas Cowboys have been eliminated from the NFC East race and the playoffs with a 23-19 loss today to the New York Giants. They will finish the year 6-10 in Mike McCarthy’s first season as head coach. And as far as today goes, McCarthy may have only … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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The Dallas Cowboys are down 20-9 at halftime in their Week 17 finale with the New York Giants. Struggling on both sides of the ball, Dallas will need a dramatic second-half shift if they want to stay alive in the NFC East race and keep their playoff hopes … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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If they do their part by beating the New York Giants today, the Dallas Cowboys will be anxiously awaiting the result of tonight’s Washington-Philadelphia game to see if they’ve won the NFC East and can start making playoff plans. But unfortunately, all signs for Sunday Night Football point … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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This Sunday, the Cowboys travel to New Jersey to take on their rival Giants in their season finale. Both teams have been disappointing at times this year, but the Cowboys are playing some of the best football they have all season over the last four weeks. And despite … Read more
Written by: Kevin Brady
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