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Cowboys top 3 cornerbacks have a case to be the NFL's best 1

3 defensive backs the Cowboys are counting on in 2024

Heading into the 2024 season, the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive backs have much to prove. There is no shortage of star power amongst the group with All-Pro’s DaRon Bland and Trevon Diggs headlining. When it comes to depth, Dallas has that too. Savvy veterans like Jourdan Lewis and Malik … Read more

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3 Cowboys rookies that will contribute right away in 2024 3

3 Cowboys rookies that will contribute right away in 2024

One month ago today, the 2024 NFL Draft kicked off in Detroit. 30 days later, the Dallas Cowboys have some new players looking to earn their stripes and contribute immediately. It is going to be crucial for the Cowboys rookie class to step up in the 2024 season. … Read more

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Are the Cowboys setting Mike Zimmer up for failure in 2024?

Mike Zimmer will call plays from the sideline this season

As everyone should know by now Mike Zimmer is the new man calling the plays for the Cowboys defense. Earlier this week, Cowboys reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Michael Gehlken spoke with Zimmer about the defense and some of the outlook for the 2024 season. He tweeted … Read more

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3 veterans that must perform for the Cowboys in 2024 3

3 veterans that must perform for the Cowboys in 2024

With so many off-season departures, the Dallas Cowboys veterans will play a huge role in the team’s 2024 success. Dallas lost tenured players like Tyron Smith in free agency and 6-year veteran Leighton Vander Esch to a medical retirement. That doesn’t include the other ten former Cowboys that … Read more

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Overshown looks to shore up Cowboys' backups at linebacker 2

2nd-year player is the perfect fit with Mike Zimmer

DeMarvion Overshown was expected to be a solid player for the Dallas Cowboys in his rookie season a year ago, that was before he tore his ACL in the preseason. Heading into year 2, the linebacker is returning at the right time for a coach who is perfect … Read more

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3 defensive free agents the Cowboys can still sign 2

3 defensive free agents the Cowboys should sign

The Dallas Cowboys spent the 2024 NFL Draft filling holes that were created by a lackluster free agency period. Now, with more roster clarity, it is time for them to get back into the free agency pool. Coming off a 12-5 season, Dallas brought in just three external … Read more

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Will the Cowboys prioritize Defense in '24 NFL Draft? 4

Will the Cowboys prioritize Defense in ’24 NFL Draft?

Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys defense is reeling. They have, so far, lost six defensive players to free agency, or, in Leighton Vander Esch’s case, medical retirement. This is a unit that cost Dallas badly once the lights got bright in 2023. In nine … Read more

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DAL at PHI: 6 plays that altered the outcome of the game 3

3 ways the Cowboys can exceed expectations in 2024

It is safe to say expectations are low for the Dallas Cowboys in 2024. The front office has left countless positions on the roster weakened and their refusal to extend some of their top players is costing them millions. Dallas has brought in just one outside free agent, … Read more

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Mike McCarthy Has Dallas In Line For Favorable Playoff Seeding 1

Mike McCarthy, Mike Zimmer are dead men coaching

In the last few days we’ve considered the possibility of a stealth rebuild in Dallas. And we’ve acknowledged that Jerry Jones’ statements cannot be taken at face value. Today, he could say no contract extensions, no trades, and no big free agent signings are pending. Tomorrow, he could … Read more

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Are the Cowboys setting Mike Zimmer up for failure in 2024?

Are the Cowboys setting Mike Zimmer up for failure in 2024?

It has been an offseason of departures for the Dallas Cowboys, and it might put incoming Defensive Coordinator, Mike Zimmer in an impossible situation in his first season. It is never easy for first-year coaches or coordinators to see immediate success. This becomes a whole lot harder when … Read more

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Rex tries, fails to drum up interest as Zimmer agrees to terms 1

Mike Zimmer’s approach is better than Dan Quinn’s

Mike Zimmer is the new man calling plays for the Dallas Cowboys defense in 2024. I feel as if this hasn’t been talked about nearly enough, I don’t agree with a lot of things Jerry Jones does, but I like this hire. Zimmer has been around the game … Read more

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Jerry Jones shares surprising details about Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard

Lack of discipline in Dallas starts at the top

This won’t come as a shock to longtime fans of the Dallas Cowboys: The entire franchise is undisciplined. And it has been since a certain Hall of Fame Head Coach was run out of town after the 1993 season. That lack of discipline is the primary reason why … Read more

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Cowboys Headlines - Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer Compares 2016 Cowboys to 90's Dynasty 1

3 defensive changes that Mike Zimmer will bring to Dallas

After a short interviewing process, the Dallas Cowboys have tapped former Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer as the defensive coordinator in 2024. Zimmer was immediately sought after by Dallas; interviewing alongside other former head coaches and in-house options, but the former Cowboys assistant won the team over. The … Read more

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