Dallas Cowboys

SAFETIES By Joey “KirkLover” Esquire Rounding out the defensive side of the ball with a look at safeties. I think the safety position has been a thorn in the side of all four teams for nearly a decade, but a couple teams appear to have made some huge improvements in recent years and are set…

By Joey Esquire CORNERBACKS Top to bottom, this is probably one of the weaker position groups in the division, and there is only one team that can really call its cornerbacks a strength for 2017. The draft was a strong class for CBs and the other three teams did take advantage, so we could see…

By: PenguinFarmer In my short time on this ostensibly warming planet, I have never seen such vitriol from feuding political opinions. However, on the day of our great nation’s Independence Day, I think it is best to get political to—paradoxically—unite all of us together against a common foe. For those who toked too much through…

OFF-BALL LINEBACKERS By Joey Esquire Leaguewide, teams played with 3+ receivers about 65% of plays in 2016, and as a result most teams now play from nickel as a de facto base defense. In the NFCE, no team had three linebackers play more than 50% of snaps, and only the Giants had more than two…

EDGE DEFENDERS By Joey Esquire This is by far the toughest position group to pigeonhole into a 1-4 ranking. All four teams in the division have some things they do well, but some glaring weaknesses heading into 2017. The gap between the top three teams is razor thin, and frankly one of them outperforming the…