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Managing the Cowboys’ cornerback position for 2024

As the NFL offseason grows closer to the next biggest date, plans for how your favorite NFL team will be assembled are starting to take raw form. The free agency legal tampering period starts in a few short weeks on March 11th, with full free agency to start on March 13th. My last article featured 11 …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

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Cowboys’ offseason strategy needs an overhaul

Every time the offseason rolls around, Cowboys Nation gets all in their feelings about how the season ended. This year is no different after the embarrassing home loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Wildcard round of the NFL Playoffs. We all thought this season was finally the year our Dallas Cowboys were going to …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Jerry Jones reportedly claims OBJ will join Cowboys, expects “Deion Sanders-type results”

Legendary coach joins Jerry Jones’ advisory board for 2024

We stand 197 days away from the kickoff of the 2024 NFL season and offseason activities are in full swing. The Dallas Cowboys have many questions following another shocking exit from the NFL playoffs. A series of fortunate events (namely the Philadelphia Eagles’ epic collapse) at the tail end of the regular season set up the …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

3 defensive players the Cowboys need to improve in 2024

3 defensive players the Cowboys need to improve in 2024

One season after the Dallas Cowboys parted ways with their offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, they now have a new defensive coordinator as well. Dan Quinn boarded a plane for Washington and he won’t be back, taking over as head coach of the Commanders. He also took Joe Whitt Jr. with him as his new defensive coordinator …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Former head coach voices his opinion on the state of the Cowboys' defense

Former head coach gives insight into the Cowboys’ defense

The Dallas Cowboys’ terrible loss at the hands of Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers in the Wildcard round has the sports world talking. A great amount of the opinionated are irrelevant to the organization but there are a select few who know what they’re talking about. One of these is former Cowboys’ HC Dave …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Cowboys w position coaches to the staff, including an old face

Cowboys hire 2 coaches to the staff, including an old face

Following the departure of Dan Quinn to Washington, we all knew there would be changes to the defense. Mike Zimmer was hired as the newest defensive coordinator for the Cowboys, returning to the team that gave him his first opportunity. Zimmer was the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator from 2000-2006 before coaching stints in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Minnesota. …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

3 Offensive Players the Cowboys Need to Improve in 2024

3 offensive players the Cowboys need to improve in 2024

The Dallas Cowboys’ 2023 season was one to remember for many reasons, but also one to forget for other reasons. There were highs like Dak Prescott leading the NFL in touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb going full Super Saiyan to lead the league in receptions. Lamb also broke multiple Cowboys’ receiving records that had been untouched …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Best WR room in the NFC East is a tight race

Wide Receiver Moves Cowboys Can Make for Salary Cap Relief

With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror of the 2023 NFL season, all 32 teams can set their sights on 2024. We are 203 days away from the 2024 season opener featuring the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting what’s sure to be a compelling opponent. The Dallas Cowboys’ season ended abruptly …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Patrick Mahomes Recognizes how Good CB Trevon Diggs is

Cowboys players who could benefit most from Mike Zimmer in 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs walked off their second straight Super Bowl victory with a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Mecole Hardman Sunday evening. Kansas City sent the San Francisco 49ers home without a Super Bowl victory for the 30th straight season and officially kicked off the 2024 offseason. This 2024 offseason will look a little …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Enjoying leftovers in a Turkey Day edition of Monday Morning Quarterback

Cowboys Players Snubbed for NFL Awards: Who Got Robbed?

Super Bowl LVIII has arrived and NFL fans across the globe get to watch NFC champions San Francisco 49ers battle versus AFC champions Kansas City Chiefs. It feels like just yesterday the 2023 season started with this same Chiefs team hosting NFC upstart Detroit Lions. Now the Chiefs will attempt to be the first back-to-back Super …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Grading the Cowboys' Safeties in 2023: How Good Were They?

Grading the Cowboys’ Safeties in 2023: How Good Were They?

The Dallas Cowboys 2024 offseason is in full swing and with it comes the litany of offseason activities and responsibilities. Those Cowboys who were elected to the Pro Bowl just enjoyed their second consecutive flag football victory over the AFC. The Super Bowl festivities are well underway in Las Vegas and Cowboys fans can only hope …

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The 2023 Cowboys Linebackers: Grading the Group

The Dallas Cowboys will probably have a completely different approach to their defense in the 2024 season. Dan Quinn has left to be the head coach of the rival Washington Commanders and has already poached a coach from the Cowboys’ staff. Joe Whitt Jr., Cowboys’ defensive passing game coordinator, and Quinn protege, has also landed in …

Cowboys dominate Rams in all 3 phases, improve to 5-2

Dallas Cowboys Defensive End Review: Grades and Stats

The Dallas Cowboys are in offseason mode after being ousted from the playoffs before reaching the NFC Championship Game for the 28th consecutive year. Dallas will have some questions to answer and holes to fill after DC Dan Quinn’s departure to be the head coach in rival Washington. I have been writing a series grading all …

Cowboys Without DTs Trysten Hill and Osa Odighizuwa at Giants

Reviewing the Cowboys Interior Defensive Line: What We Learned

As the Dallas Cowboys enter the draft process of their 2024 offseason, the team has many questions. Most of those questions didn’t arise until after the embarrassing Wildcard loss at home to the 7th-seed Green Bay Packers. “Embarrassing” might not even be a strong enough word to describe the utterly disgusting performance they put on for …

Are the Cowboys defense declining late in the season?

Who will the Cowboys turn to post-Dan Quinn?

Well, Cowboys Nation the bandaid has officially been ripped off, and Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn is now the head coach of the Washington Commanders. My colleague Shane Taylor said it best, “Quinn leaving for Washington allows the Cowboys to move in a new direction with their defense”. Will it be a new direction, though? The Cowboys …

Tyron Smith and La'el Collins Restructured, Scratch off OT in Round 1?

Dallas Offensive Line: Evaluating the Cowboys Tackles in 2023

Following the conference championships this past weekend, the four teams participating had one common denominator. They all had strong offensive lines and excelled in both the run game and pass protection this season. The Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions both lost, but advancing to that point in the playoffs is a testament to their style of …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Dallas Cowboys 2023 Tight End Grades: How Did They Do?

Dallas Cowboys 2023 Tight End Grades: How Did They Do?

The Dallas Cowboys 2024 offseason started much earlier than any of us anticipated. Another early playoff exit has sent Cowboys Nation back into the draft process before Conference Championship weekend for the 28th straight season. Today I continue my series of 2023 grades for the Dallas Cowboys underachieving campaign. I have already covered the quarterbacks and …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.