Some reports are indicating that Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is aiming to return from an ACL injury as early as the opening game against Philadelphia.
If he does, it will be a huge boost to the Cowboys’ defensive backfield.
In addition to his confidence regarding his return to the lineup, Diggs also made the news with another bold prediction. This one is regarding the 2025 postseason.
https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1935742662579007876
Is He Right Though?
There is little argument that the Dallas Cowboys have the best cornerbacks in the NFC East coming into the 2025 season.
The Cowboys are also strong at the safety position. They have depth at both positions, for that matter.
So it’s an automatic that Dallas has the best defensive backfield room in the division, and they are a legitimate threat to contend for a title, right?
As Lee Corso would say: “Not so fast, my friend!”
There is one thing that could prevent the Cowboys from having the best backfield in the division this fall.
The Injury Report
Health. The Cowboys come into the 2025 campaign with a defensive backfield that is full of health issues.
First and foremost, can Diggs fully recover in time to start the year? If he isn’t 100%, can he still contribute without hurting the team?
More importantly, can he remain on the field for a full season, something he hasn’t done since the 2022 season?
Diggs isn’t the only banged-up member of the secondary for that matter. DaRon Bland also missed a significant portion of the 2024 campaign, as did Caelan Carson.
Third-round draft pick Savon Revel missed all but three games of his senior year last season with his own knee injury.
How these three players rebound from those injuries will play a huge role in the Cowboys’ success this year.
Dallas traded for Kaiir Elam from Buffalo to help shore up their cornerbacks. Safeties Malik Hooker, Donovan Wilson, Juanyeh Thomas and Israel Mukuamu will help shore up the backfield as well.
Against The NFC East
Even with the injuries looming overhead, the Cowboys appear to have the best backfield in the division. The Eagles are a close second with the Commanders nipping on their heels.
While the Giants have the fourth-best defensive backfield in the NFC East, this unit might be the best overall on the team.
If Dallas gets Diggs, Bland, Carson, and Revel back at full-strength this fall, they will retain their grip on the best backfield in the division.
They might even be able to cash that check Diggs wrote with his Super Bowl prediction too.
Bland isn’t injured anymore, he’s been healed since before the end of last season!! And Carson wasn’t even injured that bad last year, that’s why he came back in just a few weeks after the injury!! And Revel is pretty much ready to go now too!! He got injured all the way back in week 3, so there’s no way he won’t be ready to start the year, even with the set back!! The only player still injured is Diggs, and he’s not far off from returning either!! And I really don’t think we’ll need Diggs, I think we’ll be fine without him!! Even if Revel don’t start, I think Kaiir Elam will be a better player for us than he has been since being drafted by the Bills!! But as far as getting our players back healthy, half the players you mentioned are already healthy and ready to go!! Revel had a set back not long ago, but it wasn’t anything to stop him from being ready for the start of the season, he mite even be ready for training camp!! So like I, Diggs is really the only one that we mite have to worry about!! And again, I really don’t think we’ll need him since we have Elam and Revel to take his place!!
And on the Super Bowl prediction he made…. I don’t like that he said that!! It seems like every time somebody says it, it curses us for that year and something happens every time and we end up losing in the first 2 rounds of the playoffs!! I think we some how get jinxed when people say we’ll make it to the Super Bowl before we even get to week 1!! I hope I’m wrong and we actually do make it to the Super Bowl, but I think people jinx us when they say this is our year!! But that’s just my opinion!!
Bland did not look like himself after he came back. Can he return to pre-injury form this year? Will he, like Diggs last year, get hurt again this year?
Carson was banged up all year after getting off to a strong early start. Will he be back to 100%?
And Revel is coming off a knee injury. Tell me again how many players come back better and stronger from that?
If Revel was in great shape, and that good, why did 11 teams pass on him three times and the other 20 pass on him twice before Dallas took him?
a Dallas Cowboys fan, since the 70’s if CB Trevon Diggs plans to comeback from a ACL injury too soon he better be ready to be tested by these quarterbacks the Cowboys will be going up against in 2025