The Dallas Cowboys needed to upgrade the safety position during the offseason and they were aggressive in their approach. Back in March, the Cowboys signed veteran Keanu Neal to a one-year deal...
It was clear after finishing 31st against the run and 20th in sacks last season that the Dallas Cowboys had to get better in the trenches on defense. They did quite a...
With Mike Nolan taking over as the Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator in 2020, change must be expected after many years of watching Rod Marinelli running the team's defense. Perhaps no change will...
When the Dallas Cowboys made the move to hire Mike Nolan to be their defensive coordinator, speculation began that the Cowboys would be switching to a 3-4 defense. Though he coordinated 4-3...
The Dallas Cowboys have had an interesting offseason. They've watched Byron Jones, Jason Witten, and Jeff Heath walk in free agency. They've invested in the defensive tackle and safety positions with veterans...
At this point, we've covered the concepts of defensive gaps and techniques, and then we applied those concepts to the fundamental 4-3 defensive base formation: the 4-3 over. If you haven't read...
In last week's post, I covered some of the more fundamental defensive football concepts: gaps and defensive linemen techniques. I went through an overview of how gap theory is used to choke running...
Remember those lectures in school when towards the end, the teacher would look up to ask if anyone had any questions, to which most students sat with drool on their chin? Most...
