Every position on a football field asks the jobholder to do multiple things well. Being a quarterback, for instance, is obviously about more than just arm strength or pinpoint accuracy; there’s also touch, timing, mechanics, footwork, scramble ability, vision, competitive nature, and decision-making. And being the best at one of those things doesn’t automatically carry over to the other skills.
ESPN’s Matt Bowen set out to identify 101 different traits- on offense, defense and special teams- and then name the NFL’s best of the best at each specific skill.
A half-dozen Cowboys made the list. Ten more honorees came from the other teams in the division, giving the NFC East a slightly higher-than-average percentage of the league’s top talent at the various skills listed.
Here’s a look at who was singled out, who was left out, and which rivals may have edged out a few of your Cowboys favorites.
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