It’s down to the final two teams in the NFL as championship weekend has come and gone. While the Dallas Cowboys were the first team to prove the moment was too big for them in the NFL playoffs, they hardly were the last. After embarrassing the Cowboys in the wild-card round, the young Green Bay Packers had a chance to take out the No. 1 seeded San Francisco 49ers, but choked away a big first-half lead.
The Detroit Lions coaching staff tried to prove they weren’t out of a Wizard of Oz reenactment, and proved more hearty than heady in letting their 17-point lead whither away under pressure. The Baltimore Ravens saw a shot to go to the Super Bowl and abandoned everything they did well in a fit of panic with Patrick Mahomes staring them down. The playoffs are not for the weak, and now 30 of 32 teams are in full offseason mode.
While the Cowboys could still lose defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to one of the final two head-coach vacancies, their thoughts are on the personnel changes they’ll need to make to find better fortune.
With 19 pending free agents and a handful of reserve/future signings, here’s a look at the baseline group they enter the offseason with. The team can carry up to 90 players in the offseason.
Quarterbacks (3)
Running Backs (4)
Wideouts (10)
Tight Ends (5)
Offensive Tackles (4)
Offensive Guards (5)
Centers (1)
Defensive Ends (4)
Defensive Tackles (3)
Linebacker (6)
Cornerbacks (5)
Safeties (6)
Special Teams (2)