The Cowboys defense won over some new believers after last year’s transformation. Superstars like Micah Parsons got much of the credit, but Dan Quinn actually got far more out of several players on his unit than it seemed like they should have been capable of. Among them, two journeymen safeties who may found a football home. Jayron Kearse gets the film room treatment to show why he’s such a multi-talented weapon in the secondary, and one of his position mates gets tabbed as the most underrated player on the entire team.
Elsewhere, news out of Canton. One of the team’s best-loved assistants will be honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and two more legends of the ’90s dynasty return to be the first to hoist the 57th Lombardi Trophy. Dak Prescott is looking sharp in workouts during his pre-camp break, there’s an opening for his new 3rd-down passing target, and a new “Big Kat” hopes to pounce on a roster spot in Dallas. We’re looking at who the Cowboys cannot afford to lose, and marveling at just how far the NFL has come in their views toward sports gambling; now it’s somebody’s actual job in the league office. That’s all up in News and Notes.