There are a lot of new faces in new places with the Cowboys defense which doesn’t have The Athletic feeling too optimistic this season.
23. Dallas Cowboys
Last year: 19th
It’s tough to know what to expect from this group and new coordinator Mike Nolan. They’ll likely be more blitz-heavy and less vanilla than they were last year. But will they be better? Dallas lost two of its best defensive players in Robert Quinn and corner Byron Jones. They added veteran defensive tackles Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe and used a second-round pick on talented corner Trevon Diggs.