If there is one thing that has gone right in Dallas since the playoff loss against the 49ers, it is that the Cowboys were able to bring back Dan Quinn for another year. After enduring seasons of Mike Nolan, Monte Kiffin, and Rob Ryan, Quinn was a breath of fresh air. He truly elevated the defense instead of simply relying on the “bend-don’t-break” method.
However, as good as Dan Quinn has proved himself to be, we shouldn’t expect the defense to take another leap in 2022. In fact, a regression to the mean is almost inevitable, which isn’t an indictment of Quinn.