FRISCO, Texas -- Tyrone Crawford showed a bit of his age last week when he was asked if the current crop of Dallas Cowboys defensive linemen is the best that he has been around.
"I mean, are you talking about when Ratliff, D-Ware, Spence and Hatcher were all here?" Crawford said.
That was 2012, Crawford's rookie year, which might as well have been a generation ago in NFL years. Jay Ratliff, DeMarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer and Jason Hatcher all made at least one Pro Bowl. Ware is the franchise leader in sacks and destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.