Will the 2017 edition of the Cowboys be better than the 2016 version?
That is a question that will have to be answered by the defense. With Doug Free being the obvious exception, the bulk of the Dallas Cowboys potent offense will return intact. Their counterparts on the other side of the line of scrimmage, on the other hand, have undergone a dramatic overhaul to alleviate the concerns of the past several seasons.
New additions to the defensive line and to the secondary were made via the draft. That means that the Cowboys are banking on a plethora of guys who were facing collegiate level competition just one year ago.