Dan Quinn is very familiar with the former Falcons’ safety
In this scenario, by taking off the defense’s worst coverage defender — Jaylon Smith — and replacing him with Neal at WLB who is then replaced by Wilson at SS, it enables the Cowboys to get as much speed on the field as possible when the team is in nickel, which is used to combat when offenses use 11 personnel (one running back, one tight end, three wide receivers), to defend against opposing passing attacks while still maintaining good enough run defense to stop opposing ground games.