The Cowboys need a few things to go right in 2021 to get back to the playoffs, including having, at least, a mediocre defense.
Luckily, given the talent the Cowboys have on offense, it’s going to be new defensive coordinator Dan Quinn’s job to get the defense to simply creep back toward mediocrity, which should be attainable. Now, the Cowboys aren’t exactly dripping with talent on the defensive side of the ball, but they do have enough talent to hover around average if they play up to their potential.
In my opinion, the Cowboys did a much better job this offseason finding defensive contributors than they did in 2020.