What a difference a year makes. Last season at this time, as the Dallas Cowboys were spiraling out of control, we asked with dismay how it could have all gone so wrong. Now we are in the bye week and the Cowboys sport a 5-1 record and have as many wins as the rest of the NFC East combined. They are threatening to have the division sewn up by Thanksgiving at this rate, and the games so far hint at much more than that being within their grasp.
There are two obvious components to that. The coaching has been excellent, helped greatly by the addition of Dan Quinn and several new defensive assistants.