The Dallas Cowboys opening week victory provided both elation and alarm. The offense will be a force, but the talent abyss at strong safety continues to plague the defense. Without embracing their only solution, short playoff stints will continue.
The hypocrisy shown when consistently bushing off the glaring strong safety weakness has been maddening. Coaches have stated on multiple occasions that the two safety positions in their 4-3 defense are interchangeable.
This claim infers there’s no significant difference in the player attributes required to competently fill either spot. Fans were supposed to ignore Dallas’ three most effective strong safeties this century were ultra physical run dominators.