When the 2017 NFL regular season began, my biggest concern for the Dallas Cowboys was a four-game suspension that had been imposed on defensive tackle David Irving. That 2-2 start for the Cowboys without their best defensive lineman wasn’t exactly a surprise.
Since his return, Irving has made the same impact he did a year ago, but the results in the win column haven’t exactly reflected that fact.
When Irving isn’t sacking a quarterback he’s almost certainly getting pressure on him. When he’s not getting credit for a pressure, his insane wingspan is still capable of batting passes into the opposing backfield or even tipping one that gets intercepted in the secondary – ask Jeff Heath and Anthony Brown how that goes.