When it comes to the construction of the Dallas Cowboys 2023 roster, loaded with many of the same players that took this team to the NFC Divisional playoffs a year ago, there isn’t a better pair of coaches for fringe players to find favor with than Dan Quinn and John Fassel. Under Fassel as special teams coordinator, players like Markquese Bell can be valued as more than just roster outcasts that are easily replaceable. Instead they can be core contributors in the third phase of the game.
Add in the proven player development that Quinn has used to put the Cowboys defense near the top of the league in his three seasons, and a player like Bell that caught the eye of Quinn as far back as the draft process in 2022 is inching towards a much bigger role with the team in his second season.