For over a decade, it seems that the Dallas Cowboys have not had an elite defense. If they did finish among the upper echelons of defensive stats, it was partly due to the offensive production. An example of this was in 2016 when the Cowboys had the league’s best rushing defense. Not to take away from Sean Lee and the presence that he brings, but that statistic was definitely helped by the ability of the offense to win the time of possession battle, and force the opposing teams to play catch up and pass the ball more.
How Dorance Armstrong will fit into the Cowboys 2018 defense
