How the Cowboys can morph themselves into having a much-improved linebacker position group

The defense of the Dallas Cowboys is getting better. For years the defense was the Achilles heel for this team. As good as they were offensively, there always was a ceiling for how far this team would go because the defense wasn’t good enough.

Times have changed. The Cowboys have improved quite a bit on defense, especially considering the backslide of the 2020 season, known as the Mike Nolan anomaly. Breaking down the last four seasons, the Cowboys' efficiency versus the pass and the run goes like this:

This graph depicts what we just stated - they’re getting better.