At this time just one year ago, the Dallas Cowboys defense was a disaster. Eight games into the season, the defense had given up a league-worst 266 points, (33 ppg), and were arguably the worst overall unit in football.
Flash forward to today, and it’s hard to believe how far they’ve come. On Sunday, the Dallas defense was able to almost completely neutralize a talented Vikings offense. They held Minnesota to their second-lowest total yards (278) of the season and played a large part in the Cowboys walking out with a victory.
There are multiple reasons why the Cowboys have been able to completely turn things around on the defensive side of the ball, but one reason goes back a long ways.