There is a lot of optimism as we get closer to the 2020 NFL regular season, especially after such a downtrodden offseason. Some of this optimism is unwarranted, while some is deserved.
The Dallas Cowboys were one of the most unlucky teams in the NFL season ago. They didn’t make much luck of their own, either, especially when it came to hanging on to catchable passes and making plays in the kicking game. Thus, for the first time since 2010, Dallas made a switch at the head coaching position, going with former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, who spent a year off while trying to level back up after many accused him of becoming stale over his last few seasons in Green Bay.