For some of you, the answer is duh. This year’s defense is the best in the Gundy era. But let’s not forget what the 2011 defense brought to the table. Only one other year have the Cowboys been in the position they are now. Four years ago, the 11-1 Cowboys had as good a resume as anyone, but fell short in the final BCS standings. That team will be remembered mostly for the three headed monster of Brandon Weeden, Justin Blackmon, and Joseph Randle, but it was the defense that often goes under the radar.
So it begs the question, is this defense better than the version the Cowboys put on the field in 2011?