[Editor’s note: This article was written prior to the Cowboys dropping Dez Bryant.]
Background
Wind back the clock 12 months, and the Dallas Cowboys are coming off a season where they finished the regular season 13-3 as #1 seed in the NFC, and lost a tight nail-biter to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional play-offs. This unexpected success came courtesy, not of long time quarterback Tony Romo, but an impressive amalgamation of the best offensive line in the NFL, with an all-pro rookie running back Ezekiel Elliot, and offensive rookie of the year Dakota Prescott.