DeMarcus Lawrence is the veteran heart of the Cowboys defense. Micah Parsons is the hungry young lion, the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Trevon Diggs is the new ballhawk on the backend. But the true “queen chess piece” that makes the unit go may not be the player you think it is, says one NFL observer.
Also in News and Notes, examining whether Jerry Jones is still really the true GM of the Cowboys anymore, as well as what his promise of a Wednesday business announcement says about the business of winning football games. We’re looking ahead to draft night with a defensive tackle that might be worth the team bucking a trend to get, or maybe a small-school offensive lineman who can do double duty. Jason Garrett is wearing a headset again, why John Fassel should be angling for a prospect who calls to mind Devin Hester and Deion Sanders, and trying to guess what the running back situation in Dallas will really be in 2023. All that, plus what one outlet says nearly every other outlet got wrong about writing Rayfield Wright’s obituary.