#dallas-cowboys

#dallas-cowboys

The Cowboys won't completely overhaul the entire unit in just one offseason, but a lot of the players who featured prominently on that side of the ball shouldn't be expected to return. Also, let's be honest, there isn't anywhere to go but up, considering how everything played out last season. Plus, certain players should be expected to make strides and improve, not only on defense, but throughout the roster.

Now, more than a decade later, the Cowboys have not one, but three solid defensive tackles that could reshape how we view the defense in 2026. Looking at the two teams in the Super Bowl, there's a common theme between them centered around the heart of their defensive front-the ability to generate pressure. It's not just the two teams in the Super Bowl, either. The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle duos were in the top four in pressures at their position.

Tyler Guyton - It's been a mixed bag from Guyton in his young NFL career. He's been far from a bust, but also hasn't been as consistent or immediately impactful as you'd like from a first-round pick. Missing nearly all of last year's training camp with a knee injury, and then seven games last year with other issues, certainly didn't help. The Cowboys are banking on Guyton to blossom in his third season, and he's flashed enough at times that it's a reasonable expectation.

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While the majority of stories all week will be related to those two teams, reality is that this week brings with it a ton of NFL-wide stories. Players, coaches, and all sorts of league figures do tons of media appearances across Radio Row and Super Bowl coverage at large. It stands to reason that one of the more visible members of the Dallas Cowboys will say something interesting.

The Senior Bowl showed me exactly where the Cowboys need help heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, not that it wasn't obvious, and it is exactly where people think. I watched the first couple days of Senior Bowl practices and saw guys fighting for their futures and somehow get coming back to the same thought about the Cowboys. This team isn't missing talent, it's missing balance. The middle of the offensive line is fine in Dallas, but the edges aren't. Also, the defense, oh my the defense, doesn't have enough players who can affect the quarterback when the game needs it.