Back to the Drawing Board posted by Amari Harris
It has been a while and I don’t really have an excuse for not posting anything the last couple weeks. I guess since the Cowboys got trounced by the Minnesota Vikings I just haven’t had much inspiration. But I’ve come out of my temporary depression and have officially transitioned to the off-season. In between cartons of Ben & Jerry’s and episodes of Cash Cab I have thought long and hard about what the Cowboys need to do over the next 6-7 months in order to take the next step from playoff team to Super Bowl contender.
The good thing about getting beat up on in the playoffs is that your flaws get exposed. You definitely don’t leave with the feeling that you are one of the elite teams when you get beat 34-3. For one, it would certainly help to secure one of those top seeds. Having homefield advantage was huge in this years playoffs (unless you were the Jets) and the Cowboys could literally have homefield advantage for the entire playoffs and the Super Bowl if they play their cards right. The two top seeds faced each other in the big game this year and I’d be willing to bet that at least one #1 seed will be in the Super Bowl in 2011. Now if the Cowboys want that #1 seed, they will have to improve on their performance from this season. They may not need to make a lot of personnel changes but some things will need to be solidified.
1.) Offensive Line
Although I fully expect everyone on the offensive line to return next season, the Cowboys could definitely continue to build depth at that position. Nearly every draft expert has the Cowboys picking an offensive tackle at #27 and I can’t disagree with that assessment. Someone is probably going to get hurt on this aging line and you need a tackle for the future and the present. It wouldn’t hurt to get a couple of interior guys either.
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