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It's easy to glance at rosters and coaching staffs and swing your take wildly toward pe simism or optimism, but sometimes it's simply justified. When it comes Evan Longoria Jersey to the , even when micro analyzing the minutiae and scuba diving into nuance, it's difficult to view them as anything but a contender in 2021, if you consider all they were up against in trying to be one last season -- things that are no longer in play. Shedding a stale coaching regime for a proven head coach last year had the locker room as hopeful as it's been in more than a decade, but the wheels came off rather quickly thereafter.The COVID-19 pandemic e sentially shut down the entire offseason with the exception of a truncated training camp, and the injuries took over from there. The Cowboys lost starting right tackle for the season and then starting tight end , before going on to lose starting left tackle and two-time Pro Bowl quarterback . The team was thrust into a maelstrom of misfortune and a carousel of poor QB play and the post-Dak portion of the season only exacerbated the i sues, along with one of the worst defenses in franchise history, and then an injury to perennial All-Pro that ended his year in December.Enter 2021, with Dan Quinn replacing Mike Nolan as defensive coordinator, an impre sive draft haul that leans heavily on defense and an actual offseason to prepare the team -- along with the return of all aforementioned players who were lost to injury last year -- and the needle is pointing due north in Dallas. There's no reason they can't take the NFC East, but they want much more, and that's the Lombardi Trophy.Here's three reasons they can achieve that mi sion in 2021.OK, let's try this again.If you thought you saw a motivated Prescott in 2019, hold on to your knickers, because it might soon pale in comparison. You're going to begin hearing a lot of newfound predictions in the coming weeks regarding Prescott potentially being the front-runner for Comeback Player of the Year in 2021, but just know this is a prediction -- having full confidence the two-time Pro Bowler would overcome his Wilson Ramos Jersey fractured ankle. And so he has, with the ankle being arguably stronger than it was before the injury, leaving only his shoulder strain as an i sue to work through. He has plenty of time to rest it for Week 1, though, and it's , so when Prescott begins his reckoning in September, he'll likely pick up where he left off as one of the most prolific pa sers in the game (seriously, check the numbers) and that will not only earn him CPOTY honors this coming season, but also his first league MVP honor to go along with it.And Joey Wendle Jersey playing well enough to do those two things should also have the where they want to be when February rolls around, which is everyone's top goal. With the bevy of weapons at his disposal -- add in a full traditional offseason to train with and an extremely motivated -- and the return of , and to protect him with back in the mix with a much-improved and, well, Prescott is set to prove why he was worth every ruble of that historic contract he signed in March. His ankle is fine, and so is his shoulder, other than the chip sitting atop the latter. There's no other way to describe the Cowboys offense going into 2020.When the Cowboys made the decision to draft in 2020, they had images of sugarplums dancing through their heads in regards to what the offense could be. After all, it was a unit that -- without Lamb -- was the No. 1 overall offense in the NFL the season prior, so it stood to reason the inclusion of a dynamic talent like Lamb could only make it better, right? Right, but then Prescott was lost for the season after only five weeks and things stalled in a major way thanks to a carousel of poor quarterback play, but let's use that for some perspective here. Because even with the combined tragedy of play perpetrated upon the Cowboys offense by and ( was the only one who showed some moxie), and obvious disconnects between the receivers and the QBs, the Cowboys nearly had three 1,000-yard receivers last season., time to reveal if either land on the practice squad for 2021. had a career-best year in receptions (92) en route to 1,114 yards, Lamb fell only 65 yards shy of the 1,000-yard mark (935) and finished with 843 yards on the year. Well, Prescott is back, Cooper is still Cooper, Lamb is set to be even better than he was as a record-breaking rookie and Gallup is entering a contract year that will see him (and Lamb) move Denard Span Jersey around more and increase their respective route trees. This is the year the Cowboys perform the WR hat trick, with all three wideouts breaking the coveted mark in 2021 -- only the sixth time it's ever happened in NFL history. How's this for bold -- going from one of the worst defenses in the history of the franchise to one of the best in the NFL in only one year and with a change at defensive coordinator? It's not impo sible in Dallas, even if it's difficult for some to fathom before things get underway in September. Fact is, there's reason to believe they'll improve but maybe not to this degree, but if Quinn can even remotely get things clicking in a way that makes you see a flash or two of what he built in Seattle, then the Cowboys defense Yandy Diaz Jersey might finally be done with being a laughingstock. A dedication to the safety position, an all-out brawl at the LB position that is now headlined by first-round pick and a mi sion to drastically improve the run game hints at the needle pointing north.There were other changes as well this offseason, one example being fully unleashing George Edwards to go hands-on with the linebackers (after convincing him to stick around) and Aden Durde replacing Jim Tomsula on the defensive line -- along with opposite , and more. It's a completely different energy in the locker room on defense than this time one year ago, and all things considered, the unit should realistically buoy to the top half (16th+) of the league by midseason. That's not bold enough, though, so the prediction here is top 10 -- because let's have some fun.If you're a Cowboys fan, you need a Dak Prescott jersey before the new season starts! .
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