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Cowboys secondary fixed? Key NFC East offseason questions

By Eric Robinson

Jan 1, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) meet on the field after a game at Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles won 27-13. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) meet on the field after a game at Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles won 27-13. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Chidobe Awuzie (4) during a NCAA football game against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. USC defeated Colorado 21-17. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Chidobe Awuzie (4) during a NCAA football game against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. USC defeated Colorado 21-17. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Dallas Cowboys: Is the secondary fixed?

The Dallas secondary was gutted this offseason. Things will look quite different this season with corners Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne along with safeties Barry Church and JJ Wilcox moving on to other teams.

The team drafted four defensive backs this year with the two highest selections being Colorado corner Chidobe Awuzie and Michigan corner Jourdan Lewis. Free safety Xavier Woods was taken in the fifth round but the team is stocked at that position in starter Byron Jones. Veteran corner Orlando Scandrick will be a vital piece to the young and mostly unproven secondary but even his presence along with Jones still leaves plenty of question marks on the last line of defense.

To provide a short-term answer to the question above, the answer is no. Dallas is capable of making a deep postseason run, but even that is possible with decent production from what was a reliable group at times in 2016.

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