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Dallas Cowboys: Top 7 moves in the 2021 offseason

By Sayre Bedinger

Apr 29, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Micah Persons (Penn State) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the number 12 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft at First Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 29, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Micah Persons (Penn State) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the number 12 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft at First Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 11: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates his touchdown reception against the New York Giants during the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

It’s been a tough couple of decades for the Dallas Cowboys and their faithful fans. This franchise dominated in the early 1990s with three Super Bowl victories, but since Super Bowl XXX, the Cowboys are 4-10 in postseason play with only two playoff wins in the last 10 years.

The 2021 offseason has been somewhat of a fork in the road for the Dallas Cowboys as a franchise. In fact, it’s been a pretty significant one. Since quarterback Dak Prescott Wally Pipp’ed Tony Romo in 2016, the Cowboys have probably played some of their best football in recent memory.

Things reached a peak in 2018 when the Cowboys won a playoff game, their first since the 2014 season, and they’re now in year three of trying to really recapture that momentum. Dak Prescott’s injury in 2020 was terrifying, and Dallas’ defense was as bad as it’s been in quite some time.

The 2021 offseason provided the Cowboys an opportunity to reset, recharge, and at least get back to the point — on paper — of feeling good about their chances to compete in the NFC East.

What moves did this team make in the 2021 offseason to get back into the postseason? They certainly didn’t lack for headlines throughout the offseason including free agency and the NFL Draft. The Dallas Cowboys also made some big moves in the coaching piece of free agency.

What moves were their biggest and most important? Let’s take a look at the top seven.

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