BIGGEST WISH: Edge rusher<\/p>\n
I know, I know, I know. Dallas isn’t officially eliminated from the postseason. Yet with less than a 1% shot at overtaking Philly for the division, I think we’re in the clear. Entering Week 16, Next Gen Stats put the Cowboys in the playoffs 80 times in 10,000 simulations (0.8%). Their faint hopes could be dashed before they even take the field on Sunday, if the Eagles beat the Commanders on Saturday evening. If you want to hang on that slim shot, feel free to stop reading. For everyone else …<\/p>\n
The Cowboys’ defense needs help all over the field. Safety is a concern, and Donovan Wilson<\/a> is set to hit free agency. Corner Trevon Diggs<\/a>, who hasn’t played since Week 6, is a cut candidate. Dallas could use a coverage linebacker. However, an edge rusher remains the most significant need. James Houston<\/a> leads the Cowboys with 5.5 sacks. The team has just 29 total sacks through 14 games. Adding a player who can consistently win one-on-one is vital if the worst pass defense in the NFL is to turn things around in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BIGGEST WISH: Edge rusher I know, I know, I know. Dallas isn’t officially eliminated from the postseason. Yet…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[4687,1829,1327,1822,1799,1816,1236,1812,1322,8851,1814,977,5702,349,6257,99,8853,3851],"class_list":["post-360091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-analysis","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-no-minute","tag-sports","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-washington-commanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}