ESPN: Cowboys' front seven ranked 32nd in NFL

[The Natural]

They never played like it because they were never healthy enough to play together. But not too many front 7's can say they had more talent around that time except the 9ers.

So in other words they were never one of the best front 7's in the league

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

So in other words they were never one of the best front 7's in the league

Oh no they weren't. I don't recall saying they were. But I will say individually I have a hard time thinking of any other team that has had a front 7 with 4 different guys and with one in Sean Lee who should've been atleast once.

 

[IrishAnto]

Fairly negative article on ESPN today:

Cowboys' front seven ranked last

Todd Archer (ESPN)

The Cowboys lost DeMarcus Ware, Jason Hatcher and (in the saddest, most ridiculous minicamp story of the year) Sean Lee from a defense that allowed 2,056 rushing yards and recorded just 36 sacks last year. Henry Melton arrives as a younger, more system-suited replacement for Hatcher, but everything else is a shambles. Bruce Carter, Justin Durant and DeVonte Holloman form the most anonymous linebacker corps in the league, and only Carter has any significant starting experience. Anthony Spencer may start the season on the PUP list as he battles back from microfracture surgery on his knee. And of course, the Cowboys are so cap-stressed that they wouldn't be able to sign a veteran reinforcement, even if one becomes available this late in the offseason.....

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4729076/cowboys-front-seven-ranked-last

To me ranking any team (or part thereof) is a waist of time at this point in the NFL year.

I bet if you went back this time last year our front seven ranking would be a lot higher but then the injury bug hit.

It could happen to any team; so your guess at what players a team will field when the season starts and who they actually field can be a world of difference.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Honestly, I'm pretty sure a rational argument could be made for us being ranked 33rd