Tony Romo is still a top 5 QB when healthy (esp if the deep ball is reincorporated in the offense). Murray is in a contract year and will be on a warpath.
The OL should enable this team to run the ball with any back, so Murray will go off but if the bug does hit him, Dunbar and co. should also succeed behind that talent.
Wilcox will improve as this is his only 3rd season playing Safety (in his football career) while also displaying instincts and big hit ability. Future starting SS for team. Mo looks to have matured his perspective towards preparation in regards to his recent strength increase and more confident approach towards his role and responsibility to the team considering his draft status, etc.
Lawrence looks like an interesting prospect to build on who should contribute immediately as a rusher or even starter by game 1 (who else do we REALLY have? This is a passing league that doesn't follow the run on first/second down format as much as it has in the past (maybe outside of SEA, SF, ?) If he is is a liability then you have to pull him but I would go go with the trial by fire approach before automatically delegating him to pass rush duty. The team has gotten better @ playing youth (mostly from lack of talent) but going Selvie/Crawford would not generate much of any pass rush outside of Melton/Selvie in that base 4.
Melton is more of a bad ace than anyone on this D in a long time and have contributed to the D's lack of identity (Lacking toughness/identity/confidence through tough stops/big plays, etc.)
Hennings, Haley, Irvin, Big E, Woody, TO--to a degree,and Roy in his first 5 years even with the coverage difficulties, and
Dez/Murray/Fred on O. Melton would be the lone alpha of this D (with Lee down) as of right now-before rookies are able to develop into those roles (Law/Hitchins mostly, but Wilcox has this potential as well). These are leaders or "sparks", some a little "off," but still understand the intricacies of their position, while maintaining the passion to improve and do whatever is to help the team.
Look to Dez's frustration in the DET game. He tolerated not being a focal that day (3 targets/ 2 catches - 52 yards while TW had 13 targets/3 catches) and the RZ gaffes, etc. even with all the CJ pregame talk. He was fine while winning, when saw that the maturity was lost due to coaching incompetence; he left the field before getting emotional or worst. That is player that bought into the concept, but saw the coaching staff not setting up the players to win and felt played. "We know what we are doing, we know what we are doing" (coaching staff) "REALLY...how do you blow THIS game? It was sewn up on SO many opportunities. (Lee 3 INTS that put is in DAL territory that were wasted. Lack of targets, shockingly poor game management, etc. I would've done a lot more than yell and leave the field, tell ya that much.
Esco has been seen in the slot recently; with lack of strength, seems like a concept that could've been incorporated last season
