The problem with this defense is how they value positions.
They will over pay for defensive linemen (home grown), and short change linebacker and safety.
I say short change because the top linebackers they have used high draft picks on were "bargin value" picks based on potential. This Includes LVE. Lee and Smith dropped due to injuries. Neither should've been drafted and their production can be easily replaced. Not worth what they spent on them.
Roy L. Williams was the last time they used a high draft pick and paid top dollar for a safety. Since then, it's been bargin basement bullshyt.
They've actually gone cheap when it comes to the secondary as well. They've spent loads of draft picks on corners, but don't know how to develop them, and when they finally develop one decent enough, they don't want to pay them.
Then there are the "splash" picks.
2016 draft, they could've drafted Jalen Ramsey, but instead chose Zeke.
When deciding on the top RB vs. Top CB..... you take the CB
Derrick Henry was available in the 2nd round
Instead they chose Smith, who wasn't even going to play that year. A wasted draft picks.
Then lets talk about how they don't know how to replenish their roster via trades. Tyron Smith should've been traded 2 years ago. The Jets were willing to trade for him straight up.
Great teams know when to trade players before they lose value. The cowboys protocol
A. Allow their contract to expire and overpay for them to stay or let them leave with only bullshyt compensatory picks to show for them
B. Ask them to take a pay cut, and when they don't they cut them as no team is dumb enough to trade for them
And they never have all positions stocked with talent.
When they had a franchise QB, and decent skill positions, their offensive line sucked
They fix the offensive line, but they defense was average to below average
They improve the defense somewhat, and still have decent offensive pieces, but now the offensive line is starting to fade.
I fear Zeke, will never see he holes he saw in 2016 for his remaining years as a Cowboy.
This will probably be his career long run
Players still don't value film study. The coaches can only do but so much. They can teach in film sessions, but the greats study film on their OWN.
They could've traded Anthony Spencer, Jay Ratliff, Demarcus Ware, and DeMarcus Lawrence for high draft picks and ended up cutting 2, not resigning 1 and overpaying for the other one.
Which brings me to my next point. Why didn't we take more of those deep shots throughout the game? Let your players make plays man. 
Do I really want to put myself through this bullshyt again.
