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Stephen Jones says pass rush a top priority for Cowboys
Posted by Josh Alper on April 19, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT
The Cowboys tried to amp up their pass rush last year by signing defensive end Greg Hardy, a move that led to some initial success on the field and plenty of headaches away from it.
Hardy’s return for 2016 doesn’t appear to be in the cards and 2015 second-round pick Randy Gregory is going to be serving a suspension to start the season, leaving the Cowboys in a similar spot to the one they were in last year. It shouldn’t come as much surprise, then, that executive vice president Stephen Jones said that the team is focused on adding help up front on defense.
“At the end of the day, our defensive front is still a position that we keep our eye on in terms of always trying to get better there,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Ultimately we want to find a dominant type of pass rusher. Obviously that’s easier said than done.”
With the fourth pick in the first round, the Cowboys could have their choice of every pass rusher in this year’s class. Jones said the team would consider making a trade up or down in the first round, playing “option quarterback” was his phrasing, and a deep group of front seven prospects gives Dallas options about how to go about adding help to their defense later this month.
Posted by Josh Alper on April 19, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT
The Cowboys tried to amp up their pass rush last year by signing defensive end Greg Hardy, a move that led to some initial success on the field and plenty of headaches away from it.
Hardy’s return for 2016 doesn’t appear to be in the cards and 2015 second-round pick Randy Gregory is going to be serving a suspension to start the season, leaving the Cowboys in a similar spot to the one they were in last year. It shouldn’t come as much surprise, then, that executive vice president Stephen Jones said that the team is focused on adding help up front on defense.
“At the end of the day, our defensive front is still a position that we keep our eye on in terms of always trying to get better there,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Ultimately we want to find a dominant type of pass rusher. Obviously that’s easier said than done.”
With the fourth pick in the first round, the Cowboys could have their choice of every pass rusher in this year’s class. Jones said the team would consider making a trade up or down in the first round, playing “option quarterback” was his phrasing, and a deep group of front seven prospects gives Dallas options about how to go about adding help to their defense later this month.