Only a few weeks in the past, most Dallas Cowboy followers assumed Trevon Diggs would seemingly by no means swimsuit up for the Cowboys once more after being positioned on injured reserve earlier within the season. However after a three-game win streak and the playoffs changing into an actual chance, it seems like Diggs will quickly be again.
The secondary has handled its fair proportion of accidents this season with Caelen Carson now banged up once more, DaRon Bland struggling a foot harm on Thursday in opposition to the Chiefs, Shavon Revel Jr. lacking some snaps attributable to a difficulty together with his left knee. The Cowboys had DaRon Bland, Reddy Steward, and Shavon Revel Jr. on the sphere for many of the sport in opposition to the Chiefs, however the lack of depth behind the beginning three is fairly regarding.
After releasing Kaiir Elam earlier within the week so as to add Malik Davis to the 53-man roster, the cornerback room is moderately younger and lacks expertise. Behind Bland, Revel, and Steward, Trikweze Bridges and Corey Ballentine are the final cornerbacks on the lively roster. As dangerous as the connection appears between Diggs and the Cowboys, there isn’t any denying that Diggs will help the Cowboys win this season greater than Bridges and/or Ballentine. If wholesome sufficient to play, the Cowboys have to get Diggs again on the sphere and again within the lineup down the house stretch.
Together with Diggs, Josh Butler has been on the PUP listing for the reason that begin of the season – recovering from a torn ACL suffered final season. Butler was enjoying effectively in 2024 for Mike Zimmer’s protection earlier than struggling the harm, and based on his most up-to-date social media publish he’s pushing to get again on the sphere sooner moderately than later.
With the Cowboys protection missing confirmed depth and coping with accidents on the cornerback place, getting Diggs and Butler again into the combination would assist enhance one of many Cowboys weakest models on the roster over the past month or two of the season. The Cowboys at present have two extra IR-return spots left to make use of, so bringing again Diggs would imply that they’d have spot remaining to carry a participant again from injured reserve for the remainder of the season. Since Butler is on the PUP-list, he doesn’t rely in the direction of the return quantity, he would simply must be activated to the lively roster.
On the finish of the day, the Cowboys are arrange fairly effectively on the defensive aspect of the ball. They’ve high quality depth at defensive finish, defensive sort out, linebacker, and security, however the concern at cornerback is one value upgrading and will assist take the Cowboys protection to the following degree as they proceed to make a push for the playoffs.
