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If he shows he’s lost that fast twitch and closing speed then let’s go back to asking if he’s worth holding onto. He’s the new wave off-ball linebacker working its way into the league, to give up on that right now would be a bad loss. Now he’s a year on from that recovery period and needs to show he’s still that player we saw while he was at LSU. Last year he got all that taken away from him and needed time to recuperate. A lot of Cox’s game is predicated off speed, agility and quick feet. Well, if Gallup gets that reprieve then Cox definitely has to have the same treatment.

Mike - Some give Michael Gallup benefit of the doubt last year coming off the ACL injury, and that’s justifiable since a player may be medically fine to play after a year rehabbing, but may not be “football ready” for another season. That may seem unimpressive given that the team used a fourth-round pick to get him in 2021, but he has the opportunity to show more this year, and being a key ST player is not a bad thing at all. Tom - My expectations for Cox are that he will primarily be a special teams contributor while providing some depth behind LVE and Clark. Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Expect plenty of work and good levels of production from him pursuing from the weakside position this year.

#Dallas cowboys starting roster full

A year practicing with the first team and a full training camp puts the arrow pointing directly up for Clark’s second year in the NFL. That’s testament to both his hard work and the Cowboys medical staff that do amazing work with these players. The fact he came in and helped out on a weak linebacker group last season is nothing short of a miracle. Mike - I was one of those guys that wrote the season off for Clark. Now he is expected to do that, and the pairing of him with Vander Esch feels really, really good. Even better, late in the year he began to show just what he could be coming into a season completely healthy. What Dallas got was ten games played, five as a starter, and 47 tackles. Everyone expected a redshirt year for him. Tom - The Cowboys took him in the draft last year after he fell following an injury discovered by their own medical staff in combine physicals, necessitating surgery. With the two big guys up front eating up space and blocks, expect LVE to have even more production this year. Even at Boise he was never a guy to take on blocks so this move helps keep him on his toes and using his best traits which are lateral mobility and ability to diagnose plays. The Mazi Smith pick helps the run defense which was smart, but also helps one player above all others, Vander Esch. Once he had Johnathan Hankins help keep him clean to flow to the ball carrier the entire season took a heel turn in run defense for both the Cowboys and LVE. The Cowboys did retain him on a one-year prove-it deal, and he proved it. It made business sense why they did it, but still a low point for him. Mike - When the Cowboys didn’t pick up LVE’s fifth-year option I felt sad for him and the situation. Another good season from him will help a lot, and there is no reason to doubt it will happen. The presence of Wilson, Micah Parsons, and Jayron Kearse spreads the load and just makes things more effective for Dan Quinn. The middle of the defense is solid with him. He was second on the team in tackles behind Donovan Wilson, playing in three fewer games, and would probably have been first if he’d not missed those. Tom - Last year was a redemption season of sorts for LVE. This edition is looking at the linebackers for Dallas, so let’s get straight to it.

#Dallas cowboys starting roster series

The Position Breakdown Series is taking every position group for the Dallas Cowboys and looking at the players, their rankings, contract numbers and predicting the upcoming season for each player.