The Cowboys' Defense's 2nd Year With Dan Quinn and More.

With key returnees, the Cowboys looking for a 'second-year jump' on defense under Dan Quinn. Mike McCarthy said “second-year jump” so often in 2021 that it could have become a doozy of a drinking game, especially with the way NFL interception leader Trevon Diggs played in his second season. There is a different kind of “second-year jump” the Dallas Cowboys are thinking of in 2022, and that’s what it can do in the second year of Dan Quinn’s defense. In order to facilitate the “second-year jump,” the Cowboys wanted to keep as many players from their 2021 defense as possible for the sake of continuity.