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How Thrilled Can Cowboys Fans Be With Rob Ryan’s Defense?

Found July 07, 2012 on USA Sports 360:
PLAYERS: Rob Ryan,  Tony Romo,  Buddy Ryan,  Morris Claiborne
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys finished the 2011 season with an 8-8 record. Many fans seem to think it was the Dallas defense and not Tony Romo who couldn’t get the job done. With Rob Ryan as their first year defensive coordinator, Cowboys fans are less than thrilled with his units performance last season. Ryan has an aggressive style, and a fiery personality many think he inherited from his father the Great Buddy Ryan. The Ryan’s have been a family that were raised in the NFL. Both Rob and his brother were able to watch as their father produced winning NFL teams. The Cowboys defense were ranked 14th in overall defense in 2011, not the worst far from the best. Rob Ryan may have been a little over aggressive in some situations with the Cowboys defense last season. The Dallas Cowboys are going to have to turn things around defensively if they expect to contend as a play-off caliber team this season. With the addition of Morris Claiborne to the Dallas secondary some think they can improve in the 2012 sea...
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