How Good Are The Cowboys Linebackers Without Ellis?

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Published: June 3, 2009

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... of continuing to find a trade partner for him. Greg Ellis was drafted inmthe first round of the 1998 Draft, which was a controversial pick as everyone thought the Cowboys were going to take Randy Moss who went to Minnesota.

Greg Ellis had a great eleven years with Dallas, racking up 496 tackles and 77 sacks, which is eighth on the Cowboys all-time list. Ellis had eight sacks last season and is still a good linebacker, he just no long fit into the Cowboys plans.

Last season Ellis was mostly used on second and long and third downs where he could use his pass rushing skills. Ellis couldn't cover anyone as an Outside Linebacker, and he also wasn't happy having to stand up off the line.

So the question is now how good is the Cowboys defense without Ellis?  

Anthony Spencer takes the place of Ellis as the starting Outside Linebacker. Last season Spencer played in 12 games collecting 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks, those numbers should increase as not only will he...

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