Dallas Cowboys young secondary not yet beasts of NFC East

GLENDALE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 25: Free safety Byron Jones #31 of the Dallas Cowboys reacts with safety Xavier Woods #25 of the Dallas Cowboys after breaking up a fourth down pass during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on September 25, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyboys defeated the Cardinals 28-17. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 25: Free safety Byron Jones #31 of the Dallas Cowboys reacts with safety Xavier Woods #25 of the Dallas Cowboys after breaking up a fourth down pass during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on September 25, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyboys defeated the Cardinals 28-17. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – DECEMBER 10: Jeff Heath #38 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after an interception against Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants in the fourth quarter during the game at MetLife Stadium on December 10, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – DECEMBER 10: Jeff Heath #38 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after an interception against Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants in the fourth quarter during the game at MetLife Stadium on December 10, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

In the eighth installment of our Dallas Cowboys divisional position review, we will discuss the most difficult positional group to rank with the NFC East.

In my latest installment of my rankings for the top positional groups in the Dallas Cowboys‘ division, the legendary NFC East, I might have taken on my most difficult task.

Unintentionally, it appears that I have also saved the best for last.

Throughout seven positional reviews, there has not been a more debatable group then that of the NFC East defensive backs.

With this being the last defensive position to discuss, it certainly makes this important as well.

Before we get into such a difficult exercise, let’s review how we got here.

To reiterate, teams earn points via medals. Gold is worth three, silver is worth two and bronze, one.

Each unit has one team that will fail to medal. With seven reviews in, the Philadelphia Eagles hold a narrow 14-13 lead over the Dallas Cowboys. Washington currently sits in third with nine points while New York is last with seven.

Now that the parameters have been explained, it’s time to hand out some more medals. Let’s start with the team that narrowly missed out on a bronze medal