It wasn't difficult to predict the defensive scheme the would deploy at any given moment in 2019, or recent seasons prior, but that's set to change in 2020 and beyond. Well, that's actually putting it nicely, because the level of defensive conservatism routinely had all the excitement of a BINGO game at an a sisted living facility, and without the free ice cream. As 2020 training camp rolls along in North Texas, however, the sheer quantity of excited comments from players as they adapt to a more creative and le s predictable system in Year 1 under head coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Mike Nolan is enough to drive home the primary point of coming change, .They'll be forced to move forward without three-time All-Pro pa s rusher -- who was released -- but the roster is designed now . That's why, while McCoy's teammates admittedly mi s him and his energy on the field, the Cowboys defensive front is seamle sly dominating at practice. This is precisely what McCarthy and Nolan had planned when they convinced the team's front office to shatter its longstanding and often stale approach to free agency and the . In doing so, they now find themselves with a front that boasts the likes of Lance McCullers Jersey , , and .That's a total of nine Pro Bowl nods and four All-Pro awards, on a line that also boasts depth pieces like , -- among others like former second-round pick Trysten Hill.What's even more impre sive is the fact Smith hasn't played a snap of football since 2015, and looks nothing of the sort. He's floored McCarthy and the team as a whole right out of the gate, and quarterback , who's getting a healthy dose of Smith in his face at practice, is unequivocal in what the Pro Bowler brings to the table following his reinstatement to the league this past spring. "He's a man -- a monster," Prescott told media on Thursday. "Damn sure doesn't look like he hasn't played in five years. Doesn't play like it. Energy would never tell you that."Very fortunate to have him on my team and not rushing me. He's going to make all of us better. He's a great player." Prescott is just as elated to have Griffen in the fold -- a late offseason addition who joined just ahead of the team's first padded practice on Monday. Having met long ago at Prescott's first Pro Bowl following his 2016 Rookie of the Year season, the two hit it off, and now get an opportunity to help lead the Cowboys this Josh Reddick Jersey season."I was able to get to know him pretty well within that Pro Bowl so that was fun," Prescott said of the team's newest All-Pro. "I was so excited when we were able to sign him and make that addition to our team and to our defense."And circling back a bit to Smith, Nolan is over the moon to have him -- . "First thing is when you see Aldon he's an awesome-size guy," said Nolan. "He's a big man, and he's impre sive. But thus far, I like the way Aldon -- No. 1 -- interacts with the other players to be honest with you. He's a team player."He's got a lot of personality. Like I said, I like the way he interacts with D-Law, with Tyrone Crawford, and with a number of guys. I see their Jimmy Wynn Jersey chemistry, that's so important, not only on the defensive line, but in the defense, I like the way he adds to that group. So, that excites me."Outside of that, he's a great player. He's got a lot of versatility as a big man. A lot of times you're just more entrenched with your hand in the dirt doing those things. But he's another guy that can stand up and move around." Nolan went on to note how Smith played outside linebacker for Tomsula in San Francisco, and how he "moves very well" for his impre sive length, declaring Smith "doesn't have a whole lot of limitations." That's fantastic news for a defensive line that initially had concerns surrounding how to replace in 2020, having lost the 2019 team leader in sacks to the in free agency.Needle s to say, they've seemingly done OK in that regard, at least thus far.But for all of the justifiable hype surrounding the offseason acquisitions (), what's not lost in the mix is the air floating around Lawrence, who is primed for big season after what some viewed as a downturn because of a dip in sack production -- despite his other categories (e.g., QB knockdowns) being comparable to the year prior. It must be noted Lawrence also underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum last summer, which basically deleted his entire 2019 training camp. Again an active participant at camp, the addition of the aforementioned players, his health that will see him rush a good amount from a two-point stance truly do set the stage for what could be a special year for Lawrence.He spent the offseason preparing to rush standing up to ready himself for what McCarthy and Nolan would require in camp and beyond, and it's paying off early. He's not shown any sort of difficulty in the adaptation, and McCarthy compares Lawrence's transition to that of a future Hall of Famer who McCarthy once had the pleasure of coaching. "I've had a chance to watch just a couple of guys in my career go through that transition," said McCarthy to media in the first week of padded practice. "The first one that I think of right off the bat is -- when you're primarily playing in a four-man front and really Julius was in the same defense, he played for former Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli there in Chicago at the turn of the last decade , and when he came up to Green Bay in 2014 ."The intriguing aspect of Lawrence standing up is that it won't simply happen when the defense shifts from its base 4-3 to a 3-4 but, Hector Rondon Jersey as evidenced in practice, how the Pro Bowler will also be seen peering over the backs of the opposing offensive line when the Cowboys have four defensive lineman on the field.In other words, this is not simply a third-and-long novelty item."The opportunity to particularly play in a two-point stance on first and second down, especially with someone like D-Law's experience and his instincts and awarene s at the line of scrimmage," McCarthy noted. "It will give him more vision to play to the tendencies and mannerism of the offense." That said, Craig Biggio Jersey it's about adaptation to help Lawrence evolve as a more potent all-around pa s rusher, and not to fracture his foundation."I think he's going to really like it," said McCarthy. "But still at the end of the day, if it's best suited for him to put his hand on the ground and in a pa s rush situation, that's what we'll do. Just watching Julius go through it he liked it, he enjoyed it. It gave him a chance to really tap into his years of experience of playing with more vision, and it was primary more on first and second down because when it came down to hit it and get it in the pa s rush. He would go through a three-point stance and we'll work through that with D-Law and I think he'll really benefit from this. "For his part, Nolan agrees wholeheartedly with all of McCarthy's points, including not completely abandoning the technique that's made Lawrence one o