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Greg Hardy

Pass rusher fills big need for Dallas

The Dallas Cowboys have signed Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers, and it's a good matchup of player skill-set and team weakness. Hardy has been a part of one of the league's better pass rushes during his career, while in that same time span Dallas has had one of the worst.

Hardy barely played last season due to a domestic violence case against him, and his contract with Dallas takes into account that he may face a suspension to start the 2015 season. The per-game roster bonuses in the deal protect the team if Hardy can't suit up.

Back in 2013, though, Hardy's 15 sacks were part of Carolina's league-best 60. Dallas had just 34 sacks that year, and just 28 last season. Over the last three seasons, Carolina has had one of the league's best pass rushes, Dallas one of the worst. Hardy, when available, should help change all that.

Team sack totals in each of the last three seasons, sorted by total over that span, are presented below.

TEAM SACK TOTALS, 2012-2014
Team201420132012Tot
Buffalo545736147
St. Louis405352145
Carolina406039139
Denver414152134
Green Bay414447132
Baltimore494037126
Minnesota414144126
New England404837125
Miami394242123
Arizona354738120
Kansas City464727120
Seattle374436117
Philadelphia493730116
NY Jets454130116
Indianapolis414232115
Houston383244114
Cincinnati204351114
NY Giants473433114
Tennessee393639114
New Orleans344930113
San Francisco363838112
Chicago393141111
Cleveland314038109
Detroit423334109
Washington373632105
Pittsburgh333437104
San Diego26353899
Tampa Bay36352798
Dallas28343496
Jacksonville45312096
Oakland22382585
Atlanta22322983

--Andy Richardson

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