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          40 Days to the Draft: NFC East holes

          • Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2009, 03:00 AM ET
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              Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X's and O's, offseason transactions and so much more.

              He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released once a week. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland. Follow him on Twitter here: @billbarnwell.
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          With 40 days until the draft, Football Outsiders begins a tour of the NFL to identify the biggest holes each team has left on its roster and the best possible way to plug that hole. The series begins with a look at the NFC East.

          Dallas Cowboys
          Biggest hole: Strong Safety