Trevon Diggs is a sensational play-maker. Micah Parsons is the exciting mind-blowing rookie. But through the first eight weeks of the season, the best player on the Dallas Cowboys defense has probably been none other than Randy Gregory.

Last year was all about promising flashes. Every time #94 was on the playing field, he seemed to make a big-time play for the Cowboys. Yet he only played one every four snaps. In 2021, we thought to ourselves in the preseason, we'll see how productive he manages to be as a full-time starter.

Well, he has been killing it. There are a billion reasons (more, actually) why I wouldn't be able to play quarterback in the NFL. But one of them is that I would definitely not want Randy Gregory going after me.

All kidding aside, though. Look at the Dallas Cowboys' pass rusher numbers:

17 QB hurries, 7 QB hits, 29 total pressures, 2 forced fumbles, and 5 sacks!

That's in only seven games this season. While those numbers are far from surprising given his play on the field, there's one number that is surprising. I'm talking about Gregory's snap count percentage.

Through eight weeks, the Cowboys have had Gregory on the field on only 52% of the defensive plays. That's a low number. To put it into context, Tarrell Basham has played in 60% of the team's snaps!

Keep in mind, sure, that Gregory missed the game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Even still, his average snap count in his six games stands at 62%. Over the past three games, he's played in 66% of the Cowboys' defensive snaps while Basham has been in for 71% of them.

The Vikings game was the first one in which Gregory played in over 70% of the snaps.

Why are the Dallas Cowboys playing who so far has been their best defensive player in so few plays?

I'm not saying this is a mistake from the team. I'd like it to change, of course. But there are a few reasons this could be happening. It could be about conditioning or Dan Quinn just wanting to have some heavy rotation to keep Gregory's legs fresh for key moments in the game.

The Cowboys are still middle-of-the-pack when it comes to pressure rate in the NFL. I'm hoping Gregory's snap counts increase as the team moves forward battling for one of the top seeds in the NFC.

Check out Tuesday's episode of A to Z Sports Dallas Primetime for the other two changes that I would like to see from the Cowboys moving forward!

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