Well, the wait is finally over. Dallas Cowboys football is back, and although it is only preseason, it will be nice to watch them play football.
A lot has been going on with this team over the last few weeks. From the contract with Micah Parsons, to all the injuries this team has piled up.
Here are three things I’ll be watching during the first preseason game.
Running Back
I was looking forward to watching Jaydon Blue, but now it looks like his status is in doubt.
Blue got hurt the other day, and his MRI revealed a bone bruise in his heel.
This obviously isn’t ideal for a rookie trying to prove himself during training camp, but the news he received could’ve been worse.
Miles Sanders is also hurt, so the only two running backs on the roster are JaVonte Williams and rookie seventh-round pick Phil Mafah.
The team also signed back Malik Davis, but I’m not sure if he will suit up for this game or not.
We will see what they do, but look for maybe Mafah to get most of the snaps.
Secondary
Dallas is currently without Trevon Diggs, Shavon Revel Jr., and Josh Butler, who are all recovering from knee surgery.
The Cowboys are also still trying to figure out who will be their primary nickel corner after losing Jourdan Lewis in free agency.
They looked so bad against the Rams in the joint practice. I don’t think it’s going to get any better, and I would just like to see some decent production out of somehow in this game.
CeeDee Lamb even took a shot at his own teammates yesterday.
He was asked who was giving him the most problems during practice and take a look at what he said below.
“Honestly, none of them. They haven’t given me hell. But I will say, it is great competing with these guys.”
I mean think what you want, but if their own teammate is having fun with it and saying they aren’t testing him, they are in trouble.
It is the first preseason game of the year, so we can pump the breaks on overextending any of this, but at some point both of these could be a problem.
I will also be keeping my eye on how the offensive line looks. They are young and did not look great on Tuesday either, so we will see how all this unfolds.
Camp is really over, there are only 3 preseason games, so any answers not found are unlikely to be found. Did the Boys just lie to the fans or to themselves about Bland/Revel/Diggs recoveries? None of those will practice during camp. What is their real status? Rams practice showed team could not run, pass block,cover passes or stop the run.Dak can pass–that is all that came out of the Ram practice and we all knew Dak can pass. This Ram preseason game will tell even more.
Another comment that don’t make any sense!! How can Dak pass if the team can’t pass block?? The line has to be able to block if Dak is gonna have time to pass the ball!! And you can’t judge our running game from what happened in joint practice with the rams!! First off, it’s practice!! 2nd the rams have one of the best defensive fronts in the NFL, so it’s gonna be hard to run on them no matter who you are!! This team is gonna be better at those things that you think they’re not good at, but this is a new team with new coaches, so it’s gonna take time for the players to gel with the coaches scheme!! Just give it some time!! You always make these stupid comments like a team is supposed to look perfect in practice and they can’t make mistakes!! But that’s why they have practice, that’s why they have training camp!! It takes time to learn a new system and it takes time to learn to play with new teammates!! So give it time!!
You can’t judge the corners on what Lamb says!! He’s one of the best receivers in the NFL, he don’t have much trouble with any corner in the NFL, so it’s not a surprise to hear him say that about his teammates!!