Preseason games are typically good indicators of who will and who won't make the team when the roster is finally trimmed to 53. Sure, there may be a surprise or two but as this preseason schedule moves along, we will get a better idea of who will be running out of that tunnel come Sept. 7 against the 49ers.
In case you missed the previous projections following week 1 of the preseason: Mike Harlos – Jonathan Day.
Without further delay, please see my version 1.0 of what this roster will look like. I will put another one together after the second preseason game.
| QB | Tony Romo, Brandon Weeden, Dustin Vaughan |
| RB | DeMarco Murray, Lance Dunbar, Joseph Randle |
| FB | Tyler Clutts |
| WR | Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, Dwayne Harris, Cole Beasley, Devin Street, Chris Boyd |
| TE | Jason Witten, Gavin Escobar, James Hanna |
| O Line | Tyron Smith, Ronald Leary, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin, Doug Free, Mackenzy Bernadeau, Uche Nwaneri, Jeremy Parnell |
| D Line | George Selvie, Henry Melton, Terrell McClain, Tyrone Crawford, Jeremy Mincey, Davon Coleman, Ken Bishop, Caesar Rayford, Ken Boatright, DeMarcus Lawrence |
| LB | Justin Durant, Bruce Carter, DeVonte Holloman, Kyle Wilber, Anthony Hitchens, Rolando McClain |
| CB | Brandon Carr, Orlando Scandrick, Morris Claiborne, Terrance Mitchell, Sterling Moore |
| Safety | Barry Church, JJ Wilcox, Ahmad Dixon, Jeff Heath, Jakar Hamilton |
| Specialists | Dan Bailey, Chris Jones, L.P. Ladouceur |
A couple of things to add:
- Anthony Spencer is on active/PUP. If healthy I think he would slot in and someone from the O-Line would need to be trimmed.
- I do think the Cowboys go with three QB's this year. I know this is something they haven't done in the past but I think they almost have to unless they are 100% convinced in Romo's back to hold up. Based on the first preseason game, Dustin Vaughan looks like he is a better third option than Caleb Hanie.
- I'm really hoping the Rolando McClain experiment comes to fruition. As of Friday morning, I'm not convinced.
- Will Josh Brent be back? If so, who's spot will be compromised?
