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The Cowboys’ top draft pick is everything he was billed to be.

During the NFL's Thursday Night Football season opener, the Dallas Cowboys lost a heartbreaking, gut punch game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Since that loss, the Cowboys have learned that they will be without four key players for varying — but substantial — amounts of time. Let's review them one-by-one.

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images We haven’t even had the OTAs at this point, so coming up with predictions about this year’s edition of the Dallas Cowboys is a bit fraught with peril. These are admittedly highly speculative. Feel free to bookmark this article so you can mock it in the future. However, the possibility of mockery will not deter. Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch will both be starters - sort of Look for them to line up for the first defensive snap of games, with Micah...

Three different Dallas Cowboys 53-man roster projections Three different roster projections provide an early look at where the roster battles might happen on the 2021 team. Photo by Rich Graes fourthsle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cowboys are barely done with the rookie minicamp, and already we have the first roster projections for the 2021 Cowboys. And we’re going to compare three of those projections today. One from Jon Machota of The Athletic, another from John Owning of the Dalla...

With a contract year looming for up to 34 Cowboys, Dallas has decisions to make in keeping them beyond 2021 34 Cowboys are playing on expiring contracts. Which of the players stay with the team into 2022? Photo by Elsa/Getty Images When the Cowboys declined to pick up the fifth-year option on Leighton Vander Esch’s contract a few weeks ago, they ensured their 2018 first-round pick could hit unrestricted free agency in 2022 absent a new deal this year. That decision upped the total number of...

The NFL Draft is upon us. There’s little secret about the first two picks, but the last couple of months have made it painfully clear how uncertain the rest of the picks between the 49ers and Broncos will go. Could George Paton grab a quarterback? Perhaps, but the one he likes has to be available. What follows is my best guess at tonight’s draft selections if Atlanta decides to take the heir to Matt Ryan. If you’ve kept up with my work, you’ll know this is not my favorite scenario. 1....

Risk: Foot quickness will get exposed against explosive speed who can stress him upfield. Consistent issues with cross chop which is a go-to move around NFL. Stops feet too much. Needs to speed up and add variance to punch, and currently over-reliant on outside hand. Over-reliant on length. Pass pro may force him to guard, but use of hand issues will still exist inside. 3-Year Ceiling: Team captain and starting right tackle you can win with thanks to his power at the POA, mobility to reach an...

Seven-round Cowboys mock draft: Dallas double-dips on defense in round two We cook up a seven-round mock draft for the Cowboys. Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Less than a week out from the 2021 NFL Draft and we’re back with another Cowboys seven-round mock draft. Defense dominates this mock, as we make a surprise move back into the second round for a talented defensive prospect. For this mock draft, we used The Draft Network’s mock draft simulator. Without further ado, let’s check out...

Dallas NFL Draft Tracker for 2021: Check back often as we keep you up-to-date on Cowboys info

Dallas NFL Draft Tracker for 2021: Check back often as we keep you up-to-date on Cowboys info