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For those who find themselves concerned with such things, the Cowboys won their exhibition finale, 21-14, over their downstate rivals from Houston, the victory snapping their preseason losing streak at eight games.
Still, regardless of the fact that the sparse crowd went home happy, this game was less about the final score and more about rounding out the final few spots on the roster.
In reality, there were only a handful of players on the proverbial bubble, but they certainly got their chance to shine. All of the Cowboys’ projected starters on both sides of the ball spent the evening resting comfortably on the sidelines, the most important objective of the night accomplished – the key pieces to a successful 2015 campaign remained healthy.
Only a few who put in regular time last season, such as Gavin Escobar, Mackenzy Bernadeau and Kyle Wilber, saw action tonight, as did 2015 first-round pick Byron Jones, although he spent most of the game playing safety and only a little at cornerback.
But again, this was about those players fighting for roster spots, and of that group, some gave the coaches food for thought (think defensive line), while others, well, not so much (offensive line).
Perhaps the biggest question marks coming into the game were 1) would the Cowboys keep a third quarterback this year? And 2) if so, would Dustin Vaughan or Jameill Showers earn the honor? Vaughan, who was with the team last year, played the entire game and completed 11-of-20 passes, but they went for only 115 yards and he finished the preseason with no touchdown throws.
And although he appeared on special teams throughout the game, that fact that Showers saw no time behind center led some to speculate that the Cowboys might be trying to hide him from other teams in order to sneak him onto the practice squad. We shall see.
link/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2015/09/03/game-recap-cowboys-defeat-texans-21-14
Still, regardless of the fact that the sparse crowd went home happy, this game was less about the final score and more about rounding out the final few spots on the roster.
In reality, there were only a handful of players on the proverbial bubble, but they certainly got their chance to shine. All of the Cowboys’ projected starters on both sides of the ball spent the evening resting comfortably on the sidelines, the most important objective of the night accomplished – the key pieces to a successful 2015 campaign remained healthy.
Only a few who put in regular time last season, such as Gavin Escobar, Mackenzy Bernadeau and Kyle Wilber, saw action tonight, as did 2015 first-round pick Byron Jones, although he spent most of the game playing safety and only a little at cornerback.
But again, this was about those players fighting for roster spots, and of that group, some gave the coaches food for thought (think defensive line), while others, well, not so much (offensive line).
Perhaps the biggest question marks coming into the game were 1) would the Cowboys keep a third quarterback this year? And 2) if so, would Dustin Vaughan or Jameill Showers earn the honor? Vaughan, who was with the team last year, played the entire game and completed 11-of-20 passes, but they went for only 115 yards and he finished the preseason with no touchdown throws.
And although he appeared on special teams throughout the game, that fact that Showers saw no time behind center led some to speculate that the Cowboys might be trying to hide him from other teams in order to sneak him onto the practice squad. We shall see.
link/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2015/09/03/game-recap-cowboys-defeat-texans-21-14
