TE - Martelius Bennett - but the Cowboys always took Witten's incredible durability record for granted and aside from drafting Bennett in the 2nd round
(probably trying to mimic the Pats 2 TE tale when they had Gonk/Hernandez duo. But all due respect, Jarwin is not Witten. Very few TEs in NFL history
can come close to comparing to Witten's durability, It will either be about the 2nd TE behind Jarwin (Bell) ...or the Cowboys ability to operate without
an operating receiving TE.
But yet we were not talking about legendary iron man Witten ...but more so Blake Jarwin.
DT - i understand Poe and Woods are the 1 techs, but i also understand the dilenma if Poe and Woods get dinged,
and again Woods has shown a penchant for getting dinged and missing games. So what's the " next man up " contingency plan if (When?) they do.
its gonna come down to the bottom depth guys and that seems to spell Hill and Gallimore in a pinch, despite the fit-suit of more 3 techs than 1 techs.
LB - understand we are not talking about
starter role of the
3rd LB in our 4-3 scheme, but more so talking depth guys- backups -and if and who will be
available and capable if the starters (ala LVE, Jaylon) go down with injury. i think Thomas has great speed, coverage skills and solid knack for the game.
In the right scheme, with the right durability, he could probably start for teams using the 4-3 scheme.
But injuries has been an issue with him since he's been here. Gifford showed promise but struggled with injuries
WR - Last year the hope was former 2nd pick Devin Smith would emerge- Once highly regarded WR prospect and finally healthy.
the saints and Jets games becomes a more likely win if we had that 4th guy Smith could have stepped up.
It's the challenge for the personnel group to achieve bringing in that key depth - depth that could be the decisive factor in games won or lost
