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24 Offense
3 QB: Tony Romo, Kyle Orton, Brandon Weeden - Unfortunately I don't think the Cowboys will have the guts to cut Orton so they will go with 3 QB. Weeden gets a spot after a great preseason and TC
1 FB: JC Copeland - Cowboys added a fullback late and will stick with one on the 53 but it will be rookie JC Copeland
3 RB: Demarco Murray, Lance Dunbar, Joseph Randle - The Cowboys have gone with 4 RBs in the past but this time around they come to their senses and realize keeping an extra DL or LB makes much more sense.
3 TE: Jason Witten, Gavin Escobar, James Hanna - Cowboys went into last season with 5 TE on the 53 and didn't seem to make use of any of them other than Witten.
6 WR: Dez Bryant, Terrence Williams, Dwayne Harris, Cole Beasley, Devin Street, Tim Benford - Cowboys will keep 6 WR and Tim Benford will have a great camp and make the staff put him on the 53
1 C: Travis Frederick - I have this position filled with 1 person but Bernadeau is the immediate backup for this position if need be.
4 OT: Tyron Smith, Doug Free, Darrion Weems, Jermey Parnell - The Cowboys continue grooming both Weems and Parnell and keep 4.
3 OG: Zack Martin, Ronald Learly, Mackenzy Bernadeau - Bernadeau and Leary will duel for the starting spot but 3 capable guys seems sufficient for this spot.
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5 DT: Henry Melton, Terrell McClain, Nick Hayden, Tyrone Crawford, Ken Bishop - The DL group will be one of the more competitive groups on the team and these 5 guys will be the winners amongst the interior guys. Keeping 5 allows the Cowboys to rotate like they want to and keep each guy fresh and use them situationally
5 DE: George Selvie, Anthony Spencer, Demarcus Lawrence, Jeremy Mincey, Martez Wilson - The first 4 guys are obvious but the Cowboys have high hopes for Martez Wilson and I don't blame them. His athletic testing is off the charts and under Marinelli for a full camp should be able to emerge as a situational rusher.
6 LB: Sean Lee, Bruce Carter, Justin Durant, Devonte Holloman, Anthony Hitchens, Kyle Wilber - The Cowboys kept only 5 LB last year and it burned them in a few different games. This year they go with 6
5 CB: Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Orlando Scandrick, Terrance Mitchell, BW Webb - They will keep 5 CBs this year and BW just barely makes the team because of his 4th round selection coupled with his ability to function in the slot.
5 S: Barry Church, JJ Wilcox, Jeff Heath, Jakar Hamilton, Ahmad Dixon - An extremely young group where 4 unproven guys will fight for the starting spot alongside Church and the ones that don't end up starting are all easily capable of being good special teamers.
3 Special Teams
1 K: Dan Bailey - No brainer
1 P: Cody Mandell - Beats out Chris Jones and takes the starting job.
1 LS: LP Ladouceur - Has been most consistent Cowboy of recent memory
8 Practice Squad
Cam Lawrence (LB) - Good ST player that they will want to keep around in case of Injury but with all the LBs they have brought in I think it will be too competitive for Lawrence to make the team given he seems to be limited to a ST player only
Ben Malena (RB) - Not a great talent IMO but I only have 3 RB's making the final 53 and they will need to keep him around in case of injury. My hope is that they will bring in some other young RBs to compete for this spot on the PS
Dustin Vaughan (QB) - Big framed, big arm QB they will keep around to have another arm around.
Davon Coleman (DT) - Extremely versatile D Lineman who can play almost every spot across the D-Line who they will keep around but will not excel enough in any given area to make the 53.
L'Damian Washington (WR) - 6'4 receiver who ran a 4.39 at his pro day. Was productive his last year at Missouri and is worth trying to groom.
Marvin Robinson (S) - Former 4 star HS recruit who began at Michigan but had some issues there and eventually transferred to DII Ferris State.. He has intriguing athleticism and is a big hitter.. May make one or two splash plays in the preseason that makes management want to work with him more.
Chris Whaley (DT) - Jerry said they want to keep him around in a RS situation so my guess is he will end up on IR but there is a chance he could end up here on the PS
Will Smith (LB) - Won't be good enough to make the 53 but has the athletic qualities that will make the Cowboys want to keep him around for a while to see how he develops.
Key Cuts
Matt Johnson (S) - Finally the Cowboys cut ties with Matt Johnson but only because I think it will come down to him and last years 4th round pick BW Webb. Webb serves more of a purposes as our only other slot CB in case Scandrick goes down. Johnson will probably get banged up and the Cowboys will go with younger guys like Jakar Hamilton and Ahmad Dixon
Ben Bass (DT) - The Cowboys seem to like Bass and have kept him around now for a few years but Bass's best fit is in a 3-4 as a 5 Tech D-End. The D-Line is going to be filled with young hungry guys and sadly for Bass most of them fit Marinelli's scheme much better.
Chris Jones (P) - Jones has been pretty average thus far in his career but I think Mandell will outplay him in training camp and win the job.
Sterling Moore (CB) - Sterling Moore is a solid player but based on how long it took them to bring him in last year it shows me they don't like him that much. Moore is a feisty player but lacks ideal size and athleticism. Terrance Mitchell has good upside and the staff will go with him over Moore.
Tyler Clutts (FB) - Another youth movement cut, Clutts was just ok in his time with the Cowboys last year but Copeland can do everything he can do and also adds the elements of a short yardage runner and an emergency pass target out of the backfield if needed.
3 QB: Tony Romo, Kyle Orton, Brandon Weeden - Unfortunately I don't think the Cowboys will have the guts to cut Orton so they will go with 3 QB. Weeden gets a spot after a great preseason and TC
1 FB: JC Copeland - Cowboys added a fullback late and will stick with one on the 53 but it will be rookie JC Copeland
3 RB: Demarco Murray, Lance Dunbar, Joseph Randle - The Cowboys have gone with 4 RBs in the past but this time around they come to their senses and realize keeping an extra DL or LB makes much more sense.
3 TE: Jason Witten, Gavin Escobar, James Hanna - Cowboys went into last season with 5 TE on the 53 and didn't seem to make use of any of them other than Witten.
6 WR: Dez Bryant, Terrence Williams, Dwayne Harris, Cole Beasley, Devin Street, Tim Benford - Cowboys will keep 6 WR and Tim Benford will have a great camp and make the staff put him on the 53
1 C: Travis Frederick - I have this position filled with 1 person but Bernadeau is the immediate backup for this position if need be.
4 OT: Tyron Smith, Doug Free, Darrion Weems, Jermey Parnell - The Cowboys continue grooming both Weems and Parnell and keep 4.
3 OG: Zack Martin, Ronald Learly, Mackenzy Bernadeau - Bernadeau and Leary will duel for the starting spot but 3 capable guys seems sufficient for this spot.
Defense 26
5 DT: Henry Melton, Terrell McClain, Nick Hayden, Tyrone Crawford, Ken Bishop - The DL group will be one of the more competitive groups on the team and these 5 guys will be the winners amongst the interior guys. Keeping 5 allows the Cowboys to rotate like they want to and keep each guy fresh and use them situationally
5 DE: George Selvie, Anthony Spencer, Demarcus Lawrence, Jeremy Mincey, Martez Wilson - The first 4 guys are obvious but the Cowboys have high hopes for Martez Wilson and I don't blame them. His athletic testing is off the charts and under Marinelli for a full camp should be able to emerge as a situational rusher.
6 LB: Sean Lee, Bruce Carter, Justin Durant, Devonte Holloman, Anthony Hitchens, Kyle Wilber - The Cowboys kept only 5 LB last year and it burned them in a few different games. This year they go with 6
5 CB: Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Orlando Scandrick, Terrance Mitchell, BW Webb - They will keep 5 CBs this year and BW just barely makes the team because of his 4th round selection coupled with his ability to function in the slot.
5 S: Barry Church, JJ Wilcox, Jeff Heath, Jakar Hamilton, Ahmad Dixon - An extremely young group where 4 unproven guys will fight for the starting spot alongside Church and the ones that don't end up starting are all easily capable of being good special teamers.
3 Special Teams
1 K: Dan Bailey - No brainer
1 P: Cody Mandell - Beats out Chris Jones and takes the starting job.
1 LS: LP Ladouceur - Has been most consistent Cowboy of recent memory
8 Practice Squad
Cam Lawrence (LB) - Good ST player that they will want to keep around in case of Injury but with all the LBs they have brought in I think it will be too competitive for Lawrence to make the team given he seems to be limited to a ST player only
Ben Malena (RB) - Not a great talent IMO but I only have 3 RB's making the final 53 and they will need to keep him around in case of injury. My hope is that they will bring in some other young RBs to compete for this spot on the PS
Dustin Vaughan (QB) - Big framed, big arm QB they will keep around to have another arm around.
Davon Coleman (DT) - Extremely versatile D Lineman who can play almost every spot across the D-Line who they will keep around but will not excel enough in any given area to make the 53.
L'Damian Washington (WR) - 6'4 receiver who ran a 4.39 at his pro day. Was productive his last year at Missouri and is worth trying to groom.
Marvin Robinson (S) - Former 4 star HS recruit who began at Michigan but had some issues there and eventually transferred to DII Ferris State.. He has intriguing athleticism and is a big hitter.. May make one or two splash plays in the preseason that makes management want to work with him more.
Chris Whaley (DT) - Jerry said they want to keep him around in a RS situation so my guess is he will end up on IR but there is a chance he could end up here on the PS
Will Smith (LB) - Won't be good enough to make the 53 but has the athletic qualities that will make the Cowboys want to keep him around for a while to see how he develops.
Key Cuts
Matt Johnson (S) - Finally the Cowboys cut ties with Matt Johnson but only because I think it will come down to him and last years 4th round pick BW Webb. Webb serves more of a purposes as our only other slot CB in case Scandrick goes down. Johnson will probably get banged up and the Cowboys will go with younger guys like Jakar Hamilton and Ahmad Dixon
Ben Bass (DT) - The Cowboys seem to like Bass and have kept him around now for a few years but Bass's best fit is in a 3-4 as a 5 Tech D-End. The D-Line is going to be filled with young hungry guys and sadly for Bass most of them fit Marinelli's scheme much better.
Chris Jones (P) - Jones has been pretty average thus far in his career but I think Mandell will outplay him in training camp and win the job.
Sterling Moore (CB) - Sterling Moore is a solid player but based on how long it took them to bring him in last year it shows me they don't like him that much. Moore is a feisty player but lacks ideal size and athleticism. Terrance Mitchell has good upside and the staff will go with him over Moore.
Tyler Clutts (FB) - Another youth movement cut, Clutts was just ok in his time with the Cowboys last year but Copeland can do everything he can do and also adds the elements of a short yardage runner and an emergency pass target out of the backfield if needed.
