The main storylines of the Cowboys offseason are still creating tension with fans as the preseason chugs along. With seemingly no help coming for the team’s largely-unproven crop of wide receivers, it looks as if it will fall on Dak Prescott’s shoulders to turn them into legitimate weapons. Offensive line depth is an even bigger worry after Josh Ball’s troubling outing; is it time to go shopping for a veteran swing tackle? The kicking competition is still unsettled and will now enter a match-me-if-you-can phase. And it’s anyone’s guess as to who will emerge from the defensive line rotation as this year’s new star.
Elsewhere, last season’s penalty bugaboo is still hanging around; there’s an interesting new theory as to who may be to blame. Mike McCarthy reveals how he plans to divide the workload over two scrimmages and a game in Los Angeles, and Tyler Smith isn’t letting the bright lights of his NFL debut get in the way of improving his game. All that, plus Mike Zimmer and Deion Sanders reunite, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders face a turning point in their incredible 50-year history, and the organization says farewell to a beloved extended family member. That’s all up in News and Notes.