The Dallas Cowboys played their first exhibition game of the season last Thursday. A large portion of their 90-man offseason roster was held out of the Hall of Fame game contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers though. 16 players were left behind in Oxnard, CA and then several key young players projected to earn starting roles were kept on the sideline.
It made for an expected starless performance as players in the middle and at the bottom of the roster got valuable game reps to try and enhance their camp experiences. When the team returned to the west coast, the Los Angeles Rams were waiting for full-squad coordinated practices, and that gave folks a chance to see many of those players who didn’t play previously. The results from both? A chance to revisit our roster projections for the regular season.