Thursday wasn’t the first day of OTA work, but it was the first day with a portion open to the media. We’ve got a full recap of the day’s session: unusual choices along the offensive line, a Tony Pollard sighting, Micah Parsons getting one-on-one pass-rush lessons from a new Hall of Famer, and two electric playmakers both getting double duty. We’re also keeping track of practice kicks and getting into the dollars-and-cents reason why the day’s work might have seemed less than intense.
Meanwhile, Mike McCarthy explains why a new coaching staff around Dak Prescott isn’t really a huge change, Kelvin Joseph may have a new way to prove he deserves to keep his roster spot, and one Cowboys defender gets an all-too-rare shoutout for his on-the-field contributions. All that, plus a good old-fashioned point-counterpoint debate on Tyron Smith: are fans rushing him out the door, or is there something to the criticism? Here’s your News and Notes from a busy Thursday.