Dallas Cowboys: Three biggest training camp questions

Will any Dallas Cowboys receiving option make an impact on this offense?

By now, you’ve probably heard it a hundred times.

The Dallas Cowboys do not have a bona fide, number one wide receiver on the roster.
Is this a big deal? Maybe. The Cowboys will need production from somebody in the passing game. Who that production comes from is less important than actually getting it.

I cannot envision this team keeping more than six receivers when final cuts are made. Allen Hurns, Cole Beasley, Tavon Austin and Michael Gallup are locks for four of those six spots.

Terrance Williams, Deonte Thompson, Noah Brown, Cedrick Wilson, and Lance Lenoir will all be fighting for the final two spots.

Here is the magic number that you need to concern yourself with as it pertains to Cowboys’ pass catchers in 2018.

60.

As long as one of those guys, or possibly one of the very inexperienced tight ends, finishes in the top 60 in yards, everything should be fine.

Over the past three years, five teams have failed to have a receiver or tight end crack the top 60 in receiving yards. Only Buffalo, last season, had a winning record. The other four teams combined for a record of 14-50.

Dallas does not need any one receiver or tight end to dominate. They can survive with one or two guys amassing 800-900 yards and be just fine. This is because they should have a dominant rushing attack.

What they cannot afford is for all of their receiving threats to make zero impact. There is talent in the receiver’s room. It will be up to the individuals in the room, the quarterback and the coaching staff to maximize the talent. That leads us to the second biggest question of camp.