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The Dallas Cowboys officially tied a bow on their preseason on Friday night and did so with a fun win over the Atlanta Falcons. It was great to see the Cowboys play well and do so in their home building. Preseason results don’t matter, but establishing some good vibes with the season opener less than two weeks away is a very good thing, especially with the recent headlines surrounding this team. Needless to say, it felt good for good things to happen.
Below you will find our final stock report for the exhibition part of the season. Next time we lace ‘em up it will be with the Cowboys either undefeated or having suffered defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Let’s begin.
The Cowboys are going to have to find a way to get James Houston on the 53-man roster. He can play.
It goes without saying that pass rusher is where this team is most deep and Houston would add to that. He has shined and popped ever since joining the team and that he finished the preseason with a strong showing means he has done all he can.
Joe Milton played the best game of his Dallas Cowboys career on Friday night. Easily.
This was his rushing touchdown on the night, but he had an impressive passing one as well (more on that in a moment). Beyond the stat sheet he finally looked calm and controlled while navigating the game as a quarterback. He and the coaching staff deserve serious kudos for getting things together.
We already knew that Milton was going to be this team’s QB2, but he likely calmed some of the waters of panic with his game against Atlanta. That the Cowboys leaned into his rushing ability is also really exciting as that is the most dynamic part of his game. If he ever did have to play in the regular season it would make sense to lean into that.
Friday offered our first chance to see Jaydon Blue play football for the Cowboys and he absolutely lived up to the billing.
Blue would have an injury scare before the night was over (we will provide more information around here when it is available), but he is very clearly someone who can help this team immediately. Obviously that is when he is healthy.
It was wonderful to see Blue involved. All the best to him from a health standpoint.
Brandon Aubrey made a 64-yard field goal. A SIXTY-FOUR YARD FIELD GOAL.
It was only the preseason, but that gets a stock up every day of the week.
It is going to be very interesting to see how many receivers the Cowboys carry and which ones they do. Clearly the Jonathan Mingo injury could play a role in that overall math.
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