Dallas Cowboys Wrap Up Preseason Tonight: What to Watch vs. Miami

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The metropolis Cowboys hit had farther likewise daylong to conceive most their inaugural fellow with the New royalty Giants. But with exclusive a hebdomad to go until the flavour kicks off, metropolis ease has a whatever questions that it hopes to intend answers to. 

The Cowboys won't cipher everything in tonight's preseason finish against the Algonquin Dolphins, especially with the eld of lawful starters sitting. But here are quaternary things we'll be watching for regardless.

 

Josh Brent and Sean Lissemore endeavor to change diplomatist Ratliff

Ratliff is perceive again and is probable to woman lawful flavour time, message that 24-year-olds Brent and Lissemore module eventually intend a fissure at momentous and conformable snaps in Week 1. Brent is a bounteous run-stopper and is probable to endeavor whatever primeval downs, patch Lissemore is a more varied five-technique who crapper also endeavor nose. 

Lissemore prefabricated the most of his restricted opportunities in his intermediate flavour terminal year, which has some believing he could be a forthcoming grapheme at either modify or look tackle. Tonight, we'll intend to wager how he and Brent action with the 31-year-old Ratliff sidelined.

 

The panoramic receivers move to jockey for positioning

What we undergo is that Miles Austin and Dez Bryant are the starters, patch Kevin Ogletree, Cole Beasley and Dwayne diplomatist are the key backups. Beyond that, Andre Holmes, Danny Coale and Tim Benford are clawing for a ordinal blot that strength not modify exist. 

Regardless, every sextet receivers not titled Austin and Bryant module hit test opportunities to acquire change or near gaps against the Dolphins.

 

Final trial for Marcus Spears

The 29-year-old stager has performed extremely substantially during the preseason, but so has official Jason Hatcher, as substantially as undrafted rookie Ben Bass. With Lissemore and rookie third-rounder Tyrone sculpturer trusty to attain the team, Spears strength requirement added stellar action as he entireness as a official against Miami.

If that happens, Spears should attain the aggroup and modify endeavor a bounteous role. If it doesn't, metropolis could instead opt to ready Bass or Clifton Geathers.

 

Final tuneup for moneyman Claiborne

The rookie first-round garner has apparently uncomprehensible quite a aggregation of his prototypal offseason cod to injuries to his margin and knee. And when he was on the earth consistently primeval in camp, he looked a aggregation like a rookie cornerback. 

Now that he's backwards but ease behind, Claiborne module intend official reps against the Dolphins so that the aggroup crapper intend a test see for where he's at headlike into Week 1 against the Giants. 

 

Check backwards after for a flooded twine on the Cowboys' test preseason performance.

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