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Cowboys' offensive weapons receive 'step back' in latest preseason rankings

ESPN's latest preseason rankings have the Dallas Cowboys' offensive weapons receiving high praise in an important season.
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb goes through a drill during practice at the Ford Center at the Star Training Facility in Frisco, Texas.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb goes through a drill during practice at the Ford Center at the Star Training Facility in Frisco, Texas. | Chris Jones-Imagn Images

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The Dallas Cowboys should be looking at the 2025 season as a season to prove that 2024 will not define the future of the franchise.

Injuries played a massive role in the team's failure to meet expectations last season. However, the hope this offseason is that they will be relatively healthy rolling into the regular season.

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ESPN's Bill Barnwell recently ranked every team's offensive weapons heading into the 2025 season, and has the Cowboys as the 11th best unit in the league.

"Last season was a step backward for CeeDee Lamb, but it seems reasonable to chalk up some of his decline to Dak Prescott's injuries. Even in what felt like a down year before a shoulder injury led the Cowboys to wave the white flag, he ranked 17th among wide receivers in yards per route run. Working so often out of the slot, he benefits from having a quarterback with elite accuracy and a willingness to put the ball into tight spaces like Prescott; he might be a little more susceptible to a change under center than Justin Jefferson orJa'Marr Chase would, which represents a very tiny tier gap at the top of the wide receiver food chain," wrote Barnwell

There's so much potential in this Cowboys offense. However, a lot of it will rely on the health of their quarterback.

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Tyler is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he majored in communications. Aside from his roles with the Cowboys and Chargers on SI, Tyler also covers sports and pop culture for The Big Lead.

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