The stakes are high for the Dallas Cowboys entering this season, and Marcus Spears believes they must deliver. The ESPN analyst and former Cowboys defensive end explained that he sees this year as a “boom or bust” of sorts for the franchise.

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Cowboys’ wide receiver room, led by All-Pro CeeDee Lamb and newly-acquired WR2 George Pickens is the team’s best rated unit. They come as the ninth best in the league, with the Cincinnati Bengals’ room, including the vaunted duo of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, comes in the top spot.

Joe Milton showed off his arm with a 49-yard bomb to Jonathan Mingo in the Cowboys’ 31-13 preseason loss to the Ravens.

Celebrity Cowboys fan and Hollywood A-lister Denzel Washington ripped owner Jerry Jones during an appearance on ESPN’s “First Take.”

In a recent survey released by ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky, he ranked his top 10 NFL QBs on seven different skillsets from arm strength and mechanics to ball placement and pocket presence. Despite being a recent MVP candidate, Prescott only landed on one of Orlovsky’s top 10 lists — mechanics.

Lamb was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after colliding with a ref during the Cowboys' first preseason game.

ESPN’s Mike Clay has deemed the Cowboys’ running back room to be the “shakiest” in the NFL.