The 2015 Dallas Cowboys have their sights set on the Super Bowl following a very intriguing spring, but there's still plenty to be sorted out as we move into training camp. Here are three things to watch for during the preseason:
1) Is Darren McFadden the answer in the backfield?
Jerry Jones seems to think so, as the Cowboys front office continues to operate as if the running back question after DeMarco Murray's departure has already been answered. At the very least, McFadden is currently being projected by coaches and management to split carries with assumed #1 option Joseph Randle in 2015. However, the hope around Valley Ranch seems to center around him wresting the job away from Randle sometime in the middle of training camp.
McFadden's injury history is well documented, but he was also operating behind Oakland Raiders offensive lines as leaky as an old shower head. Behind the Cowboys' line of beasts, 2015 could be a renaissance year for the 4th overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft.
2) How will Greg Hardy factor in?
Hardy had his ten-game suspension for his role in a North Carolina domestic violence investigation reduced to four by the NFL, and the Cowboys are penciling Hardy to start at right defensive end as soon as he's able to return to the gridiron. The polarizing Hardy already ran afoul of defensive lineman Davon Coleman during some recent conditioning drills, and he remains a question mark from both an off-field and an on-field perspective after his long, forced layoff in 2014.
3) Can Byron Jones and Randy Gregory produce?
Byron Jones is a great scheme fit and will provide the Cowboys with needed explosiveness in the secondary, but it's Randy Gregory and his very public off-the-field questions which could swing this draft one way or the other. He has the speed to be a impact rusher for the Cowboys, but many think he needs to get stronger to make a big impact at the NFL level. Dallas is counting on this duo to produce right away for this defense, and they will largely determine how good this unit will be.
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