At this stage in the season, every new week means the Dallas Cowboys are getting closer to a 53-man roster. The team cut five players last Tuesday, and they will do the same on the 23rd. For now, the players on the chopping block are names that most expected would not contend for a spot.
But the difficult decisions will come on August 30th, when the Cowboys must narrow their squad from 80 to 53 players. There are a lot of directions that Dallas could go in constructing their roster to keep the best 53 names.