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These are the questions the Cowboys must ask themselves when deciding if starters should play against Cardinals

As the Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals prepare for a preseason game traditionalists label the dress rehearsal, one of the great, unresolved questions of our time continues to roil.

OK, maybe it's not great. It's downright tiresome. But since the regular-season opener is still two weeks away, enticing options are limited.

Here you go: Why should the Cowboys put quarterback Dak Prescott or other key starters in harm's way Sunday night at AT&T Stadium for a meaningless preseason game? This conversation is even more intense locally since fans watched Pro Bowl guard Zack Martin limp off the field with a knee injury last week, then learned Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick suffers from Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disease that clouds his availability for the season.