Every year teams construct their rosters with varying levels of confidence from position to position, even player to player. The 2023 Dallas Cowboys are no different, and this season they’re putting a lot of faith in specific guys to play key roles despite some legitimate concerns about their health or performance.
The confines of the salary cap, particularly when you’re paying a veteran quarterback, mean you can’t be as talented or as deep as you’d like all across the roster. You’re forced to take some risks at a few spots. Sometimes that means sticking with a guy who still has a lot of dead money on his contract or gambling on a low-priced free agent who comes with some baggage.