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Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Cedric Thornton (92) knocks away a blocking dummy during a morning walk thru at training camp in Oxnard, California, Sunday, July 31, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)
It's not uncommon for coaches to spend more time talking about who won't be around than who will in the wake of a preseason finale.
The Cowboys are in that process now. But as they focus on who to cut to get down to Saturday afternoon's 53-man limit, let's look at a few players who won't be going anywhere and how their performance against Houston made that clear.