Even in the second practice week of the regular season, seismic NFL shifts happen in a blink. And in that respect, the Dallas Cowboys are suddenly and very painfully ahead of schedule when compared to last season’s messy depth chart.
Only 10 days into the regular season, the Cowboys have already run into something of a buzzsaw of attrition that includes two key injuries, two COVID positive starters and a substance-abuse suspension that appeared to come out of the blue.
Ranking the losses won’t be hard in the wake of Wednesday, when DeMarcus Lawrence, the Cowboys’ $20-million-a-season star and unquestioned leader on defense, went down awkwardly on the practice field and then limped into the facility under the aid of athletic trainers.