Heavy on defense and special teams Sturm’s final Cowboys 53-man roster projection

 Thankfully, we have a fun exercise to replace any sort of game recap with here as trying to dignify that preseason game from Sunday with Jacksonville with words is probably a bridge too far. So let's skip it. Late last week, I did a post on how special teams determine rosters. I believe what I wrote for sure, but I also have to admit that the math of this particular roster selection may put my initial thoughts to the test.

https://theathletic.com/2797291/2021/08/30/sturms-final-cowboys-53-man-roster-projection-heavy-on-defense-and-special-teams/

What will the Cowboys do? Special teams decide so much, but usually get so little of the roster attention

 This is the point in the preseason where I do my roster projections - as any good NFL writer should. Look for it as part of my Morning After piece next Monday after the final fake game of the preseason. If you follow my work, you should definitely know that a big part of the final 10 spots on a 53-man roster will always be about two things for me: Contracts and special teams. You know about contracts and guaranteed money and the difficulty the Jones family seems to have with painful goodbyes.

https://theathletic.com/2789142/2021/08/26/what-will-the-cowboys-do-special-teams-decide-so-much-but-usually-get-so-little-of-the-roster-attention/