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    Cowboys Preseason Finale: Top 10 Takes On Cutdown to 53-Man Roster: VIDEO

    By Mike Fisher,

    2024-08-24

    FRISCO - One more game. Then a lot more moves.

    The Dallas Cowboys close their preseason slate with this Saturday afternoon session against the visiting Chargers at AT&T Stadium with jobs on the line.

    Dallas, with three straight seasons with 12-5 finishes (and then playoff disappointments) looks again to have a top-notch - but maybe top-heavy roster.

    How to fill it out? Who wins jobs? Who gets "snuck'' through waivers? A Fish Top 10 Takes on what is about to unfold ...

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    1 Malik Davis seems like a keeper as the third running back. And Hunter Luepke sticks as a fullback. Is there room for Deuce Vaughn?

    2 In a sense, Deuce is not competing for a job with the other backs. Deuce is in competition with …

    3 Ryan Flournoy? How many receivers do they keep? (And yes, there is every reason to think they'll seal a deal with CeeDee "Call Me'' Lamb soon enough. )

    4 Without a calculator, we might wish for six receivers, four running backs and four tight ends. But that doesn't quite add up.

    5 Behind Jake Ferguson, there are lots of intriguing tight end bodies. Luke Schoonmaker gets a pass. They like John Stephens Jr. in. And then Spann-Ford? Fant? And Hendershot has no shot?

    6 With the new kickoff rules, Bones Fassel will be joining the tight ends coach and the linebackers coach in wanting all the "6-4, 250-pound guys'' the roster can bear.

    7 Asim is in. Chuma is hurt. Do they need a Waletzko or a Ball? Have either of them earned a job? Guyton of course has. If it's "knee soreness'' today? Don’t need to see him . Beebe? He opened camp as the third-string center. One more good Saturday of snapping and the job is his.

    8 They will cut and re-call CJ Godwin and Trent Sieg. Can they do the same with Cooper Rush?

    9 There will be trades. Who wants one of Dallas' safeties? What can Dallas get in return? A starting running back? I bet not.

    9 Overshown and Clark banged up. Marist Liufau can play. Screw around here too much and he just might get snaps at Cleveland.

    10 And Trey Lance. This will be another showcase for him.

    Is there time for him to usurp Rush and take over the No. 2 job? Would the Cowboys really trust him enough to play him ahead of Rush if Dak Prescott got hurt in Cleveland in Week 1? (Hint: No.)

    Related: Lance vs. Rush: A Depth-Chart Move and New QB2?

    Want much, much more? Did in to the Fish Report now!

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