Dallas Cowboys Press Conference Today Thoughts & Season Expectations

Cowboys news: After months of silence, Jerry Jones is expected to address the media today Dallas Cowboys are doing their own ‘bubble’ for training camp - Frank Schwab, Yahoo Sports As the NFL gets ready to begin their training camps around the league, the Cowboys are starting to take some serious precautions, with players forming their own version of a bubble in the Omni Hotel by the team’s facilities. There’s no NBA-style bubble going on in the NFL, but the Dallas Cowboys are doing something similar. According to a report from ESPN, many of the Cowboys are going to do a “virtual training camp bubble” and check into a hotel next to the team’s practice facility. That does seem prudent, though not without some questions. The ESPN report said a “large number” of players are staying at the Omni Hotel and it’s believed to be a majority of players, coach and staff. That’s fine but it still leaves players unaccounted for. The ESPN report said the team has not mandated players stay at the hotel but have strongly recommended it. So, not really a bubble. But between the team’s lavish facility in Frisco, Texas and The Omni, there shouldn’t be any need to leave. The Cowboys previously held training camp in Oxnard, Calif., so it will likely have a similar feel. Just with much different circumstances. Training camp is starting a little later than normal and there are no preseason games being played, which is sure to have an effect on position battles for the team. The question is what Mike McCarthy and his new staff can do to adapt to these changes. David Helman: One of my biggest questions about this training camp is whether the coaching staff can manufacture an added level of competition on this roster. Obviously, every day is a competition, and there are still going to be three weeks of practices leading up to the season. But it’s hard to gauge the back of your roster without a preseason. It makes me wonder if Mike McCarthy & Co. intend to add scrimmages to the schedule – similar to the Blue/White scrimmage we’re used to seeing in Oxnard, except perhaps with more contact. Otherwise, it’s hard for me to imagine the young guys on this team winning many roster battles. Given these circumstances, being a seasoned NFL veteran just seems like too much of an advantage. That’s why I don’t expect there to be a lot of drama with the starting lineup – unless the coaching staff can find a way to let the rookies show their stuff.