Who will lead the Cowboys in catches this season? The Dallas Cowboys are heading to Carolina in their 2018 season debut against the Panthers. With the team’s roster finally announced and a few players nicked up Color Rush Leighton Vander Esch Jersey , there are a lot of questions heading in to the first game of the season, so we turned it over to you to see what’s on your mind.We asked, and you answered with questions, that we will now answer.That’s just the nature of being an invested Cowboys fan. We are so connected with the team that it’s hard not to be excited about the upcoming season. With Ezekiel Elliott embarking on his redemption season, an improved defense, and Dak Prescott having an assortment of new weapons, you can’t blame anyone for feeling good about the new season.Of course, we set our expectations high and that puts a daunting task ahead of our beloved Cowboys. With so many great teams in the NFC, it’s easy to be concerned about how far this Dallas team can go. This is a great time of year for fans!Here are three good reasons why the team only hung on to two running backs for the time being. First, roster space is scarce and they have so many other things to sort out right now at other positions. Between the new guys on the offensive line and the defensive backs they’ve recently added, these extra roster spots allow the Cowboys to evaluate the guys worth keeping around.Second, when would the team eve use a third running back? Zeke will handle so much of the workload that they won’t even have many touches for backup Rod Smith. It’s just wasteful to have an extra running back on the team if he’s going to sit around and do nothing. Sure Youth Dak Prescott Jersey , an injury could strike and then the need would be there, but the team can address that problem when it gets here. Which brings us to the last one...Should the Cowboys have a need for another running back, how big is the drop-off from that third RB to whoever they could get in free agency? It’snot that big. If there was a somewhat talented player who separated himself from the rest of the pack, then it would be worth stashing him, but there’s not. The team is not losing much by waiting to get a third RB on the roster.The Cowboys have already made the decision to alter their approach on offense to allow them to be more dynamic. A better route-running receiving group, the speedy Tavon Austin, and even a fullback who is a solid receiver will all add new elements to this offense.But as much as these new things will help, this team’s identity is running the football. Don’t expect the Cowboys to pull the reigns back on the running game just because the there are a couple new pieces on the line. The creativity will be there, but it won’t stem from the changes on the offensive line. There are seven inactives, and I project them to be...We’ll start with the guys who are banged up:C Travis Frederick (illness)DT Datone Jones (knee)SXavier Woods (hamstring)OL Paker Ehinger (knee)The healthy scratches:QB Mike White (project guy)DT Daniel RossTE Dalton SchultzIt is possible that one of the new offensive linemen (Adam Redmond) or one of the new defensive backs (Ibraheim Campbell) doesn’t dress, but that could depend on how quickly they become acclimated with the playbook.The Cowboys have a diverse group of receivers and each of them give the team something different. Allen Hurns can really pile on the yards with good run-after-the catch production throughout his career. Deonte Thompson is a deep threat and had the fifth-highest WR rating for deep balls last season. And rookie Michael Gallup could lead the team in touchdown passes as he had the lowest drop rate for red zone targets of any college receiver last season.But if we’re talking about catches, go with Cole Beasley. Remember Youth Ezekiel Elliott Jersey , he’s just a year removed from being the most reliable slot receiver in the league as he’ll look to rekindle that connection he had with Dak Prescott in 2016.The Cowboys first-round draft pick Leighton Vander Esch has not been listed on the team’s official injury reports. That’s good news for fans hoping to get a look at him in action on Sunday. LVE has been sidelined with a groin injury since mid-August, but the team has been careful with him, keeping him out of most of the preseason action. While he may be good to go now, don’t expect a lot of reps for the youngster. Not only will they want to ease him back slowly, but this Cowboys defense is sitting in good shape at linebacker. It might be hard to get potential breakout player Jaylon Smith off the field.Second-year running back sensation Christian McCaffrey is an absolute monster catching the ball out of the backfield. He is going to be tough for the Cowboys defense to keep tabs on. When he gets in space, he can be real dangerous.The Cowboys signed Thompson in free agency not just because of his receiving skills, but because new receivers coach Sanjay Lal had a great rapport with him. The felt like they knew what they were getting with Thompson and they didn’t want to just give that up. While Lenoir had a great camp is may be a more complete receiver, Thompson is a better option to stretch the defense down field. Finally, Lenoir is eligible for the practice squad since it’s only his second year in the league whereas Thompson is a veteran who is not. Going this route essentially allows the team to sink their hooks into both of these guys if needed. The Dallas Cowboys went on the road and the offense looked nothing like the unit that hung 40 points on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Washington dominated the Cowboys offensive line, and it wasn’t even from an overload of blitzes. The Cowboys offensive line committed three holding penalties and an illegal chop block ending drives and putting the team behind the chains. Dak Prescott didn’t help matters when he fumbled the ball twice, once after picking up a first down on a fourth down attempt, and then the killer turnover when he lost track of where he was and turned into the endzone and was strip-sacked for a Washington touchdown.The Cowboys offensive line is struggling on the road Color Rush Maliek Collins Jersey , and in this game they gave the team no real chance. Ezekiel Elliott ended the first half with 13 rushing yards on 10 attempts. When you have a running back of the quality of Zeke, that is certainly a failure of the offensive line to open lanes. It didn’t get much better in the second half as Zeke ended the game with 34 yards on 15 carries.It was symbiotic failure between the offensive line and Prescott. You have to shift the majority of the blame on the offensive line. The failure to establish a run game made the offense truly one-dimensional. Dak Prescott is not the kind of quarterback who functions well in a one-dimensional offense. We have seen he can’t really put a team on his shoulders in the passing game. The result was an offense that staggered its way to 17 points. It didn’t help that the team gave up four sacks on the day along with numerous other pressures.Dallas has spent so much on their offensive line. It’s the backbone of what they do, and it’s not working. At least it’s not working on a consistent basis. It’s not just the interior where Travis Frederick is missing. It’s true that the holding call on Connor Williams was a huge play in the game as it wiped out a first down catch and led to Prescott fumbling in the end zone on the very next play. But you have to talk about the play of the tackles. Tyron Smith is struggling with speed rushes. He is no longer in the conversation as the best left tackle in the game. La’el Collins continues to play well in stretches, then makes big mistakes, too. The only truly dependable piece along the line right now is Zack Martin.We shouldn’t let the rest of the team off the hook. There were some plays the receivers could have made but didn’t. The tight ends are also part of the run-blocking scheme and there were too many times they were pushed back. You can also point to the coaches as they seemed to be out of ideas as to how to jump-start things. Then you have Dak, who would have had a decent game if he didn’t turn the ball over twice, once in a position where you absolutely can’t get loose with the football. Even special teams pitched in with some poor play. Chris Jones had a poor day punting the ball, and then there was the field goal sequence. First, Jason Garrett should have been aggressive at the end and tried to get better field position for the kick, or even taken a shot at the end zone. Instead, they ran the ball and ended up with what should have been a 47-yard attempt. Then the Cowboys were called for moving the ball by the long snapper that resulted in another five-yard penalty. Now it’s a 52-yard kick and Brett Maher finally failed us again after going on a long run of excellence. If that ball is kicked from 50 yards or under, it probably goes through. In the end Allen Hurns Jersey , though, the Cowboys lost this game in the trenches. While Adrian Peterson was able to find some running room and balance the Washington offense, the Cowboys were unable to do the same. Elliott had nowhere to run all day, and the Cowboys were unable to totally overcome that. Prescott looked fine as a passer for the most part, but his two turnovers were killers, along with the team’s penalties, especially from the offensive line.They head into the bye week on a down note, and until the offensive line can figure out it’s problems on the road, this is an 8-8 team at best.