Cowboys Inactives
Mike White
Tavon Austin
Joe Thomas
Xavier Su’a-Filo
Geoff Swaim
Randy Gregory
David Irving

With Swaim out, Blake Jarwin, Dalton Schultz and Rico Gathers could all see targets but aren't necessarily safe plays.

Cowboys TE Geoff Swaim and RG Zack Martin have sprained MCLs.

The Cowboys are on a bye this week. Swaim took a hit to the knee with his foot planted on the turf against the Redskins. He was able to get off the field under his own power but he is no sure thing to return after the bye.

The Cowboys have chosen to go with a committee approach at wide receiver and tight end, hoping quantity can make up for the quality of the work Dez Bryant and Jason Witten put together for so long. Somehow the group has to make up for the 132 receptions, 1,398 yards, and 11 touchdowns Bryant and Witten combined for in 2017.

Related players: Allen Hurns, Deonte Thompson, Terrance Williams, Tavon Austin, Blake Jarwin, Geoff Swaim, Dak Prescott

The story said seven padded practices into training camp is hardly enough time to make a conclusion, but the passing game so far has not had the juice it has had in the past with Bryant and Witten on the field. OC Scott Linehan admitted in the story it's a work in progress and the team is not where they want to be. Prescott was quoted as saying they are still trying to gain chemistry.

Rico Gathers said he used to watch a lot of film of tight ends Antonio Gates and Jimmy Graham earlier in his career but eventually started viewing highlights of New England star Rob Gronkowski.

"I feel like me and Gronkowski got the same kind of run style, play style, so I watch him a lot nowadays," Gathers said. "And Witten, just watching him. I think for a transition player it's about finding out what is comfortable for you and being able to execute your assignments as well as you can."

Related players: Blake Jarwin, Geoff Swaim

With Witten retired, Gathers has a chance to see the field this year ... something that hasn't happened over his first two seasons thanks mostly to a concussion. Gathers is also working on his blocking. We currently have Gathers third on the depth chart behind Jarwin and Swaim.

According to Mickey Spagnola of DallasCowboys.com, tight end Geoff Swaim worked with the first team during OTAs and minicamp.

With Jason Witten's retirement, the Cowboys have a huge hole at tight end, and while Rico Gathers has been the darling of fantasy Twitter, Swaim appears to be in the lead for the position right now. No matter who wins the job, it is unlikely that the player is fantasy relevant. Dallas is likely to focus on their wide receiver group and Ezekiel Elliott in the passing game for 2018.