Felix Jones and Jason Witten will be Keys in the Dallas Cowboys' Offense

Has Jessica Simpson been working with the Dallas Cowboys' wide receivers?

It may seem so, given the bad luck the Dallas receiving corps has had with injuries this preseason.

Sam Hurd, Miles Austin, and Isaiah Stanback have all suffered significant injuries.

This leaves Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton as the only healthy receivers on the active roster.

Jerry Jones has already made it clear that a new receiver will not be signed. Jones said he does not want to bring in a receiver that Tony Romo has not been working with during the preseason.

It appears that Stanback will try to put off his second shoulder surgery in order to play this season. Of the three injured receivers, Stanback is the biggest question mark. Stanback is still trying to make the transition from college quarterback to NFL receiver.

Because of the attrition at receiver, the Cowboys’ offense will have to adjust. They literally do not have the personnel to go with four or five-receiver sets.

This makes the emergence of Jason Witten and the drafting of Felix Jones much more critical.

Witten is capable of splitting out as a fourth receiver, similar to Dallas Clark in Indianapolis. Also, Jones has shown himself to be a solid receiver out of the backfield. He finished the preseason second on the team in receptions.

Jones has also proven to be what many thought he would be coming out of college: a great runner in space.

I expect to see Jones catch a lot of screen and swing passes to get himself into the open field.

This season will test Jason Garrett’s mettle as an offensive coordinator.

Garrett, the “Golden Boy” of the Cowboys’ future, will have to adjust his system to account for the losses.

If Jason Garrett is meant to be an NFL head coach, this season will go a long way in showing his ability.

Having options like Witten and Jones will also help.