Dak Prescott 'Trying to Gain Chemistry' After Dez Bryant, Jason Witten Exits

Dez Bryant is a free agent and Jason Witten is retired. 

For Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, that means training camp has been a learning process as he attempts to get on the same page with a new group of receivers. 

"Still trying to gain chemistry," Prescott said Sunday, according to ESPN.com's Todd Archer. "It's going to come." 

Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan echoed his signal-caller's sentiment.

"Well, we're a work in progress," he said. "We're not where we want to be, but there’s bright spots, things we build on.

"We've got to be a better execution offense. It's different. When you, for so long, rely on certain guys, 'Hey, we’re going to throw this ball, this is our guy,’ or, ‘If we’re going to throw this, this is our guy.' We've got to do it with the group."

With Bryant and Witten out of the picture, Prescott has been left to work with something of a ragtag group that includes Dallas mainstays like Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley alongside newcomers Deonte Thompson, Allen Hurns, Tavon Austin, tight end Geoff Swaim and rookie Michael Gallup. 

Last season, that group combined for 181 receptions. By comparison, Bryant and Witten posted 132 and accounted for 11 of Dallas' 22 receiving touchdowns. 

Until that unit starts to mesh, the Cowboys should lean heavily on running back Ezekiel Elliott and a stellar offensive line that produced 2017's second-ranked rushing attack to anchor the offense.