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We have new players! But that is not such good news for old ones."After waiting for 57 picks Emmitt Smith Jersey White , the Dallas Cowboys finally got their chance on day two of the draft. They took defensive tackle Trysten Hill of UCF at 58, then interior OL Connor McGovern from Penn State.There will be a lot of debate about the merits of the two players, and whether the Cowboys could have done something else (like take one of the three safeties that went in the next five picks after Hill), but the decisions have been made. The team has its newest members. And that means that they will be finding a place for them on the roster.The second and third rounds are considered premium picks, and the Cowboys are going to keep these two. That means they will take the place of someone already on the roster. With that in mind, here is a look at just who could be impacted.Hill is projected to be a 3-tech, which would put him up against Maliek Collins and Tyrone Crawford, and probably free agent acquisition Kerry Hyder. Crawford and Hyder both have the ability to kick out and play DE as well. Given the suspension of Randy Gregory, that may be how they fit Hill in on the depth chart, but they still need to open up a spot somewhere. They also have three 1-techs currently in Antwaun Woods, Christian Covington, and Daniel Ross. That looks a bit deep, so it would also be possible that one of them could be expendable. The defensive line could see anywhere from eight to ten players carried on the roster, and the mix can certainly be varied. That is why the flexibility of Crawford and Hyder can be valuable Womens Ezekiel Elliott Jersey , although it can also be misused.If you had to point to one player whose job is directly threatened by Hill’s selection, it would most likely be Ross. That is not meant as any disrespect to him, but he would not represent any dead money, making him vulnerable from a financial standpoint as well.McGovern is a more intriguing pick, given some of the lingering questions on the offensive line. He may represent an insurance policy in case Travis Frederick is not really as ready to go as we all are hoping. He also might be seen as a possible way to move Connor Williams out to tackle in a year if the team moves on from La’el Collins. Or he could be the plan for replacing Joe Looney in 2020, since that deal expires after this season. What is obvious is that he is a direct threat to Xavier S’ua-Filo. The Cowboys could well go with only eight O linemen on the 53-man roster for the season. Cameron Fleming is not affected and is going to be the swing tackle, so they would almost certainly have to use the spot S’ua-Filo currently occupies. And McGovern does not face the prospect of coming in as an immediate starer, giving him a chance to learn and develop both mentally and physically. After this year, he then gives the team some real flexibility to sort out what to do when La’el Collins’ contract expires. And according to his call in to the Draft Show at DallasCowboys.com, he is able to play all five positions, so that coveted position flex is there with him as well. S’ua-Filo’s only chance to stick around would be if they carried nine O line, it seems.Getting new pieces for the roster is always fun, but it usually means some veterans have to leave. Both Hill and McGovern will make the roster if they are healthy. So some, sadly Michael Gallup Jersey , have to go. The Cowboys take the leadership thing very seriously under coach Garrett."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Dallas Cowboys NewsDallas Cowboys GeneralAre the Cowboys leadership council members doing something together at Duke?New,61commentsThe Cowboys take the leadership thing very seriously under coach Garrett.CDTShareTweetShareShareAre the Cowboys leadership council members doing something together at Duke?Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsIt’s the offseason which means a lot of non-football things are happening.Sure, last week was the NFL Draft, but it was also time to get the brain off of pigskin for select members of the Dallas Cowboys as a group of them went on a nice little fishing trip together. It’s great to see group camaraderie as, in theory, the closer a football team is the larger their odds for success. Lots of people on the fishing trip have been close (Dak and Zeke for example, or the offensive line) so it’s not exactly strange to see them vacationing together.On Tuesday evidence of a different trip surfaced on social media. Just about every person from the fishing trip was present, with a few additions. At first glance it appeared sort of random but after further studying (and help from Twitter) the conclusion many started to come to was that this might be the Cowboys leadership council.What’s the Cowboys leadership council?It is what it sounds like. Obviously every team has captains that they vote on for every season, a manner in which the Cowboys have even tried before to add more than the NFL allows, but the leadership council includes that group plus other leaders on the team.We got a great glimpse of this during Amazon’s All or Nothing that chronicled the 2017 season in Dallas. After that ended the group put together a collective letter when Jason Witten retired, thanking him for his contributions to the Cowboys. The council signed it and listed their names. Sean LeeZack MartinDak PrescottTyrone CrawfordEzekiel ElliottTyron SmithTravis FrederickDeMarcus LawrenceJeff HeathCole BeasleyDan BaileyByron JonesThis brings us to the latest trip that the Cowboys took, all the way to Duke University.What’s up with the Cowboys and Duke?Duke trips are not out of the norm for the Dallas Cowboys, especially for returnee Jason Witten. You’ll remember that he, Tony Romo Womens Leighton Vander Esch Jersey , DeMarco Murray, and Jason Garrett frequently made the trip to Durham, NC for the same sort of thing. Among the objectives for the trip, besides college basketball lore, typically included a level of leadership training with one of the greatest coaches of all time in any sport - Mike Krzyzewski.It cannot be stated enough how big of a fan Jason Garrett is of Coach K. The evidence lies in the many experiences that have been shared from the two organizations, think long and hard about how Garrett spoke of him after a 2011 visit.We know that Jason Garrett is a fan of the Blue Devils, and just last week we saw Dak Prescott get one of his first tastes in meeting them. If the point truly is to learn about leadership why not send your quarterback and de facto team leader plus all of your other leaders straight to the well you value so much?It looks like the council members (plus a few more) are back where Dallas likes to learn about leadershipOn Tuesday afternoon Tavon Austin started posting a few videos and photos to his Instagram story. It was obvious that he and some of his teammates were taking a trip, there were floor mats with the Cowboys logo and some Tony Romo artwork on the private plane they were flying in.There are a lot of posts from Austin, you can view the whole thread of them right here, but after posting the process of traveling he (and other Cowboys) started posting tons of footage of them shooting hoops at Duke’s Cameron Indoor.It’s a bit hard to discern exactly who’s there and unfortunately nobody was kind enough to post a group photo or list out the attendees. Looking at it though you can clearly see these names:Dak PrescottEzekiel ElliottTyron SmithZack MartinTravis FrederickAmari CooperTavon AustinJason WittenDeMarcus LawrenceTyrone CrawfordSean LeeByron JonesJeff Heath10 of these names were listed on the council in the Jason Witten letter, and obviously Witten is a leader when on the team and he’s back. Cole Beasley and Dan Bailey are gone, but Amari Cooper is a huge part of the team and we’ve talked before here at BTB about how much of a leader Austin is in his own right. All of the clues here seem to point to the fact that the group of Cowboys leaders (old and new) have returned to their leadership stomping grounds (Duke) to do whatever it is that leaders do. Either that or they want to poke Zion Williamson’s brain to find out what he thinks life in the NBA will be like.Which do you think it is?