A few hours before the Dallas Cowboys learned they will be without suspended defensive end Randy Gregory for at least a year, linebacker Jaylon Smith talked optimistically about making his debut in 2017 after spending his rookie season recovering from a major knee injury. If Gregory's one-year suspension for another violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy is offset by Smith's left knee allowing him to fulfill the promise that prompted Dallas to pick him, Jones envisions a young core that covers both sides of the ball - all three from the same draft. The other two, of course, are rookie sensations Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, the quarterback-running back combo that helped the Cowboys (13-3) win a franchise-record 11 straight games and earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC. More...