What issues are the Cowboys facing as camp approaches?

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The Dallas Cowboys will begin training camp in California next week with the hope that they won't have to deal with the same issues as in the past.

It has been more than a month since the Cowboys had any work done in the off season. The Cowboys have not had an off-field issue that could jeopardize their start to training camp.

As the Cowboys head to California, there are some stories that need to be fixed.

What is the next thing for the man? The tight end will play the season on the franchise tag after not being able to agree on a long-term deal by the July 15 deadline. There wasn't much hope of a deal being done before the Cleveland Browns signed David Njoku to a $13.7 million-a-year deal.

The final week of voluntary organized team activities was skipped by Schultz in order to jump start talks. It didn't do anything. He will be fined if he doesn't show up for training camp.

Given the status of the Cowboys' wide receiver group, it would be best for Shultz to have another productive season. He would cost more than $13 million to get the franchise tag again. He will be able to get a long-term deal if they don't.

A year ago, the Cowboys knew they had to keep a close eye on the training camp work of the quarterback after he broke his ankle. They didn't know that he would be out for most of training camp and the preseason games.

The ankle isn't a problem. He had surgery on his non- throwing shoulder. The calf strain that limited him last season is not the same one.

He said he was in the best shape of his life after a couple of weeks out. It is time to ramp it up and go.

The Cowboys will always lean on him. I don't want to run it a lot. During Michael Gallup's absence from knee surgery they need him to raise the level of play of those around him.

The team needs other things. There is no problem with cap space. The Cowboys have more than $22 million in salary-cap room at the moment, but some of that is set aside for the practice squad.

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The majority of it will be carried over to the following year.

Back to the people. A trade for a big name like Deebo Samuel is not likely. Signing a veteran like Julio Jones would be great. He is a little older and has been injured recently. Do you call yourself a pass-rusher? The other teams are in the league. Is it a linebacker? They won't be looking for a starter. There is a backup center. Farniok is Tyler Biadasz's backup. Second-year center Braylon Jones has fans in the building and guard Connor McGovern could get a look.

At the end of mini camp, Gallup was thought to be a little ahead of schedule, but he is likely to miss a few games in September. He re-signed to a five year contract in March. He will probably begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list. He would miss the first four games if he is on that list.

Cox is coming back from a tornACL in his knee. The belief is that he will be able to practice at the beginning of camp. Clark had neck surgery in the spring and is on the non- football injury list. He won't play this season until November.

There is nothing quite like a kicking competition in training camp. There will be a lot of people watching Jonathan Garibay and Lirim Hajrullahu.

Greg Zuerlein did not kick in training camp because he was coming off back surgery.

The kicker for the Cowboys made all five of his extra points with seven touchbacks. He went 4-of-5 on field goal attempts and 8-of-8 on extra points in the two games he played for Carolina.

Garibay displayed a strong leg in the off-season program and enters camp as the leader in the locker room.