The NFL off-season is a seemingly never-ending expanse of nothingness, and the football fan has been wandering in that barren wasteland for months on end, desperate for news and notes, things to cheer and heckle. Then training camp arrives and it seems as if the fan will never be thirsty again. But the information that trickles out is incomplete and sometimes inconsequential.

The coverage of the NFL is so ferocious that every clip from every practice is scrutinized, used to bolster arguments or attempt to bring down players. But training camp is an unusual thing. It’s a team fighting against itself. It sometimes becomes almost impossible to tell if the defense is playing well, or if the offense is a lost cause, or a combination of the two.

In the last few days, there has been some consternation about quarterback Dak Prescott’s play in practice. After what most would consider a strong start, Prescott has begun to throw more interceptions in team sessions. Is it cause for real concern? Is the Dallas defense suddenly going to take a leap in terms of forcing turnovers? Prescott met with reporters Sunday after the Dallas Cowboys put on the annual Blue-White Scrimmage in Oxnard, CA. to rate his camp performance thus far:

“I’ve definitely gotten better. I’ve had a couple turnovers, but it’s simply just trying to make throws, when to make throws, when to try them. The whole risk versus reward thing. I’m getting better, and at the end of the day that’s what I’m trying to do. I’ve had some good days, I’ve had some better days and some not-so-good days. But that’s part of it. The defense is good. They’re going to do that. They’re going to frustrate me, they’re going to frustrate a bunch of quarterbacks that we play throughout the season. That’s just part of it.”

Part of practice is making mistakes. It’s pushing the boundaries of comfort and seeing how close to the line you can get before it’s crossed. There’s examples league-wide of quarterbacks who throw tons of interceptions in training camp that meant nothing come September. They’re testing their receivers. They are testing themselves. After all, they won’t know if they can make an impossible throw until they’ve tried it.

This time last year, people were working themselves up over Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing seven interceptions in less than two weeks. He went on to throw a grand total of two, with an interception rate of 0.3%, throughout the 2018 season.

The Kansas City Chiefs fans were sweating phenom quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ training camp performance when he was throwing interceptions left and right, a total of seven in six practices. He went on to throw for 50 touchdowns and win the league’s MVP award.

It wasn’t as if their defenses ended up being the ’85 Chicago Bears. Heck, they weren’t the 2018 Bears. The Chiefs defense ended up with 15 interceptions in 2018, good for a five-way tie for ninth in the league. The Packers defense finished the season with an eye-popping total of seven, the second-worst mark across the NFL.

Nothing in Prescott’s past indicates he is prone to throwing interceptions. In fact, it could be argued that a little bit of risk incorporated into his game could catapult him to the next level.

Take deep breaths, Cowboys Nation. There are plenty of questions facing the 2019 version of the Dallas Cowboys. They face the defense, Prescott, and the coaching staff. And exactly none of them will be answered in August. It’s okay to enjoy the ride.