There were some great happenings for the Dallas Cowboys in the offseason, and some not-so-great ones as well.

The most obvious negative being quarterback Tony Romo going down with injury before his 2016 comeback ever got started, while the positives revolve around the return of cornerback Orlando Scandrick and the tandem of rookie Ezekiel Elliott and running back Alfred Morris.

Questions loom over their pass rush while the secondary has immediately improved, and this combines with the shining debut of rookie QB Dak Prescott which likely proves the Cowboys can and will win games until Romo returns.

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All of this puts the Cowboys in a position to make the playoffs for now, with a pin in a possible run to Super Bowl glory pending how they handle themselves in the absence of their ship's captain.

Taking all of this into account, our good friends at Bleacher Report have unveiled their NFL Power Rankings pre-Week 1.

Even without Romo and with a suspect pass rush, the Cowboys still landed in the top 10.

The first month or so for this team will be paramount if they are truly looking to make a deep run that doesn't end until February. Where power rankings may change from week to week and source to source, the Cowboy's goal of a sixth championship will not.