As other teams continue to finalize pivotal extensions, work remains for the Cowboys on this front. Contract talks are ongoing for Dallasâ standout trio â Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper â entering the teamâs first preseason game, and ESPN.comâs Todd Archer notes none of these contracts is particularly close to being done. Nevertheless, Jerry Jones remains confident. âYou just know like so many things itâll happen. Itâll happen,â Jones said of the extensions. âThere literally is no concern on my part at all about any timeframe. Thatâll happen. The results are too good for them and too good for the Cowboys. Think about it a minute. The results are too good for them and too good for the Cowboys. That always happens when itâs good for both (sides).â Cowboys executive VP Stephen Jones has mentioned possible team-friendly discounts for these players, due to the financial opportunities that come with playing with this particular franchise, and added the team not does not intend to set positional markets. (For what itâs worth, the Cowboys set the guard market last summer with Zack Martin.) Elliott, however, remains a holdout â with two days remaining until the Aug. 6 date that will determine whether the running back is a UFA or an RFA in 2020 â and Prescott does not sound receptiveto a Cowboys-friendly deal. Going from the Cowboysâ off-field matters to some of their rivalsâ on-field setups, here is the NFC Eastâs latest: * Although Colt McCoy spent the offseason rehabbing a broken leg, he emerged as the Redskinsâ starting quarterback on their first depth chart. It is not certain he will take the snaps in Week 1, but J.P. Finlay of NBC Sports Washington indicates camp work thus far has revealed this competition has become a two-man battle between McCoy and Case Keenum. It should be expected Dwayne Haskins takes over at some point this season, but Finlay notes the first-round pick has not looked ready yet. Haskins sits as Washingtonâs QB3 on the first depth chart. * Despite Dexter Lawrence tipping the scales north of 340 pounds, the Giants are playing him as a five-technique defensive end, Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com notes. This will accommodate the 318-pound Dalvin Tomlinson, who moved from end to tackle after Damon Harrison was traded midseason. Tomlinson is indeed operating as Big Blueâs first-string nose. Lawrence played the nose spot at Clemson but has impressed the Giants with his pass-rushing ability this offseason. The mammoth defensive lineman registered 1.5 sacks last season but collected 6.5 as a freshman in 2016. Either way, New York will boast a physically imposing defensive front. * Darius Slaytonâs encouraging offseason has not yet translated to camp, with the rookie wide receiver joining some higher-profile Giants wideouts in being unavailable. Slayton has missed 10 consecutive practices because of a hamstring injury, Dunleavy notes. For the non-Giants-following sect, Sterling Shepard broke his thumb, Corey Coleman tore his ACL and Golden Tate received a four-game suspension since camp began. #DariusSlayton #CaseKeenum #DakPrescott