The Dallas Cowboys have a ton of excitement surrounding them entering the 2020 season, but their future outlook is among the best in the league as well.

While the roster is not as young as it once was during the early stages of the Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys roster plenty of growing talent. Leighton Vander Esch (24) and Michael Gallup (24) have both turned in very productive seasons, and there is a lot of hope surrounding rookies CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs.

Prescott is only 27 himself, and Elliott is still just 25. As you can see, the Cowboys have some talented building blocks both for the present and for moving forward.

The Athletic ranks the Cowboys inside the top-5 in "future power rankings".

With football season officially here, The Athletic is producing a ton of interesting content to dive into. One of their latest pieces is looking at the teams that are best set up for the future.

The team over at The Athletic took quarterback, coaching, ownership, front office, non-quarterback core, and resources into account when creating these rankings.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens top the list, thanks to a core that includes the likes of Mark Andrews, Hollywood Brown, and a talented secondary. The Chiefs, led by the spectacular Patrick Mahomes, follow just behind. You do not have to get too much further to find America's Team in these rankings.

Sitting at five is the Dallas Cowboys — tied with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Cowboys landed in the first tier for quarterback and the 1.5 tier for roster core. Owner, front office, and assets/resources landed in the second tier, while coaching finished in the 2.5 tier.

Here were some of the comments made from The Athletic's writers. On "what to know":

What to know: The Cowboys ranked high even though there are some potentially significant concerns, at least in my view. Dak Prescott is a Tier 2 quarterback who could command an astronomical price on a long-term extension. I could make the case for rating Dallas a tick lower at the position to account for the gap between Prescott and the very best players at the position. Jerry Jones is in the Hall of Fame as an owner for his business acumen and for championships won a quarter-century ago. Coach Mike McCarthy was seemingly hired for his offensive mind, but he’s deferring to a coordinator with one year of experience. All the teams outside the top few carry question marks, but these are some potentially big ones. —Mike Sando

From the GM's view:

GM’s view: The Cowboys are 12 games over .500 this century, counting playoffs. Yes, Jerry Jones spends money, but he also meddles in the culture of the team. The talent he assembles never plays to a consistent level year after year. Jones needs to get Dak Prescott signed before having any chance of sustaining long-term success. —Michael Lombardi

From the Scout's Eye:

Scout’s eye: Unless your last name is “Jones,” you will never hold the “GM” title of the Cowboys. But Jerry Jones deserves credit for abdicating draft decisions to Will McClay and his scouting staff, resulting in one of the league’s best rosters. The window to win with a quarterback on a rookie contact is now over, making McClay’s job paramount to the Cowboys’ future success/failure. —Dane Brugler

Finally, the parting shot:

Parting shot: Their inability to lock Prescott up long-term will likely prove to be a costly mistake. But for the most part, we’ve seen a transition to competency in recent years. The Cowboys have drafted well and haven’t been wild spenders in free agency. Building an efficient offense is the key to having a shot at sustained success, and the Cowboys have done that. —Sheli Kapadia

There are some things to agree with and disagree with from the piece, but the information is very interesting to read and it is easy to respect the opinions from all of the writers that were involved in the article.

It is clear that the Cowboys have one of the best cores in all of football and are set up to succeed both in the immediate and long-term future. Dak Prescott is a big reason for that, and it is not hard to see him take his game to another level.

Mike McCarthy may be the biggest wildcard in the Cowboys moving up or down in these rankings. If McCarthy turns out to be the coach with the ability to get the Cowboys over the hump, then Dallas would obviously move up; however, if the tendencies and decision-making that played a role in him getting fired by the Packers show up in Dallas, the Cowboys could move down a few spots.

Regardless, the Cowboys have a lot of talent. Now is the time for that to result in more success on the gridiron.

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