ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys knew they were getting a young backup quarterback that needed development when they acquired Joe Milton in a trade from the New England Patriots this offseason.

It may not have been the best performance by the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night, but one rookie already has fans excited for the future.

The Dallas Cowboys fell to the Ravens in a snoozer of a preseason game at AT&T Stadium that featured yet another Joe Milton disaster.

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Poor play from Joe Milton III, a bad rushing performance, and another good pass rusher for Dallas led takeaways from the Dallas loss to the Ravens

Mazi Smith’s lack of development puts him neck and neck with Taco Charlton as an all-time first-round flop for the Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have injuries continuing to pile up with Jonathan Mingo being the latest to suffer a knee injury.

ARLINGTON — The work week, leading up to Saturday’s 31-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, began with an admission about a mystery. In the words of Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer, there was a reason quarterback Joe Milton played more than Will Grier in the first preseason game against the Rams.