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Tyron Smith needs more improvement
May, 7, 2013
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
There is so much talk about whether or not the Dallas Cowboys should keep right tackleDoug Free. A pay cut and he stays. If he refuses, the Cowboys have a decision to make.
What about the starting left tackle Tyron Smith.
It's not like he had a Pro Bowl 2012 season. He finished tied for second in the NFL with seven false starts (Free led the NFL with eight), he allowed just three sacks and while he didn't lose any practice snaps because of his play, he was pretty good.
But the Cowboys need Smith to perform at an elite level. When he was drafted, ninth pick of the 2011 NFL draft, the objective was to move him from right tackle to the left side. Smith eventually went there in 2012 and the results were pretty good.
Smith wasn't a dominant tackle, but the Cowboys need him to be in 2013.
In 2010, there were two tackles, Trent Williams and Russell Okung, who where Top 10 picks but have made at least one Pro Bowl. Smith needs to reach that level in year three of his career.
Smith is good with power, athletic ability and smarts. The Cowboys rely on him to become the stable force at the left side and aren't afraid to run toward his side of the line.
The future looks good for him, but he needs to get better.
May, 7, 2013
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
There is so much talk about whether or not the Dallas Cowboys should keep right tackleDoug Free. A pay cut and he stays. If he refuses, the Cowboys have a decision to make.
What about the starting left tackle Tyron Smith.
It's not like he had a Pro Bowl 2012 season. He finished tied for second in the NFL with seven false starts (Free led the NFL with eight), he allowed just three sacks and while he didn't lose any practice snaps because of his play, he was pretty good.
But the Cowboys need Smith to perform at an elite level. When he was drafted, ninth pick of the 2011 NFL draft, the objective was to move him from right tackle to the left side. Smith eventually went there in 2012 and the results were pretty good.
Smith wasn't a dominant tackle, but the Cowboys need him to be in 2013.
In 2010, there were two tackles, Trent Williams and Russell Okung, who where Top 10 picks but have made at least one Pro Bowl. Smith needs to reach that level in year three of his career.
Smith is good with power, athletic ability and smarts. The Cowboys rely on him to become the stable force at the left side and aren't afraid to run toward his side of the line.
The future looks good for him, but he needs to get better.
