Smith named second team All Pro and other Cowboys "accomplishments"

[Cotton]

Tyron Smith named second-team All-Pro
January, 3, 2014

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- Last week Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. On Friday, he was named second-team All Pro by the Associated Press.

Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns and Jason Peters of the Philadelphia Eagles were named to the first team. San Francisco’s Joe Staley was the other second-team tackle.

Smith was playing as well as any tackle in football late in the season. He allowed only one sack all season and the Cowboys averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 53 runs behind their left tackle, which was seventh-best in the NFL.

A first-round pick in 2011, Smith has missed only one game in his career. He is signed through 2014, however, the Cowboys have an option for 2015 they need to exercise by the spring. The Cowboys want to sign him to a long-term contract at some point.

The Cowboys have not had a first-team All-Pro offensive lineman since Leonard Davis and Flozell Adams in 2007.

Only 23 years old, Smith still has plenty of chances to make the first team.

 

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[Karbala]

How many penalties did Tyron commit?

 

[Smitty]

Clean out the trash for next year.

 

[Smitty]

Also, it's great to see Smith starting to turn into the player we thought he could be.

I don't think he's reached the level of dominance that we'd associate with OLs from around here (see Larry Allen), so he might not stick out so much, but the guy is a very good player and he's still only going to get better.

 

[Simpleton]

Larry Allen is arguably the best OL of all-time so that's kind of unfair, as it is Smith is a top 5-7 LT in the league at 23 years old.

Deuce?

 

[BipolarFuk]

Larry Allen is arguably the best OL of all-time so that's kind of unfair, as it is Smith is a top 5-7 LT in the league at 23 years old.

Deuce?

Arguably top 3-4 if he's on the second All Pro team which carries a lot more weight than the Pro Bowl.

 

[skidadl]

Also, it's great to see Smith starting to turn into the player we thought he could be.

I don't think he's reached the level of dominance that we'd associate with OLs from around here (see Larry Allen), so he might not stick out so much, but the guy is a very good player and he's still only going to get better.

You just doomed him. Last time you said that was after Free had a solid year before the contract.

Thanks Smitty!

 

[Smitty]

You just doomed him. Last time you said that was after Free had a solid year before the contract.

Thanks Smitty!

I don't recall that... I never really liked Free.

 

[Deuce]

Larry Allen is arguably the best OL of all-time so that's kind of unfair, as it is Smith is a top 5-7 LT in the league at 23 years old.

Deuce?

I've said before he played well this year. He's had some timely frick up with penalties at bad times and there was one play earlier in the year where he made a bonehead mistake that ended the game. But I won't be nitpicky.

 

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Smith allowed only one sack all season and the Cowboys averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 53 runs behind their left tackle, which was seventh-best in the NFL.

3.3 runs per game.