PFT: Cowboys To Pick Up Option On Tyron Smith

[boozeman]

About as close to a no brainer as you can get. Good job, Jer.

 

[Cotton]

Yeah, there was almost no doubt this was going to happen.

 

[UncleMilti]

The Jer loves when you praise him.

 

[Carp]

Best player on the team.

 

[GForce78NJ]

Best player on the team.

Dez, but close

 

[ravidubey]

Dez>Romo>Witten>Smith

 

[Smitty]

Dez>Romo>Witten>Smith

I'm not sure about that order.

 

[Stars]

Dez>Tyron> Blow up the rest of the team as far as I'm concerned.

Oh and keep our center.

 

[ravidubey]

I'm not sure about that order.

Without Romo, Tyron Smith is another kid with potential who can't quite eliminate getting owned by powerful lineman or the occasional back-breaking penalty. He never dominates, especially in the running game.

Romo has a pimp mode Tyron lacks. Smith's greatest asset is his age, not his actual production.

Witten is greatness minus lots of red zone TDs.

Only Dez consistently surpasses Romo in being able to make plays when there's just nothing there.

 

[hstour]

Dez>Tyron> Blow up the rest of the team as far as I'm concerned.

Oh and keep our center.

And you thought 8-8 for 3 years in a row was bad. Do that and you will be longing for 8-8.

 

[Simpleton]

Without Romo, Tyron Smith is another kid with potential who can't quite eliminate getting owned by powerful lineman or the occasional back-breaking penalty. He never dominates, especially in the running game.

Romo has a pimp mode Tyron lacks. Smith's greatest asset is his age, not his actual production.

Witten is greatness minus lots of red zone TDs.

Only Dez consistently surpasses Romo in being able to make plays when there's just nothing there.

Smith had like one penalty and one sack allowed after week 7 or something, he was also dominant in the run game. Implying that Romo's mobility (which is declining) makes up for Smith getting beaten is totally wrong.

 

[Deuce]

And you thought 8-8 for 3 years in a row was bad. Do that and you will be longing for 8-8.

I'd rather be longing for 8-8 for a few seasons with the potential to consistently go 12-4 with a new nucleus that continue on with this proven loser of a product.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Smith had like one penalty and one sack allowed after week 7 or something, he was also dominant in the run game. Implying that Romo's mobility (which is declining) makes up for Smith getting beaten is totally wrong.

The light clicked on for Smith last year. I don't know if I would go so far as to say he was dominant but he was a very good LT and a huge part of why our O-line was really good last year. Right now he isn't more important to the team then Romo, only because Romo is a QB. I wouldn't say he is as important as Dez, because I think Dez is a dominant force at his position. Still if I'm picking two players to build around right now it would be Dez and Smith. They are both young and excellent at what they do.

 

[L.T. Fan]

The light clicked on for Smith last year. I don't know if I would go so far as to say he was dominant but he was a very good LT and a huge part of why our O-line was really good last year. Right now he isn't more important to the team then Romo, only because Romo is a QB. I wouldn't say he is as important as Dez, because I think Dez is a dominant force at his position. Still if I'm picking two players to build around right now it would be Dez and Smith. They are both young and excellent at what they do.

Ever since I have been observing pro football it takes about three years for rookies to get proficient at their position. Smith is following that pattern. There are a few that can dazzle everyone in their rookie year but they are the exception. I find a lot of folks are too quick to declare some players a bust. I have seen a lot of cases where players didn't meet their coaches expectations in their first couple of years and were traded. They then hit their stride in the third year and had a good career. The difference in then and now is that teams drafted for the long haul because FA didn't dictate careers like it does now. Everything now seems to be geared around instant fulfillment.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Ever since I have been observing pro football it takes about three years for rookies to get proficient at their position. Smith is following that pattern. There are a few that can dazzle everyone in their rookie year but they are the exception. I find a lot of folks are too quick to declare some players a bust. I have seen a lot of cases where players didn't meet their coaches expectations in their first couple of years and were traded. They then hit their stride in the third year and had a good career. The difference in then and now is that teams drafted for the long haul because FA didn't dictate careers like it does now. Everything now seems to be geared around instant fulfillment.

I also don't think the transition from the right side to the left side is that easy. I'm sure it took him a little time to adjust.

 

[hstour]

I'd rather be longing for 8-8 for a few seasons with the potential to consistently go 12-4 with a new nucleus that continue on with this proven loser of a product.

You can do what they are doing now and still get to that new nucleus in 3-4 (a few) seasons. Romo himself is easy to cut after the 2016 season with a net $9.5M gain to the salary cap.

 

[Deuce]

You can do what they are doing now and still get to that new nucleus in 3-4 (a few) seasons. Romo himself is easy to cut after the 2016 season with a net $9.5M gain to the salary cap.

Doubtful. A blow up/complete rebuild requires finding a franchise QB. Chances are better of finding one if Romo is gone and we get a higher draft pick.

 

[hstour]

Doubtful. A blow up/complete rebuild requires finding a franchise QB. Chances are better of finding one if Romo is gone and we get a higher draft pick.

I think that is a myth or skewed perception. Here is a list of the current starting QB and the year/pick that they were selected in the draft. Only 1/4 of them were taken in the top 10 picks of their selected draft year.

*Note: It is a little skewed because it is based on the last game of last year (Orton and Cousins are listed as starters). But Romo wouldn't add to the list of 9 that were top 10 picks, although RGIII would. So that changes it to ~30%. Still most of the starters were later picks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_starting_quarterbacks

 

[ravidubey]

Smith had like one penalty and one sack allowed after week 7 or something, he was also dominant in the run game. Implying that Romo's mobility (which is declining) makes up for Smith getting beaten is totally wrong.

I did rank Smith #4 on the team, BTW, so I'm not a hater. That penalty was a serious mental mistake that lost a football game.

Romo's passing ability is far more significant than his mobility and it's what allows him to make everyone around him better.

In 2011 with Doug Free at LT the Cowboys had 327 first downs, 6008 total yards, 38 TDs, and 34 sacks allowed. In 2013 with Tyron Smith at LT they had 325 first downs, 5458 total yards, 45 TDs, and 34 sacks allowed.

The running game produced 7 more TDs than we had in 2011, some of that is Murray's health, and some of that is Smith, but looking at the big picture it's a drop in the bucket next to Romo's passing/threat of passing.

Smith is good, but he's no 2007 Flozell Adams.

 

[Deuce]

I think that is a myth or skewed perception. Here is a list of the current starting QB and the year/pick that they were selected in the draft. Only 1/4 of them were taken in the top 10 picks of their selected draft year.

*Note: It is a little skewed because it is based on the last game of last year (Orton and Cousins are listed as starters). But Romo wouldn't add to the list of 9 that were top 10 picks, although RGIII would. So that changes it to ~30%. Still most of the starters were later picks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_starting_quarterbacks

All that proves is a history of poor evaluation and development. I'd still rather be at the top of the first with my choice of whatever QB I want than hoping to get lucky later on with a perceived lesser prospect.