2025 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread

[Rev]

I expect to have the same feelings after the year that we always do.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

but his main issue has always been reading/diagnosing, in a relatively simple scheme and with specific attention coming from Eberflus and Borgonzi I think he could be really good.

Exactly. If Eberflus can make things simple enough for him he might be fun to watch this year. At least he doesn't give up anything physically.

 

[Bipo]

On the "Sinners" grading curve, our offseason was an A+

 

[Smitty]

I like Javonte Williams but I’m surprised they haven’t tried to add another productive player besides him. Sanders doesn’t count.

 

[mcnuttz]

"doesn't count

 

[Bipo]

Who are the NFL's best interior offensive linemen? Execs, coaches and scouts help rank 2025's top 10

Execs, coaches and scouts from around the NFL ranked their top 10 interior offensive linemen in our annual summer series.

www.espn.com

2. Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys

Highest ranking: 1 | Lowest ranking: Unranked
Age: 24 | Last year's ranking: Honorable mention
Replacing Martin in Dallas is a tough task, but Smith has the ability to do just that.

The buzz surrounding Smith popped in the voting. He wasn't on every top 10 ballot, but most of the votes he did get were for first or second place.

"Most physically gifted guard in the league who could legitimately be a top starter at LT if they wanted to play him there," an NFL general manager said. "Strong, athletic, nasty, and cut his holding penalties in half last year."

One knock is overaggressive (which gets him out of control at times), but his penalties dropped from 10 to two year-over-year, according to Pro Football Reference. Either way, teams can live with Smith's aggressiveness because "if he gets his hands on you, it's over," an NFL coordinator said. Most personnel-based voters rely heavily on traits and what a player can be. Smith fits that bill.

Smith held up well in pass protection, with three sacks allowed on 614 snaps on passing downs.

"Best guard in football," an NFL defensive line coach said. "Perennial Pro Bowl guy. Quick explosive, violent, strong hands, above-average pass pro, can reach second level."

 

[Simpleton]

Who are the NFL's best interior offensive linemen? Execs, coaches and scouts help rank 2025's top 10

Execs, coaches and scouts from around the NFL ranked their top 10 interior offensive linemen in our annual summer series.

www.espn.com

2. Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys

Highest ranking: 1 | Lowest ranking: Unranked
Age: 24 | Last year's ranking: Honorable mention
Replacing Martin in Dallas is a tough task, but Smith has the ability to do just that.

The buzz surrounding Smith popped in the voting. He wasn't on every top 10 ballot, but most of the votes he did get were for first or second place.

"Most physically gifted guard in the league who could legitimately be a top starter at LT if they wanted to play him there," an NFL general manager said. "Strong, athletic, nasty, and cut his holding penalties in half last year."

One knock is overaggressive (which gets him out of control at times), but his penalties dropped from 10 to two year-over-year, according to Pro Football Reference. Either way, teams can live with Smith's aggressiveness because "if he gets his hands on you, it's over," an NFL coordinator said. Most personnel-based voters rely heavily on traits and what a player can be. Smith fits that bill.

Smith held up well in pass protection, with three sacks allowed on 614 snaps on passing downs.

"Best guard in football," an NFL defensive line coach said. "Perennial Pro Bowl guy. Quick explosive, violent, strong hands, above-average pass pro, can reach second level."

We're going to have the best interior OL in the league very soon, if Guyton and Steele can just avoid being complete turnstiles we're going to be in business.

If Guyton can get anywhere near his potential based on his athletic ability this OL could compare to the 2014-16 OL in a few years.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Lowest ranking: Unranked

 

[Bipo]

Smith is sounding like a Larry Allen type, worthy of the jersey number.

 

[boozeman]

Smith is sounding like a Larry Allen type, worthy of the jersey number.

Eh. He is more like Martin. He is not going to make you go wow like Allen. Or even Tyron Smith for that matter.

 

[Simpleton]

Larry Allen and Zack Martin are probably two of the top 5ish OG's of all-time, I doubt Tyler will ever get to that level but he's a guy who could easily make 5-6 Pro Bowls.

He won't get to that no-brainer 1st ballot HOF level, but I could see him being a borderline HOF'er if we have enough team success.

Speaking of which, if our stupid ass FO weren't such a bunch of dickheads they'd have Tyler extended sometime before the end of the season.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Eh. He is more like Martin. He is not going to make you go wow like Allen. Or even Tyron Smith for that matter.

Physically, of course no one is LA, but I think Smith is closer to him than to Martin. Smith does have that freaky country strength where even when he's in awkward positions he can somehow recover and whip his man. IMO Martin was mostly an incredible tactician, great feet, sneaky athletic, great mentally, tough, those things.

 

[boozeman]

Physically, of course no one is LA, but I think Smith is closer to him than to Martin. Smith does have that freaky country strength where even when he's in awkward positions he can somehow recover and whip his man. IMO Martin was mostly an incredible tactician, great feet, sneaky athletic, great mentally, tough, those things.

Feh. He is not nearly the technician Martin was. Smith relies on strength far more.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Feh. He is not nearly the technician Martin was. Smith relies on strength far more.

Yes...

 

[boozeman]

Yes...

And Smith is no Larry Allen. He is in between.

All this talk about him going back to LT and he would be dominant there? Well, he got targeted for flags outside earlier in his career, so there is that.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

And Smith is no Larry Allen. He is in between.

Again, yes. No one is LA.

 

[Simpleton]

If anything Tyler Booker would be the one that's closer to Allen in play style, he's all brute force and power in the run game, a pure mauler.

He doesn't have the athleticism Allen had to kick out to OT, although maybe Allen wouldn't be ideal kicking out to OT either if he played nowadays given that edge rushers are more speed/athleticism based.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

He doesn't have the athleticism Allen had to kick out to OT,

Tyler Smith does have that athleticism though. He is like a light version of Larry Allen. No one will ever have the power LA had. But Tyler Smith is similar in that he is very athletic and has a ton of brute force. He is just a lesser version of Larry. No shame in that, I've never seen a player as strong as Larry Allen was.

 

[Bipo]

In other news, who knows when our second rounder will sign, along with 29 other second round picks, because Cleveland and Houston decided to sign theirs to fully guaranteed contracts.

 

[boozeman]

In other news, who knows when our second rounder will sign, along with 29 other second round picks, because Cleveland and Houston decided to sign theirs to fully guaranteed contracts.

Thanks to Cleveland and Houston doing deals that offended the spirit of collusion, all will suffer.