He's only 31 but entered the league at 21. Hes been very injury pronee since about 5-6 years into his career, but still very good for most of it.Ag Natural said:
Well he's only 31 and missed 6 games last season. I think everyone assumed he would miss some time. That's why they drafted Ball and Waletsko. Smith also play LT in college. So they probably figured they were covered. Unfortunately, Ball has been terrible and Walesko had a shoulder problem. They definitely need to trade for someone.
Cowboys’ LT Tyron Smith’s hamstring tore and came off the bone, per sources. He could have surgery as early as today, pending meeting with doctors. He is out indefinitely, and is unlikely to return before December. https://t.co/t5HPYHB1D9
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2022
Reggiesankles said:
$20M under the cap. We should be making a deal last night. We need to bring in the most talented free agent today. We can't go into the year with Ball. I'm thinking Eric Fisher on line 1.
My best guess is this is the nail. I don't think he'll make it back. If so, it's temporary. We need a permanent solution and should have addressed this during the offseason. Sucks.DannyDuberstein said:
That's a brutal injury. I think the assumption has to be done for the year. Maybe they can get him for the playoffs, if there are any
The Cowboys simply cannot operate in a salary cap world. We're always chasing our tails. As soon as one position group is shored up, we're plugging a different hole (or three). We struggle to identify and develop talent, and rarely have quality depth.ac04 said:
if only there had been some indication that tyron was injury prone and a figuring out backup plan this offseason might be a good idea. dang it
AgGrad99 said:The Cowboys simply cannot operate in a salary cap world. We're always chasing our tails. As soon as one position group is shored up, we're plugging a different hole (or three). We struggle to identify and develop talent, and rarely have quality depth.ac04 said:
if only there had been some indication that tyron was injury prone and a figuring out backup plan this offseason might be a good idea. dang it
With the amount of money Jerry has, roster management shouldn't be lacking. But it always is. When Jerry could buy players, we were good. Ever since the salary cap was instituted, we've been in football purgatory.
Macarthur said:AgGrad99 said:The Cowboys simply cannot operate in a salary cap world. We're always chasing our tails. As soon as one position group is shored up, we're plugging a different hole (or three). We struggle to identify and develop talent, and rarely have quality depth.ac04 said:
if only there had been some indication that tyron was injury prone and a figuring out backup plan this offseason might be a good idea. dang it
With the amount of money Jerry has, roster management shouldn't be lacking. But it always is. When Jerry could buy players, we were good. Ever since the salary cap was instituted, we've been in football purgatory.
I don't want this is come across as defending Dallas for the OT situation because they have clearly mishandled that.
However, I think the bolded part is a bit of a cheap shot. Dallas has actually been really good at drafting and developing players. I also think folks need to realize that in a salary cap world, EVERY SINGLE team deals with issues like one or two position groups being thin. It's just really impossible to expect a team to have quality depth at every single position group in this salary cap world.
DannyDuberstein said:
On the whole, I think Dallas has been better than average at drafting and development. I think their mismanagement has been more of who they extend and who they don't. And I don't think they have been remotely serious enough about OT
This would be great, if we can get a good option at that point. But they might not have the luxury to wait that long.Quote:
They are also still gonna need to get a swing tackle. I'm guessing they wait until after week 1 to bring in a vet so they don't have to guarantee the contract all year.
AgGrad99 said:
I dont expect it at every position....but I disagree that the Cowboys are good at it. If anything, they've improved to adequate in recent years. But being thin at a position seemingly bites us in the butt over and over again.
It's more than just the draft though. You have to also manage your roster/Cap well, in order to avoid being critically thin in spots. We knew we needed help on the OL.
If LVE is healthy again, we have quality depth at LB. And we have depth at DL.
Where else? WR? QB? OL? DB? None of those. Maybe RB, but we're going to (over)-use Zeke again, who has too much money allocated his way. And behind this line, I expect the running game will look like last year.
Maybe Im being too hard on them, but I think it's just reality with this team. They always kick the can down the road, and are always playing catch up with their roster. As a life-long fan, it's frustrating.
jtstanley4621 said:
Tyler Smith seems tailor made for the guard position. I don't think him at LT is going to work out.
gigem1223 said:jtstanley4621 said:
Tyler Smith seems tailor made for the guard position. I don't think him at LT is going to work out.
Curious why you think this?
jtstanley4621 said:gigem1223 said:jtstanley4621 said:
Tyler Smith seems tailor made for the guard position. I don't think him at LT is going to work out.
Curious why you think this?
His biggest strength by far IMO is run blocking and his power. Those traits are best utilized at the guard position. He played LT in college but I envision him as a dude just killing guys pulling off the ball.
Reggiesankles said:
Any news on Fisher?
