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08-19-2011, 08:34 AM
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IRVING, Texas -- I went to Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) practice intending to watch the defense, since I think that's the big story this year. But instead I got caught up watching the first-team offense take on the San Diego Chargers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-chargers)' first-team defense, and paying special attention to the offensive line and rookie right tackle Tyron Smith (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13978/tyron-smith). Smith was taking on Shaun Phillips (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/5623/shaun-phillips) or Luis Castillo (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8443/luis-castillo), depending on the play, and got beaten a few times as you'd expect but showed plenty of good things as well.
When Smith gets his hands on his man, the man is blocked. Smith doesn't lose him. The only issue with Smith right now seems to be footwork. ESPNDallas.com's Bryan Broaddus, the former Cowboys scout who's been studying film of Smith, told me the big thing on which line coach Hudson Houck wants Smith to work is his left foot. Smith had a habit of opening up the foot, pointing the toe toward the interior of the line, which limited his ability to swing out wide enough with his right foot to cut off an edge rusher.
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IRVING, Texas -- I went to Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) practice intending to watch the defense, since I think that's the big story this year. But instead I got caught up watching the first-team offense take on the San Diego Chargers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-chargers)' first-team defense, and paying special attention to the offensive line and rookie right tackle Tyron Smith (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13978/tyron-smith). Smith was taking on Shaun Phillips (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/5623/shaun-phillips) or Luis Castillo (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8443/luis-castillo), depending on the play, and got beaten a few times as you'd expect but showed plenty of good things as well.
When Smith gets his hands on his man, the man is blocked. Smith doesn't lose him. The only issue with Smith right now seems to be footwork. ESPNDallas.com's Bryan Broaddus, the former Cowboys scout who's been studying film of Smith, told me the big thing on which line coach Hudson Houck wants Smith to work is his left foot. Smith had a habit of opening up the foot, pointing the toe toward the interior of the line, which limited his ability to swing out wide enough with his right foot to cut off an edge rusher.
Read the rest: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/43593/cowboys-camp-impressions-of-tyron-smith