Cowboys must prioritize 3rd-round pick's ceiling in potential OL shuffle

[big dog cowboy]

Is the new starting ROG currently on the roster or will the Cowboys address it early draft weekend?

Cowboys must prioritize 3rd-round pick's ceiling in potential OL shuffle
Reid D Hanson
Cowboys Wire
March 25, 2025

With Zack Martin and Tyler Smith entrenched at the guard spots, it made sense for the Cowboys to try Beebe out in the middle. It got the best five linemen on the field and covered a major hole in the process. It also fit Beebe's athletic profile a little better since some questioned Beebe's measurables at guard. At the end of the day, it was a win-win.

Looking at the landscape today, Beebe appears to have a brighter future with the Cowboys than Hoffman. Beebe has the higher athletic ceiling, he’s younger and he’s under contract longer. Hoffman’s a free agent after the upcoming season and faces an extremely uncertain future. Based on circumstances the Cowboys should make their positional decisions focused on the more important player. If they determine Beebe can be someone special at center one day, then it’s a position the guy should probably stick with.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...enter-cooper-beebe-brock-hoffman/82641370007/

 

[thunderpimp91]

I would think a 3rd round pick, if used on OL, is going to be more of a Hoffman replacement for 2026 after he walks in free agency for a comp pick than legitimate competition for 2025. You already have guys on the roster who can start in this league. Either look for serious upgrades to the OL or go ahead and lock these guys into spots for this year so they can focus on getting reps at one spot and focus on gelling as a unit the second that mini camp starts.

 

[CCBoy]

If OL doesn't happen in the first round then it won't happen before the 4th round, if that is acquired. Dak better have a quick release to stay healthy enough to stay on the carpet.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Hoffman and Beebe and are fine where they are and there is no urgency to move Beebe. The team has much bigger issues to address and adding center to the list isn't a wise move. Hoffman is an average NFL G which is fine for now. Steele and Guyton are the bigger OL problems.

 

[Creeper]

As I have been saying, the Cowboys project is not a 1 year fix. I would not use a pick in the first 2 days to fix the OL this year - unless they trade down and pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd. But the question is, is there anyone in the 3rd round better this year than what the Cowboys already have? I am not so sure there is. I would pose the same question about WRs. If they are going to take a WR, I think he needs to be in the first or 2nd round. After that, the pickings get a lot slim.

 

[jterrell]

Hoffman and Beebe and are fine where they are and there is no urgency to move Beebe. The team has much bigger issues to address and adding center to the list isn't a wise move. Hoffman is an average NFL G which is fine for now. Steele and Guyton are the bigger OL problems.

100%.
You don't move a guy in Beebe who learned ht epsoiton in one off-seaosn than was able to measure out top 20 in the league.
Hoffman is perfectly solid where he is and you have TJ Bass in thta mix.
You'll also have a chance to draft interior OL.

Beebe has all pro potential at OC. He will never have that at OG.

 

[CCBoy]

100%.
You don't move a guy in Beebe who learned ht epsoiton in one off-seaosn than was able to measure out top 20 in the league.
Hoffman is perfectly solid where he is and you have TJ Bass in thta mix.
You'll also have a chance to draft interior OL.

Beebe has all pro potential at OC. He will never have that at OG.

OT will tell if Prescott is injured again this season. If he is, the offense will digress. Not even a backup here and now at QB.

 

[jterrell]

OT will tell if Prescott is injured again this season. If he is, the offense will digress. Not even a backup here and now at QB.

Yes. But I have no idea what LT will do. Its a major question mark.
I am very familar with this as my college team just suffered that same issue. LT was a concern and then weak all year.
It held the entire OL back. The QB didn't get injured, but they did max protect most of the year and an Air Raid offense looked a lot more like Wing T.

If there was a dominant LT there at 12, I'd be quite happy with that pick. Sadly, this is considered a soft class at OT where the best performers have limited athletic profiles.

 

[fivetwos]

Hoffman and Beebe and are fine where they are and there is no urgency to move Beebe. The team has much bigger issues to address and adding center to the list isn't a wise move. Hoffman is an average NFL G which is fine for now. Steele and Guyton are the bigger OL problems.

I’m with you there. I was surprised at how many wanted a FA guard, or to draft another OL high.

They can’t keep doing that. Leaves them way too short elsewhere.

I’d actually say that the depth at interior OL is as good as any position on the team.

 

[blueblood70]

Is the new starting ROG currently on the roster or will the Cowboys address it early draft weekend?

Cowboys must prioritize 3rd-round pick's ceiling in potential OL shuffle
Reid D Hanson
Cowboys Wire
March 25, 2025

With Zack Martin and Tyler Smith entrenched at the guard spots, it made sense for the Cowboys to try Beebe out in the middle. It got the best five linemen on the field and covered a major hole in the process. It also fit Beebe's athletic profile a little better since some questioned Beebe's measurables at guard. At the end of the day, it was a win-win.

Looking at the landscape today, Beebe appears to have a brighter future with the Cowboys than Hoffman. Beebe has the higher athletic ceiling, he’s younger and he’s under contract longer. Hoffman’s a free agent after the upcoming season and faces an extremely uncertain future. Based on circumstances the Cowboys should make their positional decisions focused on the more important player. If they determine Beebe can be someone special at center one day, then it’s a position the guy should probably stick with.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...enter-cooper-beebe-brock-hoffman/82641370007/

my opinion is I don't know where you guys are getting that we haven't addressed the right guard ,

we have Hoffman he's just starting right guard as of now unless he gets beat out by Jones the guy that just picked up from Miami, whatever his name is,​

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they are fine across the middle with backups and bass etcetera.. so you got Tyler, BB, and Hoffman...​

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IMHO we need to address the tackles, they may not be on this team right now, but there's no way you use a third round pick on an inside guard or center we have so many of those on our team right now, and I know they're not up to Martin's level, but if your expectations is every one of these guys have to be Pro Bowl or Hall of Fame or all pro level, that is not how teams are assembled sometimes... you may get lucky and have a couple of those on the line but you have to make choices and right now they made that choice when they signed Hoffman/jones and bass is still on this team and there's other depth in the middle..

I say we're more than fine unless something changes there is no way I address interior offensive lineman in the 1st 4 rounds we got too many other holes to fill.. Now somehow you get into the third round and there's bpa for a tackle that says he should have been a first rounder or high second rounder and you know he could be better than what you have, then yes by all means pick him..

 

[CCBoy]

Yes. But I have no idea what LT will do. Its a major question mark.
I am very familar with this as my college team just suffered that same issue. LT was a concern and then weak all year.
It held the entire OL back. The QB didn't get injured, but they did max protect most of the year and an Air Raid offense looked a lot more like Wing T.

If there was a dominant LT there at 12, I'd be quite happy with that pick. Sadly, this is considered a soft class at OT where the best performers have limited athletic profiles.

Then the band aide approach won't be working or dominating opponents. Running and run defense very well may improve but ball movement and Red Zone won't dominate views. Time of possession and yardage won't be the best comparison this season.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

As I have been saying, the Cowboys project is not a 1 year fix. I would not use a pick in the first 2 days to fix the OL this year - unless they trade down and pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd. But the question is, is there anyone in the 3rd round better this year than what the Cowboys already have? I am not so sure there is. I would pose the same question about WRs. If they are going to take a WR, I think he needs to be in the first or 2nd round. After that, the pickings get a lot slim.

For me, forget the position for a second....I'm hunting for 3rd round positional needed starter. Chances are that could be strong depth RB or DT positions.

One strategy I would like to is developing a dominant unit or position and riding the position as a core for the team. For example, we have ALL-PRO players at DE, WR and OL. If you can draft another elite WR, DE or OL and build around the position. See the Bengals at WR or the Eagles at DT and WR. Jordan Davis didn't stop Roseman from drafting Jaden Carter.

My point, if there's a chance to draft the best OL at 12 and play him at RG, you do it IMO. This is why I have said I will not pass on drafting Membou or Tmac.

 

[blueblood70]

Then the band aide approach won't be working or dominating opponents. Running and run defense very well may improve but ball movement and Red Zone won't dominate views. Time of possession and yardage won't be the best comparison this season.

I don't know what you mean by Band-Aid but right now I don't know what our roster is gonna look like but we're more than fine in the middle of that line they need to workout who the starting tackles and the swing tackles are gonna be but we were very strong down the middle at the end of last year and they brought in Jones to back up Hoffman they have bass to back up Tyler Smith Hoffman can also be this center So what they need to work on is the outside of our line but I like the middle it's not a Band-Aid just because you don't have an all pro yet in those positions that's not how it works you don't even need pro balls you need guys that just do their jobs and execute...

They will use the offseason that's what it's for in camp in training camps in preseason games to figure out the tackle spot are they going to keep steele at right tackle are they going to further groom Guyton at left tackle?

are they gonna make a switch there I don't know are they gonna get a tackle and free agency is a backup to replace tumor and or get one in the draft I don't know what they're going to do but I know we can't really address that in the first 3 rounds because we have too many bigger holes to fill I believe they have some faith in Richardson and Nathan Thomas I believe there's other names they can groom that tackle but the inside to me is fine it's the outside ones that they need this offseason to work out the kinks... That is putting our faith in the new coaching staff versus the old one especially offensive line coach the tight end coach in the offensive coordinator to get this right and that really starts just with the tackles..

 

[blueblood70]

Yes. But I have no idea what LT will do. Its a major question mark.
I am very familar with this as my college team just suffered that same issue. LT was a concern and then weak all year.
It held the entire OL back. The QB didn't get injured, but they did max protect most of the year and an Air Raid offense looked a lot more like Wing T.

If there was a dominant LT there at 12, I'd be quite happy with that pick. Sadly, this is considered a soft class at OT where the best performers have limited athletic profiles.

I know you would and I know it sort of makes sense but I believe we have way too many holes everywhere else and they can address the tackles in camp bring in a new swing tackle and see who's on this staff they could either further groom or turn into better tackles or go out and make a trade for one if they believe guyton can't be further coached or they want to cut steel there's a lot of questions but I don't think you spend the first round pick or or even a third rounder but maybe in the third round you might do that but I just don't see them doing that this year the holes are way too big everywhere else.

Yes, I get it the trenches are really really important, but I believe they got everything covered in the middle and now they just have to work out the tackles they do have Guyton, Richards, Steele , Thomas, and waletszki and I don't know who else..

The one really positive thing of keeping BS as our head coach he was our OC even though he didn't call plays he's very familiar with these guys I just listed and now bringing in a stronger coaching staff in his eyes especially with the oline coach and the tight ends coach and this OC who was a strong line coach I think they'll be able to better coach these players up and he knows this staff and whether they need to address it or not I think he has a good feel for that...

 

[fivetwos]

As I have been saying, the Cowboys project is not a 1 year fix. I would not use a pick in the first 2 days to fix the OL this year - unless they trade down and pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd. But the question is, is there anyone in the 3rd round better this year than what the Cowboys already have? I am not so sure there is. I would pose the same question about WRs. If they are going to take a WR, I think he needs to be in the first or 2nd round. After that, the pickings get a lot slim.

When you allow yourself to get worse for two offseasons in a row, you can’t fix it in one without diving heavily into FA, or were stacked to begin with.

They need to figure out a way to add more picks….it’s impossible to collect enough good players within a certain period…before they need to be paid…to make their plan work.

They seem to think that they are going to hit on more late round picks than they ever could.

 

[CCBoy]

I don't know what you mean by Band-Aid but right now I don't know what our roster is gonna look like but we're more than fine in the middle of that line they need to workout who the starting tackles and the swing tackles are gonna be but we were very strong down the middle at the end of last year and they brought in Jones to back up Hoffman they have bass to back up Tyler Smith Hoffman can also be this center So what they need to work on is the outside of our line but I like the middle it's not a Band-Aid just because you don't have an all pro yet in those positions that's not how it works you don't even need pro balls you need guys that just do their jobs and execute...

They will use the offseason that's what it's for in camp in training camps in preseason games to figure out the tackle spot are they going to keep steele at right tackle are they going to further groom Guyton at left tackle?

are they gonna make a switch there I don't know are they gonna get a tackle and free agency is a backup to replace tumor and or get one in the draft I don't know what they're going to do but I know we can't really address that in the first 3 rounds because we have too many bigger holes to fill I believe they have some faith in Richardson and Nathan Thomas I believe there's other names they can groom that tackle but the inside to me is fine it's the outside ones that they need this offseason to work out the kinks... That is putting our faith in the new coaching staff versus the old one especially offensive line coach the tight end coach in the offensive coordinator to get this right and that really starts just with the tackles..

Plain and simply again, OFFENSIVE TACKLES. Lowest group possibly in the entire NFC East.

 

[blueblood70]

Plain and simply again, OFFENSIVE TACKLES. Lowest group possibly in the entire NFC East.

And again it's not simple you do not know their plan brand new coaching staff where we all knew the coaching staff was weak last year especially along the offensive line and tight end coaches teaching blocking schemes and technique we're gonna have a year 2 Guyton in a list I just provided you this is what they use camp for how do you know these players are not gonna be better this year especially with better coaching and another offseason to work with I know the tackles are a weak spot but you still don't get one of the top three rounds when the rest of your team is bleeding and if you think you have the players you can coach already here I'm not saying you don't go out and get another veteran we do need to replace Chuma where you make a trade for a veteran but not for an all pro but you make sure you have the depth..

That's what I'm saying you have to trust this new staff alone and the new scheme is gonna be better than last year but we finished the year pretty strong last year regardless of the swinging door left tackle and I believe even steel finished stronger than he started and I'm not saying we're set there but we are five months before Game 1 and I will not be picking a tackle in the first round maybe in the third round but it has to be BPA but we got too many holes I realize it is a position of need if the coaching staff believes that guys not on this roster that's the point we gotta trust that they think those guys can get it done..

You really can't be judging this roster by what happened last year and with that staff it's a new year a new staff and I'm gonna trust it they're gonna get it figured out...

 

[thunderpimp91]

I’m with you there. I was surprised at how many wanted a FA guard, or to draft another OL high.

They can’t keep doing that. Leaves them way too short elsewhere.

I’d actually say that the depth at interior OL is as good as any position on the team.

As far as depth goes I think you're 100% correct, but how many of our interior guys are above average? I'd say 1 right now in Smith, with Beebe having upside to get there. Hoffman has flashed, but also had a couple rough games last year too. As much as I would love to upgrade the Tackle spots it just doesnt seem to be in the cards for the Cowboys this year. Personally I think the next best thing they could do is look to add a better player on the interior to really make that a strength of the team instead just OK. The better you are on the interior the more resources you can dedicated to helping those outside guys.

Plus with Hoffman reaching FA next year odds are you can either address the position this year or wait and have it be a bigger issue next year. We will have to wait and see but Hoffman seems to be the McGovern/Biadasz/Williams type of player that they love to let walk for a comp pick.

 

[thunderpimp91]

And again it's not simple you do not know their plan brand new coaching staff where we all knew the coaching staff was weak last year especially along the offensive line and tight end coaches teaching blocking schemes and technique we're gonna have a year 2 Guyton in a list I just provided you this is what they use camp for how do you know these players are not gonna be better this year especially with better coaching and another offseason to work with I know the tackles are a weak spot but you still don't get one of the top three rounds when the rest of your team is bleeding and if you think you have the players you can coach already here I'm not saying you don't go out and get another veteran we do need to replace Chuma where you make a trade for a veteran but not for an all pro but you make sure you have the depth..

That's what I'm saying you have to trust this new staff alone and the new scheme is gonna be better than last year but we finished the year pretty strong last year regardless of the swinging door left tackle and I believe even steel finished stronger than he started and I'm not saying we're set there but we are five months before Game 1 and I will not be picking a tackle in the first round maybe in the third round but it has to be BPA but we got too many holes I realize it is a position of need if the coaching staff believes that guys not on this roster that's the point we gotta trust that they think those guys can get it done..

You really can't be judging this roster by what happened last year and with that staff it's a new year a new staff and I'm gonna trust it they're gonna get it figured out...

We really needs to stop lying to ourselves and saying that a new blocking scheme and technique is going to turn a bad OL into one of the better units in football. At some point you have to actually improve the talent level of your team and admit that coaches are not miracle workers. With new schemes there is room for growth for each individual player, but you also open up the possibility of regression for others.

 

[Creeper]

For me, forget the position for a second....I'm hunting for 3rd round positional needed starter. Chances are that could be strong depth RB or DT positions.

One strategy I would like to is developing a dominant unit or position and riding the position as a core for the team. For example, we have ALL-PRO players at DE, WR and OL. If you can draft another elite WR, DE or OL and build around the position. See the Bengals at WR or the Eagles at DT and WR. Jordan Davis didn't stop Roseman from drafting Jaden Carter.

My point, if there's a chance to draft the best OL at 12 and play him at RG, you do it IMO. This is why I have said I will not pass on drafting Membou or Tmac.

I am already on record as saying Membou is the only OL I would take at 12. But I also agree, the Cowboys should load up on the DL and make it a strength.