How dependent are Cowboys on OL?

[Diehardblues]

Can our running game with Elliott still be dominating if we are missing a piece or two?

And what will the effects be on our passing game and Daks effectiveness?

Curious what others think the effects could be if the strength of the offense is compromised?

 

[CyberB0b]

Very. They have very little depth.

 

[kskboys]

Can our running game with Elliott still be dominating if we are missing a piece or two?

And what will the effects be on our passing game and Daks effectiveness?

Curious what others think the effects could be if the strength of the offense is compromised?

It all comes down to whether Looney can play OC at a decent level. Doubt if they can find someone else at this late date.

How bad was Martin's injury? I truly don't remember.

 

[morasp]

It's not just an offensive lineman but the guy that reads the defense and makes the line calls and he was really good at it. I'm cautiously optimistic that our defense can take a step this year and maybe help us get some wins.

 

[CATCH17]

Can our running game with Elliott still be dominating if we are missing a piece or two?

And what will the effects be on our passing game and Daks effectiveness?

Curious what others think the effects could be if the strength of the offense is compromised?

In the past our coaches have implemented as basic of a gameplan as possible and relied on the OL imposing their will on teams.

I would say we are extremely dependent. Hopefully it's different this year and defenders have to use their brain when they play us instead of the what you see is what you get offense.

 

[LittleD]

We fail or succeed on the basis of our running offensive line. If we can't open holes we will struggle on 1st and 2nd down and
put Dak on the chopping block as he gets his head handed to him on 3rd down. Looney can play the pass offense pretty well but,
he can't open holes in the defense that effectively. Looney will have troubles the more he has to play. Fred's loss will be huge for
the offense if a better option cannot be obtained in the next two weeks.

 

[Aviano90]

Let's not beat around the bush and just get to the desired goal. The answer the OP is looking for is: Jerry and Dak suck, it's not Garrett's fault.

 

[kskboys]

We fail or succeed on the basis of our running offensive line. If we can't open holes we will struggle on 1st and 2nd down and
put Dak on the chopping block as he gets his head handed to him on 3rd down. Looney can play the pass offense pretty well but,
he can't open holes in the defense that effectively. Looney will have troubles the more he has to play. Fred's loss will be huge for
the offense if a better option cannot be obtained in the next two weeks.

Almost impossible at this juncture to obtain a better option. If Looney isn't at least viable, it could get bad.

 

[LittleD]

Almost impossible at this juncture to obtain a better option. If Looney isn't at least viable, it could get bad.

There are teams with multiple good centers on their rosters. We will have to pay the price whatever and obtain one with a trade.
Otherwise, tank the season and get the 1st draft pick next year and a whole new coaching staff.

 

[kskboys]

So, IMO the next question then becomes, can one of the starters play OC? Before Fredsy we learned the hard way that OC is one of the most important positions on either side of the ball. If you don't have a viable center, it will negate any other strength you may have on the OL.

As far as the OL calls go, I have complete faith that Martin can take over from Fredsy and do it just fine. It doesn't have to be the C. When Gurode was our C, Kosier made the calls and we did just fine.

 

[kskboys]

There are teams with multiple good centers on their rosters. We will have to pay the price whatever and obtain one with a trade.
Otherwise, tank the season and get the 1st draft pick next year and a whole new coaching staff.

There are? I think not so many!!!

Plus, would it be worth it to pay that much? And if Looney is not a viable C, then we did another crappy job at acquiring talent.

 

[LittleD]

There are? I think not so many!!!

Plus, would it be worth it to pay that much? And if Looney is not a viable C, then we did another crappy job at acquiring talent.

You misunderstand me. Looney is not bad at all as a backup center. The more he has to play, the more he gets exposed. Looney is cost
effective and serves a good purpose as a backup not a first string starter.

 

[kskboys]

You misunderstand me. Looney is not bad at all as a backup center. The more he has to play, the more he gets exposed. Looney is cost
effective and serves a good purpose as a backup not a first string starter.

Absolutely!!!

However, w/o looking, I'd say there are almost no starting quality C's backup up on other teams. And if there are, they are mostly not obtainable. Maybe a really bad team would sell you one for an extravagant price, but even that's in doubt.

Basically, teams don't dump starting quality players except if 1)They are problem players, 2) They are a salary dump 3) Dang it, can't even come up w/ a 3rd one. Injury prone is covered under #1.

Maaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyybbbeeeeeee if a team found an excellent starter in the draft they might be willing to dump a high salaried player. Huge maybe.

 

[phildadon86]

Absolutely!!!

However, w/o looking, I'd say there are almost no starting quality C's backup up on other teams. And if there are, they are mostly not obtainable. Maybe a really bad team would sell you one for an extravagant price, but even that's in doubt.

Basically, teams don't dump starting quality players except if 1)They are problem players, 2) They are a salary dump 3) Dang it, can't even come up w/ a 3rd one. Injury prone is covered under #1.

Maaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyybbbeeeeeee if a team found an excellent starter in the draft they might be willing to dump a high salaried player. Huge maybe.

We can always bring in Pouncey, he usually is good for 4 games, that would give Frederick time to get back.

 

[kskboys]

We can always bring in Pouncey, he usually is good for 4 games, that would give Frederick time to get back.

After reading about the disease, I doubt if Fred comes back this season.

 

[dragon_mikal]

We can always bring in Pouncey, he usually is good for 4 games, that would give Frederick time to get back.

Frederick may not come back. Ever.

It’s the worst case scenario but one the team has to consider.

 

[dcstar]

How dependent is any team on a good o-line?

Go Cowboys!

 

[kskboys]

How dependent is any team on a good o-line?

Go Cowboys!

NE is completely dependent. And most teams are very dependent.

 

[cowboyblue22]

how good is fred he is to the center position what tyron smith is to the left tackle position

 

[cowboy_ron]

Both Linehan and Garrett's game planning depends 100% dependent on the OL, not just an OL but an ALL-PRO caliber OL.