Our OL is bad, quite surprisingly bad.
- Bass and Guyton should improve
- Smith is solid
- Steele is unlikely to improve much at this point
- Martin is likely done
- Richards may be serviceable
- Bass and Hoffman are jags at best….not even quality depth
We have no one on the roster who resembles a quality NFL RB. Dowdle only looks decent in comparison to Zeke, Cook, Deuce. He is not good. He’s not Tashard Choice. He should be #3 or #4.
Other than Lamb and Turpin (whom they refuse to elevate), our WR corps is garbage. Not one player has any special talent to develop. They aren’t explosive as route runners or after the catch. They can’t block. They are not good route runners who can change speeds. If no one covers them, they will catch the ball and then be tackled short of a first down…lol.
I like the potential of our TEs. We do not have an adequate backup QB.
Defense:
- We may be adequate at DE when everyone is healthy, but DLaw is about done, and that will hurt the current group.
- Our entire DT group should be replaced. We over value Osa because he makes a few plays per year and has a few good games and because we are comparing him to real bums. Our interior will never be playoff good with Osa as a starter.
- Overshown has potential, but he misses way too many tackles because he only knows one speed and doesn’t break down in space. He can become a solid Will in coverage and as a blitzer, but he will never be stout vs the power runs. We need 1 or 2 thumpers even if they come off the field at times. We have no LBs who can take on and shed blocks or wipe out a screen before it starts. Lbs who depend on running around blocks eventually hurt you.
- The secondary may be solid outside when we get Bland on the field with Diggs, but JLewis isn’t going to hold up physically much longer at 30 next season. It’s time to find another slot corner or outside guy so Bland moves back inside. This season has proven that after our starting 3, our backups are not capable. We’ve tried them all and are now playing a safety out there.
This Cowboys roster is a mess. No, you can’t have stars at every position, but you must have bulk where needed at DT and LB. You must have speed And/or quickness. Right now Billy Johnson’s speed would do wonders for Lamb, Ferguson, and Dowdle. He may be a one trick pony, but that one trait gets the respect and attention of the defense. Do you think teams would trust their #3 cb on him 1-1 with no safety help or cover him 1-1 with a safety like they do Tolbert and Brooks? Speed, even if a guy isn’t a great route runner, even if he is a body catcher, even if he drops one here and there, still opens up the field for your offense.
