Ian Fitzsimmons on Tyler Booker

big dog cowboy said:
Why the shot at Guyton?

Good story about Booker's leadership.
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MM called out Guyton's work ethic last season. Also, if you recall, Slater's predraft comments mention O-line was possible for the 12th pick in part for leadership. So I kinda agree with OP regarding Guyton.
But I do think he'll (Guyton) be fine.........just wasn't ready to be the total NFL professional
 
js66 said:
https://omny.fm/shows/the-next-round/ian-fitzsimmons-4-25-25

It’s about two minutes long, starting at the 10 minute mark.

The more I hear about the kid the more I think they drafted a future team captain and leader for the Oline. I think part of this pick was to have a positive impact on the rest of the lineman, especially Guyton.
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I remember around this time last year right after the draft on his radio show, he questioned the Guyton pick for a lot of the reasons which later played out during the season. He seems to have a lot of good sources in the SEC. Glad that he is speaking positively on the Booker pick.
 
js66 said:
https://omny.fm/shows/the-next-round/ian-fitzsimmons-4-25-25

It’s about two minutes long, starting at the 10 minute mark.

The more I hear about the kid the more I think they drafted a future team captain and leader for the Oline. I think part of this pick was to have a positive impact on the rest of the lineman, especially Guyton.
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Booker will be a staple for the line, His character alone beats out his negative athletic score that people bring up..... Being athletic is great but if you don't have the mental part down then its all for nothing.
 
JohnsKey19 said:
I remember around this time last year right after the draft on his radio show, he questioned the Guyton pick for a lot of the reasons which later played out during the season. He seems to have a lot of good sources in the SEC. Glad that he is speaking positively on the Booker pick.
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Fitzsimmons is very well connected throughout college football but particularly in the south. Knows many coaches in college and HS ranks. I believe his brother is or was the Arizona Cardinals special teams coach.
 

Saahdiq Charles and Hakeem Adeniji were the cheap vet yard sale to cover interior line gross experience. Last year's talent and Booker solves the need and rebuilds in the present. The center of the Dallas is strong now and put back together.​

The team has been building up at tackle for the past two seasons. Still needs camp type work under the current staff.
 
The story about Book calling out the player not sprinting between sessions is a terrific portend.

Do you recall the stories about Irvin and the way he called out the defense in practice every day? Like him of not but Irvin was the motivational player and perhaps one of the reasons Dallas won it all. If this kid shows up and speaks out to get people off their rear ends, does this filter through the playmakers and get this culture straightened out?

This is a great pick.
 
RS12 said:
Fitzsimmons said draft night 2024 he didnt like the Guyton pick. Basically everything Fitzsimmons said about him played out. Poor work ethic and failure to take responsibility I brlieve were his exact words.
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When he said nfl needs better refs it said alot about Guyton and his mentality. He's a child still. It'll be clear early on if he improved this year
 
js66 said:
https://omny.fm/shows/the-next-round/ian-fitzsimmons-4-25-25

It’s about two minutes long, starting at the 10 minute mark.

The more I hear about the kid the more I think they drafted a future team captain and leader for the Oline. I think part of this pick was to have a positive impact on the rest of the lineman, especially Guyton.
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Great. In the next 10 years, this player will never help the Cowboys go to a NFC Championship game. Just more of the same ole tired draft picks that don't amount to squat.
 
big dog cowboy said:
Why the shot at Guyton?

Good story about Booker's leadership.
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He hasn't been very good? I like Guyton, as a RT.

Booker gives you options with the lineup instead of forcing a square peg in round hole. It's not like Tyler Smith can't play the position or that we don't have guys who can play RG.

I just don't see them leaving Guyton at LT unless he seriously improves...

T Smith, T Booker, T Beebe,
Hoffman/Steele, Guyton

Now that's a lineup. We still have proverbial position flex. Use it.
 
I remember after the 1998 draft when Dallas took Greg Ellis Jerry said something to the effect he would let Ellis babysit his kids. He was talking about Ellis's character - after passing on drafting Randy Moss. I remember thinking, I don't want my DL to babysit kids. I want them to be mean and nasty. Ellis was a good player. I never thought he was great. He was the 8th pick in the entire draft.

Randy Moss, with his bad character, is in the HoF. He is a great player. And honestly, that bad character never really showed itself much when he played football. How many times did Moss make big plays against Dallas? Too many.

I have no idea what kind of player Booker will turn out to be, but all this leadership and character BS we are being fed on a daily basis means nothing to me. It's great if he can play up to his 12 pick, but if not, he can be General George Patton and it won't make a difference.
 
Guyton was a pure athletic trait pick. He had poor tape at OL and very little experience having only played the position 1 season.

Booker is a different dude. Thats why you don't drop into the 20s in the draft when you pick 12th. 12 is safe and has all the intangibles. 25 has possibilities but needs a lot to go right to hit big on this pick.
 
man in it making my judgement on him until September. They can give our all the pillow talk they want, they won’t catch me slippin. I’m through with the talkin. It’s always a lot to positive talk before a down has been played.
 
Creeper said:
I remember after the 1998 draft when Dallas took Greg Ellis Jerry said something to the effect he would let Ellis babysit his kids. He was talking about Ellis's character - after passing on drafting Randy Moss. I remember thinking, I don't want my DL to babysit kids. I want them to be mean and nasty. Ellis was a good player. I never thought he was great. He was the 8th pick in the entire draft.

Randy Moss, with his bad character, is in the HoF. He is a great player. And honestly, that bad character never really showed itself much when he played football. How many times did Moss make big plays against Dallas? Too many.

I have no idea what kind of player Booker will turn out to be, but all this leadership and character BS we are being fed on a daily basis means nothing to me. It's great if he can play up to his 12 pick, but if not, he can be General George Patton and it won't make a difference.
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Randy was tremendous but there is near 100% chance he would have stumbled in Dallas with that spotlight. Think back to Pac-Man Jones and others.

Greg Ellis had a 12-year career. 84 sacks, 11 fumble recoveries. He was a good run stuffer and pass rusher that was not elite at anything but played at a high level every snap.
 
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