If Blue is legit

[SteveTheCowboy]

If Blue turns out to be the best RB on the roster you play him as such.

Well...this appears to be logical.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Blue is good at everything..

He doesn’t really have a huge hole in his game.

But he needs a back with him to compliment him.

Most....do.

 

[Bates]

They don't? Not sure myself. Is there even a lefty QB in the NFL?

I think tua is a lefty

 

[plasticman]

I'm greedy.

What if Blue and Mafah are both legit?

Not necessarily as individuals but as a duo that forms a great 1-2 punch...

Or let's say, a great 2-3 punch. That is, one of the veteran free agents is the starter with serious carries going to Blue or Mafah, depending on the circumstances.

When the opponent defense becomes fatigued, you send in Blue to run all over the field.

When you want to score in the redzone or protect a lead and take time off the clock you roll in Mahfa.

Depending on productivity, if the two rookies are legit, then they would eventually evolve into the 1-2 punch.

 

[dupree89]

I think tua is a lefty

the kid in atlanta too

 

[deerhunter11]

Dak’s good at eluding outside pressure.

Guyton should be better than last year and just being better will be enough.

I’m not worried about Steele. Steele can play at a high level but I don’t think he fully recovered from his injury last season.

The OL should be good & interior should be dominant.

You got that right, when you said that the interior of the Oline should be dominant. I have no doubt about it, Smith Beebe and Booker will be outstanding for Dallas .

 

[kskboys]

I think tua is a lefty

Just googled it, and here's what AI says: "Yes, pass rushers in the NFL will switch sides if the QB is a lefty."


Hmmmmmmm..Also: "The OL needs to adapt their blocking schemes to accomodate the QB's new blindside."

Also......"the overall D plan will likely change to take advantage of the QB's vulnerability."

Well, it looks like they do.

"Teams w/ lefty's at QB tend to have their best pass blockers at ORT. "

Jed Wills was Tua's ORT in college, and he is playing OLT in the pros.

 

[Carter]

Yup. Maybe people are finally starting to realize that Schultz was a very good player, and what he does is not easy to do, which is consistently get open.

Ferguson was in 2023 but he kind of fell of a cliff last season with Rush. Hopefully he and Dak will work better together.

 

[Pass2Run]

I have bigger concerns about Guyton at left tackle than I do with Steele. Steele looked to be getting back to form later in the season and I hope the change in offensive line coach(es) benefit everyone.

Two of the things this team could do to improve the most is play Parsons at LB on run downs and put Tyler Smith at LT...

 

[Mark]

Blue is going to contribute significantly to this year's team. Book it.

 

[kskboys]

Two of the things this team could do to improve the most is play Parsons at LB on run downs and put Tyler Smith at LT...

Why, so Tyler can turn back into a penalty machine? You guys are obsessed w/ moving Tyler, and it's a terrible idea w/ major repercussions that you are not taking into account.

What are you going to do to remedy Tyler getting beat around the edge because he lacks the foot quickness to mirror the edge rusher? Penalty, now what?

 

[Pass2Run]

I'm greedy.

What if Blue and Mafah are both legit?

Not necessarily as individuals but as a duo that forms a great 1-2 punch...

Or let's say, a great 2-3 punch. That is, one of the veteran free agents is the starter with serious carries going to Blue or Mafah, depending on the circumstances.

When the opponent defense becomes fatigued, you send in Blue to run all over the field.

When you want to score in the redzone or protect a lead and take time off the clock you roll in Mahfa.

Depending on productivity, if the two rookies are legit, then they would eventually evolve into the 1-2 punch.

You could even go Blue, Mafah, Luepke, and Vaughn. In some situations, you could have more than one on the field at a time -- like Blue in the slot. Or Luepke as an H-back.

Or even Williams. Somehow, I think the Cowboys end up parting ways with the vets and try to get younger at the position.

 

[Bullflop]

According to offseason reports, Guyton has been sticking to his weightlifting regimen faithfully. Whether that turns out to be a helpful factor or not, remains to be seen. His upper body was said to be the area that demanded the most attention. I can only wonder if his leg strength was subject to any scrutiny, as well. Whatever might have been at fault, I hope it's been attended to. TC is coming up soon, and time is of the essence. Here's hoping his progress proves sufficient.

 

[Pass2Run]

Why, so Tyler can turn back into a penalty machine? You guys are obsessed w/ moving Tyler, and it's a terrible idea w/ major repercussions that you are not taking into account.

What are you going to do to remedy Tyler getting beat around the edge because he lacks the foot quickness to mirror the edge rusher? Penalty, now what?

I don't think you understand how good he was at LT as a rookie, where he was penalized more than you like, but was still a top 10 LT as a rookie.

Yes, I've always said he projects even better as a guard and he does. So I get it. He's a top 5 guard vs top 10 tackle.

That makes him at least slightly more valuable when you have a guy struggling at LT and he's your best bet. And I'd say he is the best bet because we have more depth at guard.

Something tells me the fans aren't the only ones who see it this way.

Jason Peters remained valuable as an OL until 40-41ish. Part of that was because he could play all positions cept center.

I'm not saying LG isn't important. It is. But there's more reasons for Tyler Smith to play LT right now than LG when you have a player playing like Guyton.

I think it just makes your line better overall and possibly bodes better for players like Blue.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Blue is going to contribute significantly to this year's team. Book it.

Or...what?

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

According to offseason reports, Guyton has been sticking to his weightlifting regimen faithfully. Whether that turns out to be a helpful factor or not, remains to be seen. His upper body was said to be the area that demanded the most attention. I can only wonder if his leg strength was subject to any scrutiny, as well. Whatever might have been at fault, I hope it's been attended to. TC is coming up soon, and time is of the essence. Here's hoping his progress proves sufficient.

What off season reports?

 

[Bullflop]

What off season reports?

The ones I've read here two months ago and on Blogging the Boys. Oops, I wasn't supposed to mention that; sorry, mods, I forgot. If you tell me they're both biased, I'll believe you.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

What off season reports?

Rambo's dream journal.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I have bigger concerns about Guyton at left tackle than I do with Steele. Steele looked to be getting back to form later in the season and I hope the change in offensive line coach(es) benefit everyone.

I think Steele at this point is a huge liability. he got better later in the season beause we played a bunch of bottom feeding defenses. he has no lateral mobility and routinely gets beat by quicker DEs, that better teams tend to have. he struggled really bad against better teams. I mean really bad.

 

[ICP]

He is legit-imately a 5th round pick