thats must be it. They are taking up roster spots where we could be using better players. This front office is so hard headed.
sadly you will find that those examples are very rare. To have gotten three like that all about the same time was truly a lottery win.
Could be, but these depth charts seem to primarily be built around seniority/experience. Thus, Edoga is the starting left tackle over both Guyton and Richards.
You know, we seem to be mainly giving Thomas a spot based on the fact that he was a draft pick this year. It was a late-rounder, so I'm not sure he's guaranteed the 53. Might come down to him, Waletzko and Ball. All three are our draft picks, with Ball being the earliest.
Not to be pedantic, but here's what you said verbatim, copy and paste...
Agreed. Also Chuma and Asim are viewed as tackles, so if you’re being a purist where you want a backup for each position, Bass, Ball, and Beebe are the inside backups
I think the versatility of the tackles allows us to go with more of them, so I'm not counting out Waletzko. Both Edoga and Richards can play guard, and McCarthy gave Waletzko a little praise just the other day. I think he's a left tackle and needs to be playing there, and the move to RT last year was too hard for him. But the shoulder surgeries may keep his career from ever getting started.
Not to be pedantic, but here's what you said verbatim, copy and paste...
If you look at the new unofficial depth chart the Cowboys published, you will see Josh Ball listed as the primary backup RG, ahead of Beebe. He’s not even on the depth chart as a tackle anymore
The implication of this may be to some of us... I know me, for a fact... was that no one here has looked at a depth chart since the last time Ball would have been listed at tackle... which... necessarily would have been before April 2023, when the head coach said publicly that they were switching Ball to guard.
before he got hurt playing tackle due to injuries to Waletzgo in the last preseason game, he played RG in game 3 and absolutely dominated. I mean DOMINATED. McCarthy even mentioned him in the presser afterwards. In my analysis for game 3 he was my top rated OL for the game by a wide margin. Sadly, that was the only game he played OG, so small sample size.
Ball played RG all preseason last year, not just in game 3 vs. the Raiders. In fact, he barely played that game, getting injured in the 1Q.
Here was what was said about his game #2 performance vs. the Seahawks...
Sort of. You are right, he played RG, but he also played RT in the preseason (he got hurt playing tackle). And even though he started at RG because of Martins holdout against Jacksonville, the broadcast listed him as a T which reflects the team depth chart (I had to go back and watch to confirm). I don’t disagree that they wanted him at RG as early as summer of 23, but he was listed as a T last preseason, despite playing a healthy amount of G. I think his performance against the Jags and especially the Seahawks solidified that his strength is at G.
Good call on that part... I'd thought he started all 3 games at RG, but you're right, he started at RT in the Raidas game. Surfing back through the follow-up stories, they'd been so impressed with last preseason's work, they were considering him as something like an O-line swiss army knife, including swing tackle.
I think they've seen enough of Ball and Waletzko, both can't stay healthy....Waletzko showed promise in his rookie year in camp but I think Thomas was considered a steal for Dallas where he was selected, so unless he falls flat on his face in these preseason games,I think Dallas will move forward with Thomas instead of Ball and Waletzko
I think health is definitely an issue and may be the deciding factor. Thomas may have been considered a steal, but he was still just a sixth-round pick, basically no better than a UDFA. I want to see him play and play well before giving him that final spot just because we drafted him this year.
Good point about the contract year.
Everyone that has mentioned Thomas has said he's been good too. There just are a lot of guys playing good. He should make the team. He's an excellent run blocker.
I just have not really seen anything about Thomas. Maybe I've missed it.
Broaddus has mentioned him a little. But today locked on cowboys Landon McCool talked about him on his podcast.
