It's because the 1T skillset is entirely irrelevant in the NFL. It does not matter. Modern offenses use movement, and a 1T who can't get off the ball and penetrate is useless. There's no such thing as an effective two-gap player in the NFL. A DT who can't line up in a gap and capture leverage on the shoulder of one of the OL in that gap is useless. Cowboys fans have convinced themselves that a different, dated skillset is not only valuable, but effective. It is the farthest thing from the true. A player who is simply looking to line up right across from an OL to stack and shed is always going to lose.
So not starting though? There’s no can’t miss OL prospects at that point in the draft
No one is expecting sacks from him. The issue is he is not clogging the middle. He is being easily moved wherever the OL want to take him. There were gapping holes for the RB in Seattle just like there has been in years past. He is at least supposed to hold his ground even when double teamed so that the LBers can flow cleanly to the ball. He isn’t doing it often enough for the draft capital spent on him. It is foolish to call him a bust after 2 preseason games but it’s equally foolish to act like there should be no concern. He was supposed to be strong enough to be NFL ready to at least hold his ground. Instead he looks like he’s on roller skates much of the time.
Yeah they would have.
You just said they would not.
Anton Harrison was a no-brainer pick at 27, for me.
They were considering Bergeron iirc. They didn’t pick him because he wouldn’t be a starter…
I don't really buy that it was Bergeron, because Harrison is a clone of Tyler Smith.
I mean, you’ve got you versus Dan Quinn. Idk I tend to go his direction. They can’t draft OL in the first every year and they 100% were arguing Bergeron. There’s actual evidence but that’s not nearly as valuable to me as baseless speculation
Nobody said a good 1Tech shouldn't have been a priority
There is no evidence, just speculation. In any case, either of the OL would have been the smarter pick.
I would've moved Smith to RT so Steele has more time to recoup, then Avila starts at LG. When Steele is ready, he becomes the swing tackle to spell Tyron. Steele is not all world. Smith has already proven he can play multiple positions.
The OP didn't indicate he didn't want the team to get a 1 tech, he just said he isn't seeing much to be excited about in this particular 1 tech.
None of them would be a starter. Smith is a left side guy. Steele is very good, has not had any issues returning, and much better than any of the draft picks. Your plan would actively make the team worse just so you could be right about something you never even considered. Trust me they spent much more time than the five seconds you put into it to try to make your point look correct
It's hard to say. We've also seen that rushing a guy back from an ACL has not worked out too well regarding Steele. Hopefully it does, and I disagree that he is "very good". He's an average player. Good enough but definitely not elite. Time will tell and the argument is really about Mazi. I am not ready to give up on the guy, it is just not looking good and I would've rather had more depth on the OL and build it for the future either way whether they would start this year or not. You have a chance to take a #1 rated OL Guard, you do that as opposed to a clear developmental player like Mazi, it's very clear he's not going to be ready for a long time.
Well that’s a much better argument for sure. But I think his second preseason game is maybe a bit too early to write him off
