OFFENSIVE LINE
The starting five for Dallas are not the problem, it’s depth people have concerns with given Tyron Smith’s injury issues and how Terence Steele will play. One piece of good news is Steele has been given a contract extension which tells us he must be fully ready to play. That means the right side of the line will be back to dominating the run game so effectively like it did last year. Both Smith’s line up on the left making that duo just as formidable. And Tyler Biadasz looks to continue his steady trajectory upward since taking the starting role at center. Keep watch of Tyler Smith on the practice report this week as he walked out of practice with a hamstring injury. That depth concern is kicking in early.
As for the Giants, they are a far cry from what the Cowboys have to play with this season. They’ve added John Michael Schmitz in the draft and last year Evan Neal saw his struggles trying to play out of position. Left tackle Andrew Thomas is the team’s best lineman and he will want to continue his physical dominance this season. But an offensive line is only as good as it’s weakest link and this Giants line still has a long way to go from allowing the fifth-most sacks last season.
Win: Cowboys
By Mike Poland@kenfigkowboy Sep 6, 2023, 2:00pm CDT
Bleacher Report