Steele Is Broken, so what now?

[DuncanIso]

Before his ACL injury, ...Steele had only surrendered one, lone sack ( to Detroit stud DE Aiden Hutchison) last year in 2022. He was a clear upriser. young and athletic, and he was a solid, underrated run blocker.
Seems poised to make some future pro bowls.

- No doubt That seemed to all go to he/// with his major ACL injury. And yes, its a major recovery issue to
which he simply has to play it out on the playing field, to know if he is capable of returning to previous form.
Just dunno when it comes to these type of major injuries.

-This maybe a wait and see next year- but Cowboys also cannot allow Steele issues sabotage the health
of our QB.
Just as we have a Plan B with Tyron Smith .... we have to have a Plan B, when it comes to Steele.

- What further has hurt our OL depth, imo ... the disappointing development of Mark Waletsko and Josh Ball.
Two big draft pick misses.

- Hopefully rookie Asim richards is one to watch develop.
The reserves are down to moving Tyler Smith to LT again, Chuma (who played well after the Arizona game)
and the rookie Richard.

Good stuff.

I’m cheering for Steele. But I wonder if the injury was just too much to over come. That was a freaking nightmare injury.

 

[DuncanIso]

The Eagles DE lead the league in sacks last yr. He isn't a usual matchup Steele faces.

It seems like the Eagles knew Steele was slow.

 

[quickccc]

This is a really tough situation for the Cowboys. First, they just paid him a huge contract so he has to work out for them. Then, he is reportedly a very hard worker who does all the right things. He is coming off an injury and what we do not know is how much has he recovered. He was never a great pass blocker, but he was adequate. Now he is horrible. But if he just needs a year to recover and regain the straign and mobility in his leg then we don't want to destroy him lentally, like they did with Chaz Green.

What concerns me about Steele is not just his pass blocker. He was a road grader in the run game last year. I saw him bulldoze Flether Cox a few times and that is no easy task. This year he is not moving anyone. We have to remember that after knee surgery a player is unable to work out his legs and his muscles atrophy. It takes time to rebuild the strength in the leg. If Steele can come back next year as strong as he was in 2022 then we want him back.

The question is can they give him some help? Can they use a TE to make sure the Edge guys don't out-flank Steele to the outside? I think benching him might be bad for him mentally. But I don't know the player.

What is a worse fate ? Dak's health and being out several games or the year per killer sack ?
Or baby-sitting Steeles' pride and mentality ? Which is the greater sin ..and No-no ?

And we cannot be assisting Steele on every 3rd pass with chip or TE help, when we need RBs to blitz-block rushing, incoming LBs .. or when we really need to go with 3 to 4 WR packages vs opposing 7 DB nickel packages.

If Steele is just Not able to hold his own, then we'll need to sub a vet (Chuma) while we figure out how we can
best implement and package Steele to get some kind of necessary reps

 

[quickccc]

Move Martin to RT.
Make him earn that new fat contract.

Bad idea.

 

[quickccc]

I just have a slight feeling. Quinn will be picking the next OL coach.

As well as the next OC ... I'm just not fond of this McCarthy offense .. or the HC.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

We can't keep sending him out there every week when he is consistently dragging this line down. At this point he's probably the lowest graded RT in the league. So what should the plan be? Clearly Steele is still not 100% and needs some time to rest. Or maybe this is his 100% now and it's time for a more permanent change?

Can Richards play RT any worse than Steele right now? This seems like the least disruptive option?

Should we move Tyron to RT and put Richards at LT?

Move Tyler to LT, Tyron to RT and Bass to LG?

Any FAs out there? That can come play RT (or LG to give us some flexibility)

Thoughts?

Richards or any combination will work. And as long as it does not interfere with Shotty's plan to run Pollard off of RT. Heh-heh.
But, Blimey, did the O line hinder Pollard? Or is Pollard just a JAG?

 

[quickccc]

The Eagles DE lead the league in sacks last yr. He isn't a usual matchup Steele faces.

Unfortunately, If we are playing the Eagles - It will always a usual match up for Steele.
As Reddick almost always pass rushes from the left side vs RT.

Steele will have to contend with Reddick yet again in the upcoming match up.

Plus this is not the first time Steele has struggled this year. It just happens it by a mile far .. and easily his
worst game of his career.

 

[Beaker42]

If they do anything about Steele (they won’t). I think the only option is Richards. They won’t want to disrupt the entire line for one spot if they don’t have to.

Move Tyron to RT and put Richards at LT. Cut Steele’s worthless azz. Fixed.

 

[shabazz]

You guys are crazy. The guy is coming off a major injury. Just because he can play doesn't mean it will be at a high level. I bet you are all going to lose your mind when Diggs play falls off next year. You'll all say it's because he got paid and ignore the catastrophic knee injury he suffered.

the issue is him performing at this level is going to put Dak in harms way as well diminish the production on the field. IF he’s not up to playing at a certain level he either needs to be replaced or get some help with protection.

 

[Beaker42]

the issue is him performing at this level is going to put Dak in harms way as well diminish the production on the field. IF he’s not up to playing at a certain level he either needs to be replaced or get some help with protection.

He never should’ve been given a new deal. Maybe after being being burned by both Gallup and now Steele they’ll quit doing that tihs.

 

[john van brocklin]

Bad idea.

Why, he played there before?

 

[john van brocklin]

Has Martin ever even played T? I don't know if that's a better option than moving Tyler to LT and Tyron to RT with Bass to LG. Or Richards/Edoga to LT, Tyron to RT. Or Richards/Edoga to RT.

Yes, he has played there a few games.

 

[AbeBeta]

Same old story eh? Guy gets paid and forgets how to play football.

Same old story -- fans bring out the dog whistle

 

[Cowboyny]

Unfortunately, If we are playing the Eagles - It will always a usual match up for Steele.
As Reddick almost always pass rushes from the left side vs RT.

Steele will have to contend with Reddick yet again in the upcoming match up.

Plus this is not the first time Steele has struggled this year. It just happens it by a mile far .. and easily his
worst game of his career.

Think he gets better as he becomes more healthy, but MM has to know the opponent and give some extra protection

 

[Cowboyny]

It seems like the Eagles knew Steele was slow.

They found a weakness and exploited it. Clearly Steele isn’t the same this yr, but doesn’t mean he cannot improve

 

[plasticman]

Any shakeup on the line would be counterproductive at his point.

Scary to think that, despite his issues, he is still one of the 5 best O-linemen the Cowboys have.

The Eagles game was one of those rare times the LT had less issues than the RT. Don't expect that to continue.

 

[Jake]

Same old story eh? Guy gets paid and forgets how to play football.

Maybe they should stop paying guys who are having ACL surgeries?

For most teams that's red flag to not give a guy the bag. The Cowboys seem to see it as a chance for a discount.

Hasn't worked with Gallup, not working with Steele. These guys didn't "forget" anything, and no player wants to be embarrassed on national TV.

 

[NumOneQB]

Didn’t they pickup Steele off waivers 2 years ago? And somehow they turned him into a starter?????

 

[nate dizzle]

Maybe they should stop paying guys who are having ACL surgeries?

For most teams that's red flag to not give a guy the bag. The Cowboys seem to see it as a chance for a discount.

Hasn't worked with Gallup, not working with Steele. These guys didn't "forget" anything, and no player wants to be embarrassed on national TV.

Yeah but we don't even get a discount.

 

[DuncanIso]

Move Tyron to RT and put Richards at LT. Cut Steele’s worthless azz. Fixed.

Don’t think they will do that.

LT more important.