TJ Bass among all guards for Week 12 per PFF

[Fla Cowpoke]

This is what I would do if/when Tyler Smith fully recovers from injury:

LT: Tyler Smith (back to his college position)
LG: Cooper Beebe (back to his college position)
C: Brock Hoffman (more accurate snapper and fires out better during each snap)
RG: T.J. Bass (back to his college position)
RT: Tyler Guyton (back to his college position)

This makes the most sense...which means we won't even consider it.

 

[fivetwos]

It’s so disappointing.

I was so happy when Steele’s deal was announced. A guy who worked hard and won a starting role being rewarded for it.

But as soon as pen was put to paper it’s been all downhill. Now he looks like a bum out there.

The team needs to get out of that deal as soon as possible.

What a shame.

Still, way too much money.

If Steele had been drafted by another team theres no way they would have given him that money as a free agent, but that’s how this team is run.

Decisions like this are why they claim they can’t afford a running back, etc.

 

[fivetwos]

This is what I would do if/when Tyler Smith fully recovers from injury:

LT: Tyler Smith (back to his college position)
LG: Cooper Beebe (back to his college position)
C: Brock Hoffman (more accurate snapper and fires out better during each snap)
RG: T.J. Bass (back to his college position)
RT: Tyler Guyton (back to his college position)

I think that’s a great scenario. I doubt coach Jerry agrees.

 

[Risen Star]

I mean, we're the Dallas Cowboys. I want better than Bass and Hoffman out there on the OL. As a plan B, sure but we shouldn't be settling for either of those guys going forward.

 

[davey999]

Smith Beebe Hoffman Bass Guyton

 

[MyFairLady]

Bro was physical. It has been desperately missing from this team. Dishing out punishment instead of taking it.

 

[blueblood70]

Cowboys might shuffle the OL around next year. Bass can play!

This is not a surprise.

it’s not new


we said this last year this is not a surprise it’s not new we said this last year whenever bass and Hoffman on the field in an extended time


they did a really good job ..

I don’t know about anyone else I said this at the bye week , when I first saw Guyton go down the first time and had to go out and Tyler Smith had to move the left tackle and bass came in at left guard yes line looks good and I’m with you the shuffling should be Tyler moved to left tackle bass BB Hoffman and Guyton and let Steele either be cut or restructure something small and be the swing ,,,

Drives me crazy when we’re having a lost year and our coaches have an opportunity to make these changes now and play around with them to see how old they do the rest of the year I don’t know what they’re afraid of and I know who’s afraid to put Tyler Smith at left tackle when it should’ve been done already and I’m not saying it needs to be full-time but with Martin leaving and I don’t know if Steele is going to still be struggling but with Guyton if we don’t see the growth at left tackle put them out right tackle save the money by cutting steel that should’ve been done this year right now we’re in a losing streak but we all saw it in little sample size but it was working.

 

[blueblood70]

In my opinion we have the pieces on this team to assemble a really good line without drafting more lineman

Get the right often to pieces in here as far as the coaching staff let them work with it let’s fill the real holes we have because I don’t want them reaching on another tackle we have some players you don’t need all pros at every position you guys that are physical and can play the position well, you can work with that you do not need another Martin it would be nice but you can work with those two dudes...

 

[big dog cowboy]

He kicked some Bass!

 

[America's Cowboy]

I think that’s a great scenario. I doubt coach Jerry agrees.

And that's why they fail. They simply don't get it. They always try to force a square peg into a cylindrical hole.

 

[big dog cowboy]

This is not a surprise.

it’s not new

we said this last year this is not a surprise it’s not new we said this last year whenever bass and Hoffman on the field in an extended time

they did a really good job ..

I remember during the off season many in here saying the Cowboys didn't have any OL depth.

The usual, they are unproven...you can't say for sure they will work out...they can't be counted on...and my favorite was, the failures of past OL meant the current were bad players.

Some of us kept saying yes. Turns out, we were all right.

 

[blueblood70]

I remember during the off season many in here saying the Cowboys didn't have any OL depth.

The usual, they are unproven...you can't say for sure they will work out...they can't be counted on...and my favorite was, the failures of past OL meant the current were bad players.

Some of us kept saying yes. Turns out, we were all right.

Why I saw 2 to 3 games last year where either both or one of them are in and they played very well even Half minutes center wasn’t bad I mean so you have other things you can do like BB over the right guard Hoffman at center but my first lineup I think that might be the best one who cares if Taylor Smith finish his career is left taco or something I just see Sarah players that you can work with I think most Fanbase think if they’re not all Bro’s then I’ll go to pho bowl Internet superstars they can’t work and I think that you could have three deep of talent level being A rated, and they be very wrong they don’t look around the league...

 

[atlantacowboy]

Teams

I thought Bass played well with his opportunities last year and yesterday. Definitely should get an opportunity to earn a starting spot. Personally, I would cut Steele, draft a guard or OT then find a way to get the best 5 on the field. Guyton could swing to RT, and depending on if the Cowboys draft a guard or tackle you can use Tyler Smith's position flex.

It would be great to cut Steele, but cutting him leaves us 13.5M in dead cap. He's playing better than last year.

Tyler Smith is an all-pro caliber G. You don't move him.

Guyton needs time. He only had 72 snaps in college at LT. If we move him, it will be replace Steele after the 2025 season.

G is a need, but so are WR, RB, LB, DT, S, and DE. My guess is TJ Bass is going to be Zach Martins replacement.

 

[Jarv]

This is what I would do if/when Tyler Smith fully recovers from injury:

LT: Tyler Smith (back to his college position)
LG: Cooper Beebe (back to his college position)
C: Brock Hoffman (more accurate snapper and fires out better during each snap)
RG: T.J. Bass (back to his college position)
RT: Tyler Guyton (back to his college position)

I like it!

 

[Rayman70]

This is what I would do if/when Tyler Smith fully recovers from injury:

LT: Tyler Smith (back to his college position)
LG: Cooper Beebe (back to his college position)
C: Brock Hoffman (more accurate snapper and fires out better during each snap)
RG: T.J. Bass (back to his college position)
RT: Tyler Guyton (back to his college position)

agree

 

[Bagman]

This is what I would do if/when Tyler Smith fully recovers from injury:

LT: Tyler Smith (back to his college position)
LG: Cooper Beebe (back to his college position)
C: Brock Hoffman (more accurate snapper and fires out better during each snap)
RG: T.J. Bass (back to his college position)
RT: Tyler Guyton (back to his college position)

Great post and great idea. What gets me mad is how slow and stubborn our team is to make SENSIBLE and obvious corrections. Anyone who watches football could see that Martin was killing the run game. He's a HOF guard and I loved his game but he's done. I can't understand how even a nutcase like Jerry would insist his coaches leave Martin in the lineup to the detriment of the team.

 

[CowboysJames69]

This is what I would do if/when Tyler Smith fully recovers from injury:

LT: Tyler Smith (back to his college position)
LG: Cooper Beebe (back to his college position)
C: Brock Hoffman (more accurate snapper and fires out better during each snap)
RG: T.J. Bass (back to his college position)
RT: Tyler Guyton (back to his college position)

I would be good with this. I would be fine with Beebe at center also, remember he was getting snaps from his mom in the backyard trying to get used to playing center. I would also be fine with moving steele into a Guard position to see how that goes. Right now with the injuries they have no choice but to play these guys and I am just hoping we get to see these guys play multiple games and see if it goes as well.

 

[BigD5]

In my opinion we have the pieces on this team to assemble a really good line without drafting more lineman

Get the right often to pieces in here as far as the coaching staff let them work with it let’s fill the real holes we have because I don’t want them reaching on another tackle we have some players you don’t need all pros at every position you guys that are physical and can play the position well, you can work with that you do not need another Martin it would be nice but you can work with those two dudes...

Lol man Coach Jerry just loves fans like you!

 

[blueblood70]

Lol man Coach Jerry just loves fans like you!

Think it's precious you're clueless the fact that Jerry doesn't care about any of us Jerry doesn't see these Jerry doesn't read them and I don't say them for Jerry to hear you think he's watching you think you affect the game by protesting and being angry and saying things that will not change a single thing I am actually being realistic I am stating facts and I don't care what you think and neither is Jerry we both don't care about you like that so why don't you go talk to your buddies and maybe they think you know something about football and they'll pat you on the back and make you feel good today but moving on I said what I said because it's actually true yes there's a lot of holes in this team and yes things need to be tweaked next year but anybody acting like this team went from 12 wins three straight years to off a Cliff and that injuries and just a little bad luck in some weird circumstances rookies taking a little more time to get in a groove that's what affected this year just like 2020 we'll be right back competing nobody's saying we're going to the Super bowl nobody's saying that every problem's gonna be fixed I'm telling you that you all think there's a huge problems and I'm telling you there's not and there's nothing you can do about Jerry or the Jones family if that's what you're worried about waiting till they leave and things to change it's time for you to change teams and get outta here delete your account and move on 'cause that parts not changing...

At least let's look forward a decade the Jones family's gonna have control of this team at least another 10 years so you might as well move on if that's your problem with this team if you think nothing's ever gonna change and you're on that 28 year narrative kick just move on already turn in the fan card sell all your gear give it to the Salvation Army and don't ever tell us you're leaving just go on out the back door quietly and move on I'll say what I say because it's my opinion has nothing to do with the Jones family...

 

[blueblood70]

Lol man Coach Jerry just loves fans like you!

It's a fact you don't put all pros every position no team can draft and fill in free agency and make all five of their starting offensive defensive lines all pros or pro bowlers for that matter you have to fill in a 53 man roster that's always top heavy in stars and then you fill them in with role players and good players and those two most people will agree they easily with the right coaching staff and the right scheme can play in the NFL... Too bad you can't see it but nobody's asking your opinion and I don't care what Jerry thinks they don't read this the Jones family doesn't care about you and neither do I I'm telling you that's my opinion others have agreed with me if you watch the guys play they have NFL talent they don't necessarily need to be hall of all pros they're not going into Dallas cowboy Ring of Honor and that is not the goal you have to find good players to link together your great players you can't fill a 53 man roster with all pros and have depth out the **** you obviously are casual because you don't understand how to assemble the football team because you think that every team is somehow 3D is like oozing with talent at every single level and that is not how it works.

Teens have to learn how to play with a lot of role players.. There is a hard salary cap is a fact nothing I said is untrue you can work with both of those guys he doesn't need to replace Martin he just needs to be a good right guard you don't understand that do you you think because we've been lucky enough to have so many Pro Bowl or Hall of Fame offensive lineman that somehow you can't replace him with a good player that just does his job that's healthy and a little bit of nasty I like the physical attributes of both bass and Hoffman if you don't it's because you're a casual it's obvious you're a casual because you think everything we say in here should be either pro or anti Jerry or pro or anti dak it always trying to pit fans to pick one side or the other and no I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan I root for the start I don't care who the owner is I don't care who the jam is you just have to live with that but we can discuss players we can discuss what we see with our own eyes and most of us can see that both those guys can play they played last year they played enough this year that with the right mix which we've been discussing..

For example from left to right Tyler Smith bass BB Hoffman guyton... That lineup can be very solid and very good that's just one option they should have been already messing with when in a lost season but this coaching staff sucks the offensive line coach is dated and gone his mind is not working outside of hey go line up and do your job.

But there's also people that think that we could still work with Guyton Tyler BB Hoffman and somehow keep steel or draft a right tackle but if guyton doesn't develop into a better left tackle and he can be a really good right tackle you can work with that much like Doug free everybody hated Doug free but he was one of our better right tackles we've ever had and just because he wasn't a pro bowler that make him a bad player..

Here's another crazy when you think of lineups and don't care if you think Jerry's watching or your friends here that don't like Jerry I'm supposed to say bad things about him but here's a lineup option

Guyton-Tyler-Hoffman-BB-Steele/draft antoher or FA RT.. Taking outside the box but for me I think we do have the players to assemble a better offensive line we saw it last week we saw it in other games the thing you gotta like about Hoffman and bass are they're both physical they got a little bit of that attitude about them and they may not be pro bowlers but they play their position strong and they're only get better with reps but you don't see it you think we should draft only players that turn into pro bowlers and all pros that that's what most fan base is and then their backups should be all pros and pro bowlers and their backups should be pro bowls and all because you just judge them as if they all should be compared to tyron Smith and Zach Martin and Fredericks and that's unfair and unrealistic if you don't see it I'm sorry you're not really looking..

This team has too many holes to be worried about making fans happy by getting more pro bowlers or all pros are more first round offensive lineman we really need too many players to fill some holes that we need not worry about the offensive line that's my opinion and I think they can roll with what we have all those make sense up there but i like the first two options.. I don't think Terence steele's gonna be here next year because of his contract we could save $14 million by cutting him but they'll have to decide if he's fully back from that injury or is this the best he's gonna be then maybe we cut the guy... then that changes things a little bit....