Tyler Booker received RG1 reps in practice

[Coogiguy03]

Well from the performance of both Guyton and Mazi, it appears obvious now why they had to earn it, based on their actually performance. Both were asked to drastically do something different.

This actually tells you a lot of the quality and their confidence of those two 1st round pick.

Booker is a different story. He is not a reach. He is a very experienced and physically dominating guard. He will struggle on the move, so if we attempt to pull him 15 times a game, our coaches are idiots.

Really not that difficult to understand.

They did it to Micah too in practice, really not hard to understand

 

[Chasing6]

They did it to Micah too in practice, really not hard to understand

Well Micah has earned nothing in run defense. So there is that.

Offensive lineman typically do not rotate like defensive lineman.

 

[conner01]

Last year with Guyton - had him work his way up

But he didn’t start out taking first team reps. I don’t think they planned for him to start the year at LT but injuries forced it

 

[plasticman]

There was practically no way that anyone but Booker was going to be the starter.

Still,

What message does that send to all the other O-linemen? Doesn't this lead them to ask the question, "Why am I even here?"

I have seen 1st round draft picks come into the organization only to be passed over by 7th round draft picks.

In 1982, the Cowboys drafted CB Rod Hill in the 1st round. However, when Thurman Thomas left it was 1981 7th round draft pick Ron Fellows who started instead of Hill.

In 1981, the Cowboys drafted guards in the 1st and 3rd round, Howard Richards and Glen Titensor. However, neither could supplant 13th round draft pick Herb Scott.

Booker is a beast and he is going to be great but the starting job should be earned on the field and not decided in a coach's office.

You never know. They could actually put someone else in their tomorrow, who knows?

 

[Chasing6]

Last year with Guyton - had him work his way up

I would hope so, he was playing a different position.

 

[Carter]

As it should be. Cowboys didnt waste a 12th overall on a guy that needs to work his way up like Guyton last year.

Booker is a 4 year Alabama Captain that played the best of the best in College. Guyton had 18 total career starts when drafted.

 

[jrumann59]

And yet, Guyton started the month of September and early October playing very good. Then the mistakes started happening.

If I had to guess. 2 things, film on guyton showed a tendency on certain types of plays the DC exploited, or Guyton had a "tell" telegraphing his assignment either way OL coach and QC control and HC missed these or did not address them.

 

[75boyz]

There was practically no way that anyone but Booker was going to be the starter.

Still,

What message does that send to all the other O-linemen? Doesn't this lead them to ask the question, "Why am I even here?"

I have seen 1st round draft picks come into the organization only to be passed over by 7th round draft picks.

In 1982, the Cowboys drafted CB Rod Hill in the 1st round. However, when Thurman Thomas left it was 1981 7th round draft pick Ron Fellows who started instead of Hill.

In 1981, the Cowboys drafted guards in the 1st and 3rd round, Howard Richards and Glen Titensor. However, neither could supplant 13th round draft pick Herb Scott.

Booker is a beast and he is going to be great but the starting job should be earned on the field and not decided in a coach's office.

You never know. They could actually put someone else in their tomorrow, who knows?

Yep,
I agree that starting spots should be earned in a performance based training camp and not given based on draft slot, contract money or other factors.

There was this FA QB acquisition from the Packers by Seattle named Matt Flynn. Given a signing bonus and guaranteed money by Seattle. For all intents and purposes he was designated to be the starter. But then there was this 3rd round rookie QB named Russell Wilson who outperformed Flynn in camp and Coach Carroll had the right vision to start the rookie regardless of money and contract given to Flynn.

I think Romo even had a speech about meritocracy in the NFL after he had lost his job.

Just sayin.

 

[Chasing6]

There was practically no way that anyone but Booker was going to be the starter.

Still,

What message does that send to all the other O-linemen? Doesn't this lead them to ask the question, "Why am I even here?"

I have seen 1st round draft picks come into the organization only to be passed over by 7th round draft picks.

In 1982, the Cowboys drafted CB Rod Hill in the 1st round. However, when Thurman Thomas left it was 1981 7th round draft pick Ron Fellows who started instead of Hill.

In 1981, the Cowboys drafted guards in the 1st and 3rd round, Howard Richards and Glen Titensor. However, neither could supplant 13th round draft pick Herb Scott.

Booker is a beast and he is going to be great but the starting job should be earned on the field and not decided in a coach's office.

You never know. They could actually put someone else in their tomorrow, who knows?

They are there for a pay check.

No need to bring up and relive the Trance saga.

In 1981 we barely had color TV, never mind a Scout team.

It was earned on a field in Alabama, and pretty sure they decided that in the war room.