Tyler Smith was dominating

[CyberB0b]

People forget that he's super raw and new to football. He's gonna improve tremendously once he learns the game mentally to go with his physicality.

That's not a good thing for a first round pick.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

That's not a good thing for a first round pick.

We dint know that yet

 

[Hardline]

Just the fact that he plays for the Dallas Cowboys ensures he will be heavily penalized regardless if he does or doesn't commit an actual penalty.

 

[SuspectCorner]

No no...we should have taken Pickens. lol

That is some dominant play from Smith.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda… moving forward the tesm structure needs to impress upon Tyler Smith the importance of his playing with self-discipline and proper technique.

 

[Bizwah]

Coulda, woulda, shoulda… moving forward the tesm structure needs to impress upon Tyler Smith the importance of his playing with self-discipline and proper technique.

Yeah. I agree.

But really. What did he do wrong on either holding call? The first was especially bad.

 

[Jake]

Just the fact that he plays for the Dallas Cowboys ensures he will be heavily penalized regardless if he does or doesn't commit an actual penalty.

Doesn't blaming the refs every week ever get old? I'm not trying to single you out. It's a recurring theme throughout this fan base. I'm done with it.

When the Cowboys were actually good enough the refs didn't matter. Be good enough. Stop blaming the refs. It's an easy excuse for bad football.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Despite the 2 penalties one of which was questionable. He’s a rookie and will make mistakes but he’s going to be the starter.

 

[Rockport]

I agree with you and I’m not panicking or anything like that. I’m just saying it’s a little unsettling that guys playing for their jobs are committing penalties.

I put the blame squarely on Philbin.

 

[Alexander]

All in all, I am satisfied with how he played.

The penalty?

Well, that is what he is going to have to deal with.

When he flattens out his opponent, he clearly has an issue with how he places his hands.

 

[john van brocklin]

With what happened last year and the playoffs, we are obviously sensitive about penalties, and rightfully so, but I agree with OP, Tyler actually played well IMO.

Great news!

 

[Bizwah]

Doesn't blaming the refs every week ever get old? I'm not trying to single you out. It's a recurring theme throughout this fan base. I'm done with it.

When the Cowboys were actually good enough the refs didn't matter. Be good enough. Stop blaming the refs. It's an easy excuse for bad football.

You would have a point if we were actually bad. But we have very good players. You don't win 12 games and lead the NFL in points with bad players. Something doesn't add up.

Also, think about the strange calls and penalties (both on and off the field) that have gone against us. From the Dez catch to the huddle penalty that hadn't been called in the NFL since 1984.

I can't blame Cowboy fans for being paranoid about officials. Really what other NFL team has had more strange things go against us drop refs than us.

 

[Creeper]

The two holds are big, Smith had a reputation for it in college, so I'm sure opposing coaches are planting it in the refs head to keep an eye on it. He did look good in that in video and I think he'll be a good player, but I think those holding penalties will plague him his rookie season.

It is not that he held in college it is the reason he holds. He gets his hands high and wide and lets defenders get into his chest. Or he lets them get into him and that's why his hands wander outside. But if he does not fix that he is going to get called more than Connor Williams did.

 

[BAT]

I was watching Smith quite a bit that play he took his man to the ground very nice . Did Josh Ball play decently ? I think Martin Smith McGovern and Farniok can cover the guard spot it’s left tackle with 77 I’m worried about .

Someone made the comment that LT may very well be the Cowboys choice in next April’s first round but that doesn’t help 2022 .

Smith was good, Ball not so much.

Alarcon flying under radar?

 

[Corso]

Despite the 2 penalties one of which was questionable. He’s a rookie and will make mistakes but he’s going to be the starter.

Love what Smith did, but this is what I'm talking about when I say the flags are going to fly unfairly against him.
Dude is so powerful, a ref is going to assume, out of the corner of his eye, that he's cheating.

Sucks, but I'll take a few penalties and a ton of crushing plays than penalties amongst a ton of weak plays like that guy that was here last year.

 

[Cowfan75]

Can't really knock him for penalties. He took lots of penalties in college, plays for a team with coaches who have no ability to discipline, so...you'll have them.

 

[CyberB0b]

Doesn't blaming the refs every week ever get old? I'm not trying to single you out. It's a recurring theme throughout this fan base. I'm done with it.

When the Cowboys were actually good enough the refs didn't matter. Be good enough. Stop blaming the refs. It's an easy excuse for bad football.

He was a holding machine in college. He has bad technique. He isn't going to change.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

If he could stop falling on top of guys, he could stop being called for holding. Because it looks like a tackle. And everytime an offensive linemen tackles someone it's automatically holding. So he gets called because of how it looks, instead of what actually happened.

 

[BAT]

If he could stop falling on top of guys, he could stop being called for holding. Because it looks like a tackle. And everytime an offensive linemen tackles someone it's automatically holding. So he gets called because of how it looks, instead of what actually happened.

 

[BAT]

 

[mldardy]

You should, that means his dominance is going to get nullified by the flags.

Yeah he's going to get a flag on every play. Cmon man stop with the nonsense. You are being extra nitpicky.