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The Cowboys appear serious about signing former Texans and Chiefs RT Eric Winston, in a move to upgrade their right tackle spot. Completing such a move would get Dallas closer to their target of an upgraded line, without foreclosing the chance of taking an offensive lineman in either the 1st or the 2nd rounds of the draft.
What Winston's addition would do is point the arrow more towards guards who are better suited for a zone scheme. That's because Winston is a better fit for that type of running attack. He excelled as Duane Brown's complement with the Texans.
Readers may wonder if this changes Dallas' run philosophy? Not as much as you might think. Dallas has made a history of drafting bigger linemen who can play a more straight ahead game. That said, when the Cowboys' offensive line was dominating football in the '90s, under line coaches Tony Wise and Hudson Houck, it ran a hybrid system, which used zone blocking and man blocking plays. The unique quality of that group was that it was both big and agile. Larry Allen, Nate Newton and Co. could tee you up and blow you off the line of scrimmage, but they could also move laterally in unison and slide defensive lines side-to-side, creating massive cut-back lanes for Emmitt Smith.
http://www.cowboyszone.com/2013/04/would-eric-winstons-signing-signal.html
What Winston's addition would do is point the arrow more towards guards who are better suited for a zone scheme. That's because Winston is a better fit for that type of running attack. He excelled as Duane Brown's complement with the Texans.
Readers may wonder if this changes Dallas' run philosophy? Not as much as you might think. Dallas has made a history of drafting bigger linemen who can play a more straight ahead game. That said, when the Cowboys' offensive line was dominating football in the '90s, under line coaches Tony Wise and Hudson Houck, it ran a hybrid system, which used zone blocking and man blocking plays. The unique quality of that group was that it was both big and agile. Larry Allen, Nate Newton and Co. could tee you up and blow you off the line of scrimmage, but they could also move laterally in unison and slide defensive lines side-to-side, creating massive cut-back lanes for Emmitt Smith.
http://www.cowboyszone.com/2013/04/would-eric-winstons-signing-signal.html
