Tyler Smith was already drafted and already played left tackle he's already here that was a total fail of a statement and I Asim Richards looks like a quality player, we don't know yet but when we see him play we'll figure it out they have drafted many many many offensive lineman over the last five seasons there's a whole bunch with potential sitting on this team right now
care to complain harder and try harder to be wrong because they're here in an emergency they're here they wanted to get their best five on the field and they felt like at the time that was tyron Smith and with Tyler moving over now playing at a high level at left guard he can easily go back out to left tackle if needed...
I would leave him there though, and again we don't know Richards could have a bright future here yeah we're gonna have to take a few lumps I mean the guy gets on the field for the first time as a rookie he's gotta play through it all players have to most of them are not NFL ready day one but don't act like they have not drafted players they literally drafted Tyler Smith two years ago to be tyrone's replacement he's here already what's your point what's anyone's point for making posts like this in the first place we need a zero chance Tyrone plays post all by itself from some fan who doesn't know anything about the inner workings of roster status for gametime...
And before you come back with nonsense that I keep hearing that you have to draft one in the first round you have to have a can't miss player for left tackle because you surely can't build them anywhere else in the draft or has undrafted free agents that would be already proven wrong on this team other teams you cannot have 5 Pro Bowl players along the line you cannot have Pro Bowl players at all starting 22 positions or their backups it is just not possible with a hard salary cap and a 53 man roster limit therefore some of the players I mentioned have a shot to fill these positions we're debating here today...
Just wanted to make sure some of you just kept that top of mind when you keep thinking they could just go draft a Pro Bowl player and hit on them right away and that we should do it at every position even though it's not always possible to do so...
So your original statement is about Tyler Smith, who plays guard, and by all indications will remain at guard. Then your bringing up Richards who LOOKS LIKE A QUALITY PLAYER, but we don't know UNTIL WE SEE HIM PLAY
. Potential sitting on the bench causes me to question as to why they are there if they are showing this potential in practice? Exactly how long did Tyler Smith sit on the bench? That always seems to be the crux of the potential aspect. If they have this potential, why are they not playing when the time arises? The coaching staff watches them in practice daily. The people who make the decision if a player is ready or not evaluate every player. They evidently saw something in Smith immediately for them to get him on the field.
But the real question comes down to this. If Tyler Smith is ultimately the heir apparent at tackle, why not play him there now, and look for a guard?
Just one example. And he was not a first round pick.
He was selected at the 60th pick by the Bills. That would be three slots after Dallas took Schoonmaker.
2023 SEASON STATS
OFFENSE SNAPS PLAYED
534T-9th
PENALTIES
4T-8th
SACKS ALLOWED
1T-31st
Now compare that to Schoonmaker.
Games - 7
Rec - 2
Yrds - 14
TD - 1
If your reply was they were looking for someone who could flex, then you don't understand as much as they don't understand. You have the components to rebuild, and the commentary about Torrence was he would be an anchor at the guard position for years. He wasn't the fastest, but he was the strongest and could still get to the second level. He was compared to Larry Allen strength. I thought that might have been a bit bold, but still he is a mauler.
Now imagine Tyler Smith at tackle and Torrence at guard. That would be a completely different line and resolved this issue for years. Simple logic states Tyler Smith needs to take the tackle position and fill the guard with the best you can find. That guard was there, and the brain trust seemed to think this team needed a
blocking tight end.
My point - Tyler Smith, O'Cyrus Torrence, Tyler Biadasz, Zach Martin, Terrence Steele.
That goes further to fixing the line for seasons to come than this ridiculousness of counting on Tyron Smith, and getting left-overs and fiddle-farting around playing GM.
But then that would have required understanding a guard was what was needed. They have the tackle answer, yet they choose not to use him at tackle. So if he will eventually be a tackle, PLAY HIM AT THAT POSITION NOW!
And your guard was there for the tacking.
But, but, but, you can't have 5 pro bowlers on the same line. Pro Bowl is a popularity contest. All Pro is truly what you shoot for. But even the 1992 and 1993 Dallas Cowboys lines, maybe the best I have seen, and I have seen them all, didn't have a pro bowler at every position.
I never said anything about pro bowlers or all pro.
But that line above surely looks like it would be close.
As far as your posts. You assume a great deal at times. Not certain how this went sideways between you and me. But the more you lecture me, the more I have to question your motive.
I just gave you the answer. The one I have been talking about for seven months. Not some wild-eyed conjecture, but a reality that only needed placing a name on a piece of paper and drafting the answer to the team's problems. Lots of people here talk about the problem but don't offer the answer to fixing the problem.
I gave the answer seven months ago.
