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Tyler Guyton expected to return to starting left tackle spot – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com
The Cowboys are going to bring back Tyler Guyton as left tackle after the bye.
Musical chairs has been played along the Cowboys offensive line the last two weeks, but it appears the movement won’t last much longer. Tyler Guyton, who was injured against Pittsburgh and did not play against Detroit on Sunday, is the guy at left tackle.
“Yes, he just wasn’t ready to go.” Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones said when asked if Guyton was still the left tackle for the Cowboys. And Jones wasn’t the only member of the Cowboys staff to have his rookie left tackle’s back either.
“Yeah, absolutely,” offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said when asked if the best five offensive linemen still involved Guyton at left tackle. “Tyler’s a really good talented young player, he just wasn’t feeling great.”
Support from the staff is great and needed, but Guyton needs to hold up his end of the deal too. One of the best abilities a player can have in the NFL is availability, and Guyton has already missed some crucial time with an illness in training camp and now, nearly two games worth of valuable snaps and experience. It was a message that head coach Mike McCarthy made sure Guyton heard.
“You got to practice every day, you’re not going to get to where you want to be because it’s all about those five linemen getting out there every single day to get those reps,” McCarthy said on Monday. “So when that doesn’t happen it can be bumpy, and that’s what we’re going through.”
Four players the Dallas Cowboys need to put on the trade block – Koby Skillern, Sports Illustrated
Dallas rarely trades for players in season, but what about trading away some?
The Dallas Cowboys have just two games remaining against the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons before the NFL trade deadline on November 5th.
If the Dallas Cowboys find themselves at 3-5, they should seriously consider trading some key players to retool for the future. Here are a few players the Cowboys must consider moving:
4. Brandin Cooks
Brandin Cooks’ value has diminished given his recent performances and age, but the Cowboys could still trade him for a sixth or seventh-round pick.
Cooks doesn’t appear to factor into the Cowboys’ long-term plans, and moving him would open the door to evaluate younger receivers like Jalen Tolbert, Jalen Brooks, and Ryan Flournoy.
This would be the perfect opportunity to see what the team has in its developing talent while gaining a draft asset in return.
3. Luke Schoonmaker
The Cowboys typically don’t like to give up on their draft picks, but there’s little need for Luke Schoonmaker given the current roster.
Unless the team decides to move on from Jake Ferguson, they wouldn’t really miss Schoonmaker. As a former second-round pick with promising talent, he could be an ideal candidate to place on the trade block.
Schoonmaker holds value, but it’s value that the Cowboys don’t necessarily need right now, making him a potential asset in a trade for draft picks or more immediate needs.
2. Trey Lance
The Cowboys’ plans for Trey Lance became clear when they decided to extend Dak Prescott. This makes Lance an appealing, low-cost trade target for teams in need of quarterback help, such as the Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas Raiders, and Tennessee Titans.
Cowboys continue to show arrogance when it comes to building and discussing their roster – Michael Lenix, BloggingTheBoys.com
If there’s no need for accountability, arrogance runs rampant.
The Cowboys are heading into their bye week, and there’s plenty figure out. However, once the dust settled from the beat down they got from the Lions, some disturbing things came from members of the Cowboys’ organization. Team owner Jerry Jones, who has never met a camera or microphone that he didn’t like, did his usual post-game media session. He was asked if the Cowboys as currently constructed have a roster to be one of the top teams in the league, and his answer was full of ignorance. Also, Stephen Jones gave a similar answer.
The Cowboys came into the offseason knowing that they had several holes to fill on their roster. Specifically, they needed to address the running back and defensive tackle positions. Dallas, for whatever reason, didn’t take a running back in the NFL draft. Instead, they brought back veteran Ezekiel Elliott during the offseason. Now, this isn’t a knock on Elliott because he can still serve a purpose, but bringing him back didn’t elevate the room significantly, and there were good backs there for the taking in the first three to four rounds. Looking at the 2024 season so far, the Cowboys are dead last in the NFL with a dismal 77.2 yards per game average. That’s simply unacceptable. The lack of talent in running back room is clear.
Dallas could have aided in this process by simply paying quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb once the offseason started. Instead, the Cowboys did what they always do, and that’s wait until the last minute to get contracts done, which forces them to pay top dollar. It also hinders pursuit of impactful free agents, but they would likely shop in the bargain-bin anyway.
Then you have the Jones family telling everybody that it’s all good. Well, it’s not. This roster had already lost big contributors like Dorance Armstrong, Dante Fowler, and Stephon Gilmore. In response, the Cowboys didn’t aggressively pursue options to fill these holes and others when they had all the resources to do so, instead using the salary cap as an excuse.
The Cowboys are master of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Yes, they have drafted well, but that can’t be your only method of team building. It’s bad in Dallas, and it’s likely to get worse.
RB Index, Week 7: Running back reunions that would make sense before NFL’s Nov. 5 trade deadline – Maurice Jones-Drew, NFL.com
Fans want action at the trade deadline, but are unlikely to get it.
After letting Pollard walk during the offseason, the Cowboys brought back Ezekiel Elliott to join Rico Dowdle and Deuce Vaughn in the backfield. The Zeke reunion clearly hasn’t panned out as the organization had hoped. Through six weeks of the 2024 NFL season, the Cowboys have the league’s worst rushing offense, averaging a measly 77.2 ground yards per game. They have only rushed for 100 yards or more in two games (both wins), and they have put up fewer than 70 rush yards in each of the their three losses. Dallas has two rushing touchdowns, one by Elliott and the other by Dak Prescott. Zeke has expressed his desire to be more involved. After all, he is averaging just over six carries and fewer than 20 rush yards per game in his second stint with the Cowboys. Owner Jerry Jones said Dallas is ”saving him” for later in the season, but if that’s the case, this team needs more help. It is fresh off the worst home loss since the 1980s and sitting at 3-3 and in third place in the division, leading me to believe the Cowboys shouldn’t entertain moving forward with their current lifeless rushing attack. Dalvin Cook, who has been on the practice squad since August, doesn’t appear to be a viable option.
Meanwhile in Tennessee, Pollard is on pace for a career-best season. Through five games, he has 339 yards and three touchdowns on 78 carries. But before signing a three-year deal with the Titans in the offseason, Pollard enjoyed a lot of success under Mike McCarthy, recording two 1,000-yard rushing campaigns in 2022 and ‘23. He helped Dallas feature a more balanced offensive attack, which in turn made it one of the more prolific units in the league. If the Cowboys want to improve their middle-of-the-pack offense and double down on their purported ”all in” approach to 2024, now’s the time to bring in a player who’ll provide a significant boost. A second attempt at an RB reunion, this time with Pollard, is the move.
Dallas Cowboys news: Jerry’s meltdown, Micah’s timetable, McCarthy’s grim future – Criss Partee, Fansided.com
The Cowboys have plenty of issues to deal with so far.
Jerry had a bit of a meltdown there and was not in the mood for the radio hosts and their line of questioning. While he did go the D-bag route of playing the trump card, it’s obvious Jones has grown tired of his team coming up short in big moments. But he is the one who built the team or at least takes the credit for doing so. Well, vice president of player personnel Will McClay and the scouting team do most of the leg work then fill Jerry in. But Jones has always wanted credit and he’s getting it.
Optimism waining on Micah Parsons’ speedy recovery
After Micah Parsons went down in Week 4 with a high-ankle sprain, the Cowboys had initially hoped it wasn’t too bad and wouldn’t keep him out too long. Now heading into the bye week, there’s no guarantee Parsons will be back for their Week 8 tilt with nemesis San Francisco.
Initially, there was hope that Parsons might be able to suit up against Detroit but that was not the case. Again, the same attitude is carried toward their game with the 49ers coming out of the bye next week. While he’ll have nearly another two full weeks of rest and treatment, ankle injuries are one of the worst when it comes to framing a timeline.
Dallas’ Nov. 3 meeting with the Atlanta Falcons might be more realistic in terms of Parsons returning to the field to be on the safe side. That is if the Cowboys want Parsons to be as close to 100 percent as physically possible. Let’s not forget Parsons is still looking for a long-term extension and the more time he misses the more it could hurt the eventual amount he winds up with.
Mike McCarthy safe for now
Most Cowboys fans won’t like this, but head coach Mike McCarthy will remain just that for the foreseeable future. Jerry Jones is not entertaining a midseason coaching change. Only time will tell if this turns out to be the gospel.
