Interesting- Tyron Smith comment from Belichick

[dbair1967]

Not that I think his word is the gospel or anything, but still interesting:

I'm reading the book "War Room" by Michael Holley. It chronicles the relationship between Belichick, Scott Pioi, and Thomas Dimitroff from Cleveland through New England to their current positions. Anyway, they quote Belichick as Dallas selects Tyron Smith in 2011 - "I think you will have a hard time pointing to 3 or 4 guys that are better players than he is."

Not that we didn't know that based on his rookie season, but pretty high praise from a great coach nonetheless.

 

[carphalen5150]

Glad for the props, but he has been bad in recent drafts...so thankfully he was right on this one.

 

[Cythim]

Glad for the props, but he has been bad in recent drafts...so thankfully he was right on this one.

He is excellent with the offensive line, so this is an area where you can believe in him.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Tyron Smith will be moved to LT as I correctly predicted when he was drafted last April...

 

[carphalen5150]

Tyron Smith will be moved to LT as I correctly predicted when he was drafted last April...

You really nailed that one...along with about every other Cowboy fan.

 

[Cr122]

lol Yeah.

We would of liked to see him play LT this year but it didn't happen, because the Cowboys had a hard on for Free there.

We'll they failed as usual so expect him to move there next year. Free's a RT in this league and nothing more. Tyron on the other hand is a natural LT.

 

[lons]

And if the revolving door of Left Guards continues we will be here next year talking about how far Tyron fell off from his rookie season.

 

[SixisBetter]

Belichick's actual quote:"Mumble,mumble,I banged Smith's mom,mumble"

 

[Rock Slamdance]

Tyron Smith will be moved to LT as I correctly predicted when he was drafted last April...

My sources tell me Tony Romo will most likely play quarterback again next season.

 

[dbair1967]

lol Yeah.

We would of liked to see him play LT this year but it didn't happen, because the Cowboys had a hard on for Free there.

We'll they failed as usual so expect him to move there next year. Free's a RT in this league and nothing more. Tyron on the other hand is a natural LT.

This isnt true.

Free stayed at LT for a couple reasons. 1) he played there last yr and played quite well, since everyone believed he still had upside there was no reason to expect he'd have a problem this year and 2) Smith was a 20yr old rookie who had always played RT in college, and the Cowboys had no offseason workouts to evaluate him on and perhaps prepare him for the LT job from day one.

 

[peplaw06]

SDogo what say you?

:confused

 

[Sheik]

This isnt true.

Free stayed at LT for a couple reasons. 1) he played there last yr and played quite well, since everyone believed he still had upside there was no reason to expect he'd have a problem this year and 2) Smith was a 20yr old rookie who had always played RT in college, and the Cowboys had no offseason workouts to evaluate him on and perhaps prepare him for the LT job from day one.

There was a few of us trying to tell you guys that Doug Free wasn't the future at LT. We never saw a player that was playing quite well. We saw an average LT that fans fell in love with because he was seen blocking 30 yards down field one time.

Even after a top 10 draft pick was spent on a lineman, which should have been evidence enough, a lot of you guys were saying it had nothing to do with Doug Free and we were lucky to have him at LT.

lol @ you guys now.

 

[Cr122]

This isnt true.

Free stayed at LT for a couple reasons. 1) he played there last yr and played quite well, since everyone believed he still had upside there was no reason to expect he'd have a problem this year and 2) Smith was a 20yr old rookie who had always played RT in college, and the Cowboys had no offseason workouts to evaluate him on and perhaps prepare him for the LT job from day one.

Tyron is going to be a better LT for us, and yes, better than Free. That was the whole point of playing him at RT the first year.



Tyron Smith: “The Cowboys want me to play left tackle.”

By Jonathan Bales

In Tyron Smith’s conference call with the Dallas media, he said the Cowboys told him they want him to be their left tackle of the future. It seemed as though the Cowboys drafted Smith to play right tackle, at least in 2011, but Smith’s answer may have raised some questions. There is no doubt that Smith’s body type and skill set are probably a better fit for the left side of the line, but he did play right tackle at USC. Plus, Doug Free, despite a few struggles, played fairly well at left tackle in 2010.
But don’t rule out the possibility of Smith and Free “switching” positions, even as soon as this season. Remember that Free played well on the right side in limited action in 2009. With Smith’s size and athleticism, it isn’t unreasonable to think that the Cowboys want to get him to the left side as soon as possible, even if it means moving Free back to right tackle.
Personally, I think Smith has All-Pro ability on either side of the line, but his future is at left tackle. I really believe he has the potential to be one of the best left tackles in the league.

I think the Cowboys should play Smith at right tackle in 2011. He is comfortable there now, and it will give him time to get acclimated to the NFL before moving to the more difficult left tackle position in subsequent years. That’s not to say that Free is not or should not be part of the Cowboys’ plans in 2012 and beyond. He’s a very capable offensive tackle who could become one of the best in the league. . .on the right side.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

You really nailed that one...along with about every other Cowboy fan.

No I was assured by many that Doug Free would be the starting LT for years to come on other boards, particually one with HOS and his idiots running it...