It is no longer a “what if.” The Dallas Cowboys will be without their All-Pro left tackle Tyron Smith for the majority, if not all, of the 2022 season due to a tendon tearing loose in his knee during practice on Wednesday. This situation was one of the most likely to happen to the team because Smith has not played a full season since 2015. It was obvious that the previous eleven years of anchoring the left side of the Cowboys’ offensive line were taking their inevitable toll. Now the staff in Dallas has to find a solution for Smith’s prolonged absence, or even a permanent departure if he should decide this is enough and hang it up.
The Cowboys should learn from their offensive line debacle - but they won’t
