NFL 2017: 5 Players who need to step up in Week 11
2. Dallas Cowboys Offensive Line
This is kind of cheating because it is more than one player, but there is not one individual you can pick out on the line. Obviously, the left tackle position was a disaster last week, but simply getting Tyron Smith back will not solve all their problems. The Cowboys cannot afford to lose to the Eagles, and the only way they have a real chance of winning is if this offensive line can get back to dominating like last season.
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The Cowboys do not have their most explosive playmaker, Ezekiel Elliott, but that does not have to stop them from getting back to the kind of football they can dominate with. The Cowboys need to control that line of scrimmage because they have running backs good enough to keep them ahead of the chains.
We know how much damage Dak Prescott can do, and if he can have extra time to sit back in the pocket, then there is not a secondary out there that can stop them. The Cowboys built this team around their offensive line, and there is no running back in the league that would have been able to make up for what they did last game.
The Cowboys season might be on the line on Sunday night, and they will not survive if the offensive line does not step up.