Dallas Cowboys: 3 Big takeaways from loss vs. Seahawks in Week 3
By Randy Gurzi
2. This offensive line is not good, even if they’re supposed to be
Remember how good the offensive line for the Dallas Cowboys used to be? They would dominate opponents, control the game, and opened up holes for any running back. Well, now they have an elite back in Ezekiel Elliott, and even though he went for 127 yards on 16 carries, this line was just bad again in Week 3.
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Whether it’s ill-timed penalties or a complete lack of pass blocking, these guys look completely lost at times. Yes, it’s true they don’t have center Travis Frederick in there, but even without him, there are two first-round picks in Tyron Smith and Zach Martin. Not to mention a second-round pick in Connor Williams and La’el Collins, who was supposed to be a first-round pick.
That’s an awful lot of big names — and high dollar contracts — to fall apart with the loss of one player. They did so in 2017 without Smith and again this season without Frederick.
While Prescott is not without fault, he’s also had no time to pass whenever the team is in third-down passing situations and he was sacked five times on Sunday. Not only that, but on short-yardage situations, it seems as though Elliott has to do all the work on his own.
Many teams are able to get better blocking without anywhere near the talent the Cowboys are supposed to have. It’s becoming a weekly issue and one that needs to be fixed to have a shot at winning this season.