PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 12: Marquez Valdes-Scantling #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up previous to an NFL wild card playoff soccer recreation in opposition to the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium on January 12, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photograph by Perry Knotts/Getty Photos) | Getty Photos
Final-minute Cowboys addition is climbing the depth chart shortly – Jerry Trotta, The Landry Hat
Dallas might have extra weapons.
What’s extra noteworthy is that one other wideout seems to be making an early push up the depth chart through the first week of OTAs.
None aside from Marquez Valdes-Scantling is standing out and never simply because he’s sporting Micah Parsons’ former No. 11 jersey.
A late arrival who signed with Dallas proper after the NFL Draft in late April, Valdes-Scantling bought loads of burn with the first-team offense and noticed loads of targets from Prescott. He and CeeDee Lamb operated as the 2 boundary WRs, with Flournoy working so much within the slot.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling working with the Dallas Cowboys’ first-team offense at OTAs
How’s that for an early shock?
Valdes-Scantling’s expertise confirmed up when he batted down an errant throw from Prescott that security P.J. Locke was in prime place to intercept, per Nick Harris of the Fort Price Star-Telegram.
Look, clearly Valdes-Scantling wouldn’t be “starting” if Pickens was training. Possibly the Cowboys simply needed a veteran presence on the market to assist maintain the offense working easily throughout workforce drills.
Regardless, it speaks volumes that Valdes-Scantling was the one getting these alternatives. It doesn’t bode properly for Jonathan Mingo, who labored off to the facet with the rehab workforce on Thursday.
Brian Schottenheimer says Cowboys have competitors at left sort out – Shane Taylor, Inside The Star
Nothing is assured.
On the floor, it can in all probability make Guyton keep targeted and put within the work that we all know he has however wrestle to remain fixed.
Even when wholesome, although, Guyton’s been far too inconsistent to be trusted to be the blind facet blocker for Dak Prescott or whoever is taking part in the place.
He was flagged a whopping 25 occasions in as many video games, 21 of which have been accepted by the opposition.
Lots of these penalties derailed promising drives, typically forcing the offense to accept a discipline objective or knocking it out of Brandon Aubrey’s vary altogether.
Alternatively, we are going to see how the summer time goes, however he might need little to no room for error in in any other case he would have had if it was his job 100%.
Nate Thomas
Nate Thomas is a man that has not been talked about a lot, however ought to be now that he has an opportunity to earn the beginning left sort out spot.
Thomas was taken in the identical class as Guyton however within the seventh spherical. He didn’t play his rookie season, however appeared in all 17 video games a yr in the past and began 4 of them, however don’t get your hopes up, as a result of he was simply as unhealthy as Guyton was. I’ll say one factor,
I actually assume that Drew Shelton, the fourth spherical decide from Penn State, must also get an opportunity to compete with each of those guys for the left sort out spot.
Both approach, whoever will get the beginning left sort out spot in the long run must cease with all of the penalties.
“There’s competition everywhere and I think Nate’s an incredible player and we learn from each other. We’re both really young and we have a specific set of skills that compliment each other,” Guyton stated right this moment.
What To Watch For Throughout Dallas Cowboys’ Second Week of OTAs – Mike Moraitis, Sports activities Illustrated
Soccer headlines are again (type of).
Cornerback reps
With Bland sidelined, the Cowboys gave first-team reps to Cobie Durant, Shavon Revel and Caelen Carson on the surface, with Carson being the most important shock in that group. We additionally noticed Durant break up time with rookie Caleb Downs within the slot.
With Bland anticipated to be sidelined as soon as once more, it’ll be fascinating to see if the Cowboys follow that trio on the boundary, and if Dallas offers anybody else a glance within the slot.
Talking of Revel, Nick Harris of the Forth Price Star-Telegram famous the second-year nook regarded extra fluid and assured now that he’s one other yr faraway from a torn ACL.
RB2 battle
Malik Davis has broadly been thought of the favourite for the highest backup job behind Javonte Williams, however it seems each Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah will at the very least give him a run for his cash.
Final week, Nick Harris of the Forth Price Star-Telegram relayed that there are optimistic issues being stated about each gamers within the Cowboys’ constructing, and each made some notable performs at OTAs.
“Phil Mafah looked good with his first-team reps, grabbing a touchdown in red zone work, as did Jaydon Blue,” he stated. “Mafah has specifically drawn a lot of praise for his work this offseason, with one source saying he is ‘night-and-day’ different from last year.”
Do the Eagles nonetheless have the highest offensive line within the NFC East? – Mike Crum, Cowboys Wire
Dallas is gaining floor.
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The Cowboys have a top-notch inside with All-Professional Tyler Smith, Tyler Booker coming off a improbable rookie season, and Cooper Beebe going into 12 months 3. Beebe had just one penalty and allowed a single sack, however had no PFF grades over 70.
Booker performed over 1,000 snaps as a rookie with a run block grade close to 80, and Smith performed over 1,100 snaps whereas injured at LG and LT. The Dallas points are at offensive sort out. Tyler Guyton was typically injured and never constant when he performed. He had 4 video games within the mid-70s as a run blocker and 5 video games underneath 55. The cross blocking vary went from 77.6 on the high to 26.1 on the backside. Terence Steele is a stable run blocker, however is a worse cross blocker than Guyton. If a kind of two may be profitable blocking one-on-one in cross safety, Dallas might need the perfect unit within the NFC East.
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