Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyler Guyton clearly has the potential to be a great player. As a first-round NFL draft pick, Guyton is physically impressive.
Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer mentioned that Guyton has the right mindset to lead an offensive line. With the player competing for the left tackle position out due to injury, Guyton has a chance to start on opening day.
The main question is how quickly Guyton can bring everything together.
“I feel like when you think about it too much, it usually messes you up, so I’m just gonna go do the best I can and put my best foot forward,” Guyton said.
While it was always possible that Guyton would be on the field for the first snap against Cleveland on September 8, a serious toe injury to Chuma Edoga during the preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams led to Guyton getting more practice time with the first team this week.
These practices, including a joint workout with the Rams on Wednesday, showed why Guyton was drafted No. 29 overall but also highlighted areas where he needs improvement.
Guyton was called for holding against Rams first-round pick Jared Verse after failing to handle Verse’s inside move during a live team period.
However, Guyton improved in individual drills, where he effectively countered Verse’s spin move with quick footwork and then took him down.
“I mean, his ability to kick and slide and redirect is impressive,” Schottenheimer said about the 6-foot-7, 322-pound Guyton. “He’s an amazing athlete. There’s some things we need to clean up with his hands and his punch and things like that.”
On Thursday, some of those issues appeared again against teammate Micah Parsons, a top pass rusher.
What’s most important to Guyton is getting as much practice as possible, especially since he only started playing football in his senior year of high school and has played 29 games in four seasons at TCU and Oklahoma.
