Breaking News: Mike McCarthy Name 2 Cowboys Veterans That Could Be Benched In Next Game Due To
We’re one day away from a Dallas-Philadelphia face-off, and the hype for the game could not be lower. It’s the team’s first game without Dak Prescott, they have fallen to 3rd in the NFC East, and more than a few Cowboys veterans are drastically underperforming.
Is there time to turn things around? Sure, but I think we all know it’s far from likely that they do.
This season was always expected to be a step back, considering all they lost in the offseason. With the injuries factored in, it seems like too steep a mountain to climb.
With that in mind, Dallas should seriously consider replacing some slumping older players with younger backups to see what they might have there. If you’re going to lose, you might as well get something out of it for 2025.
Two Cowboys veterans in particular could, and should be benched in favor of younger options. Let’s look at these two guys and who could fill their shoes the rest of the way.
I won’t sugarcoat it here: the only logical reason behind continuing to start Terence Steele at right tackle is to have an experienced guy, and not a rookie, protecting Dak Prescott. That argument is out the window.
With Prescott down, and the season faltering, you have to start experimenting at right tackle. They have the young options to do it, they just have to commit to it.
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It does not mean Steele never sees the field, you just have to see if you have anything behind him that could be a stronger option either now or in the future.
I like Steele, and his potential was sky-high before his 2022 ACL tear, but the fact is he just hasn’t been the same player since then. Dallas took the risk to pay him before seeing him return, and so far, the risk isn’t paying off.
Steele has allowed six pressures in the last two weeks alone, he ranks fifth on the entire team in penalties, and he is not showing the progress you’d hope for at this point.
