Cowboys Missing 2 of Best O-Linemen and Randall Cobb for Showdown With Jets
By Michael Luciano
The Dallas Cowboys might be favored to push the spiraling New York Jets aside like they are nothing, but they will have to do so without two of the best offensive tackles in football.
Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith and right tackle La'el Collins will both be out for this game, as they are dealing with ankle and knee injuries, respectively.
Cowboys LT Tyron Smith (ankle) will be inactive today vs. Jets, source said. So Dallas without both Smith and RT La’el Collins (knee).
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) October 13, 2019
Smith has been one of the best tackles available ever since he entered the league in 2011, but Collins has been extremely helter skelter ever since he became the starter. This year, however, he has been graded as an "elite" tackle by Pro Football Focus, once again helping to give the Cowboys one of the best offensive lines in the league.
With these two studs out for a matchup against a solid Jets defensive line, longtime Patriots lineman Cameron Fleming and undrafted free agent Brandon Knight will be in line for the start.
- With Cobb out, Cedrick Wilson will line up in the slot.
— Brianna Dix (@DixBrianna) October 13, 2019
- With both starting tackles out, Cam Fleming will start at LT and Brandon Knight will start at RT. #DALvsNYJ
The Jets aren't world beaters, but things could get pretty hairy for the Cowboys without 40 percent of their starting line.
And don't forget Randall Cobb! The slot just got less reliable, with Cobb's single touchdown and 210 yards also rendered inactive for this one.
It'd take a lot to get the Jets back in this one, but the Cowboys' health is certainly dire, at this point.