The 2022 Dallas Cowboys have championship aspirations, based on a top defense, Dak Prescott at quarterback, an above-average backfield, and a receiver group they hope will be fine without Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson Jr. But both in the Jimmy Johnson heyday of the early 1990s, and in the recent seasons when the franchise has been at its best, everything revolved around the offensive line.
That recent line has taken its hits in personnel, and there was no bigger hit for this season than the knee/hamstring injury that will prevent left tackle Tyron Smith for most, if not all, of the upcoming season. The Cowboys’ 2021 splits with and without Smith, who hasn’t played a full season since 2015, were pretty stark, and we have them all right here.
