The Dallas Cowboys need Tyler Guyton to be better in 2025. After a stinker of a rookie season that saw Guyton essentially benched, the Cowboys went all-in with their 24-year-old left tackle over the offseason. They resisted the urge to bring in a quality free agent and they even parted ways with last season’s veteran replacement Chuma Edoga. For better or for worse, it’s Guyton-or-bust for 2025.
As one can imagine, there was a sigh of relief when Guyton took the field focused and fit for training camp. After working with Tyron Smith a portion of the offseason, Guyton seems like a new man in his second season.
Onlookers have noticed a fitter specimen with better bend and technique to his game. At 6-foot-7, 322-pounds, bend is an essential component in order to maintain balance and positioning. While Micah Parsons may not be on the field squaring off against the former Sooner, plenty of quality pass rushers have been putting him to the test. And so far, so good.
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Until the practices transition to full contact no one will know for sure if Guyton has taken the necessary steps to become a quality LT. He’s coming off a season where his focus, discipline and maturity were all called into question and the hill to climb just to get to “decent” is rather substantial. But the former first rounder has been doing what can be done and showing what can be shown and he’s earning praise for it.
With the struggles at right tackle with Terence Steele, the Cowboys can ill afford to have two pass protection liabilities bookending their offensive line. One struggling OT can be helped with double teams and chip work, but two struggling OTs is almost impossible to overcome. Guyton’s progression isn’t just a bright part of camp, it’s a season-saving necessity that the Cowboys bet big on.
So far that bet is paying off.
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This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Tyler Guyton impressing coaches early in Cowboys training camp
