The Cowboys held their fourth OTA practice on Thursday, and the second that was open to the media.
Here are some takeaways from Thursday’s practice.
*Left tackle Tyron Smith was back out at practice after missing last Wednesday. Smith looked to be moving around well, but was still splitting first team reps at tackle. This is likely a precautionary measure, as well as an opportunity to cross-train first round pick Tyler Smith at tackle.
*Speaking of Tyler Smith, the rookie continues to impress. Every practice seems to show improvement. Today Smith took the majority of his team reps at left tackle, but he also got in some work at left guard. Smith stonewalled Micah Parsons in a rep at left tackle. It was the first time we’ve really seen Parsons get handled during OTA’s.
*Micah Parsons continues to work with the linebackers as well as the defensive ends. The rep against Tyler Smith was one of the few he lost on the day. A few snaps later Parsons put right tackle Terence Steele on the ground.
*It’s still a pretty thin receiving corps that’s working with Dak Prescott. Jalen Tolbert caught some punts, but didn’t take part in receiving drills. James Washington is out of his walking boot, but worked off to the side on resistance cords. There was a brief appearance from Michael Gallup, who also worked with the training staff on resistance cords.
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*Josh Ball has spent most of his time at right tackle, but on Thursday he got in a few reps with the second team at right guard. Rookie Matt Waletzko appears to be ahead of Ball on the depth chart right now, and had a nice rep at left tackle against Trysten Hill.
*Another interesting note from the offensive line is that Connor McGovern got in some work at center. The Cowboys have made it clear that Tyler Biadasz isn’t set in stone as their starter at center. Matt Farniok will likely get a chance to compete, and it appears Connor McGovern will as well.