The Cowboys will be playing at least the rest of this game and possibly more without the services of maybe the best guard in football. Zack Martin is now in concussion protocol.
Longtime backup Joe Looney replaced the All-Pro right guard in the lineup. Martin left the game in the second quarter. The fourth-year interior stalwart has never missed an NFL game.
This comes just as Tyron Smith returned to the lineup after a two-game absence. The Cowboys, who rode to the NFC’s No. 1 seed last season behind Ezekiel Elliott and a bulldozing offense line, are now reeling after injuries, departures and a suspension depleted that unit.
Martin does not have the usual 10-day recovery period following a Thursday game. The Cowboys face the Redskins next Thursday.
Dallas is down 16-0 in the fourth quarter and in danger of falling 1.5 games off the wild-card pace in the NFC with a loss to Los Angeles.
I know how he feels. My head hurts and I get foggy watching the Cowboys.
Dak finally has adversity to deal with.
Season was over the moment Tyron and Smith got hurt. Lose out and get the highest pick possible. A good team hurt by injuries and suspension. We’ll be back next year
I meant Smith and Lee
Season was over the second they believed Dak’s success, catching league off-guard rook year was real n not a fluke, DC’s have had a whole off-season to game plan AND thinkin Zeke could be a responsible law abiding citizen, 1 good yr behind best O-line in NFL does not a career make….
Agreed he was a average qb in a great situation. Now that the situation has changed from great to average and he is no longer the same player so his true talent has come out.
Have to agree as well. Average and capable of putting a team where it needs to be with the right supporting cast. Now that there isn’t much of anyone around him, he looks lost as to what to do.
Which is the same with any QB. They all need a supporting cast. His coach isn’t putting in a winning situation. They allowed the same LT to you lay straight up without any help and allowed 6 sacks from the same position against the Falcons. Garrett is a robot and expects his offense to work without key components.
It’s Jerry World…..we just get to laugh at it. It’s Goodell….if he would stop pickin on boys they’d be undefeated. Nobody can sustain winnin while bein on the commish’s naughty list…..Just Ask The Multiple World Champion Pats…..
Season is lost. To be honest I’m losing interest in NFL. There are just to many stoppages in play and replay is killing the spontaneity of big game plays.