The loss of an offensive tackle can be devastating to any football team. Look at the Cowboys in Week 10 of this season as proof. Playing without All-Pro Tyron Smith, they lined up third-year player Chaz Green at left tackle against the Falcons. They might as well have put a turnstile there and charged a toll. Atlanta sacked Dak Prescott eight times, including six by Adrian Clayborn working against Green, in a 27-7 rout of Dallas.
Offensive tackles, particularly right tackles, don't get the publicity of a quarterback, running back or wide receiver, but they might be just as important in the grand scheme of offensive efficiency.
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