Tyler Booker didn’t make the early All-Rookie team projections from the NFL’s usual pundits — and some Dallas Cowboys fans took that as a slight.
But let’s be real here: Who cares? Last time we checked, you don’t win December trench battles with May predictions.
Booker wasn’t drafted to be a media darling. He was drafted to change the identity of this Dallas Cowboys offensive line. Physicality. Finish. Power at the point of attack. And if you know what you’re looking at, the flashes have already shown up in OTAs. But again — it’s OTAs. That’s why we’re not overreacting either way.
"Let the cake bake'' is a favorite slogan of our own Mike Fisher of CowboysCountry.con, a chestnut to remind us - fans and media - to not overreact.
And ir applies here ...
Trying to forecast All-Rookie teams in the spring is like baking a cake and judging its deliciousness while it’s still batter. It’s not ready. Let it rise. Let it set. Let it hit some real resistance before you call it done.
And here’s what we do know: Tyler Booker was drafted for December and January. Not for May listicles. Not for preseason fluff. He’s built for double teams, combo blocks, and converting third and short with violence.
The kind of stuff that doesn’t show up in projection pieces.
So yeah — leave him off the list. Cool.
Just don’t be surprised when the guy you overlooked is the one burying defenders and moving piles in the postseason. ... when the real value judgments take hold.
