Zack Martin LIVE at Cowboys Training Camp!
Future Hall of Fame guard Zack Martin sat down with Shan & RJ LIVE at Cowboys training camp to talk about playing without Tyron Smith for the first time in his career, what his new offensive lineman can do next to him, how CeeDee Lamb's contract situation could affect his season preparation, and more!
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00:00Specifically to that idea of, you know, the unit cohesion and working alongside somebody,
00:21you guys obviously are going to have a change at center this year after Tyler Bjotish moved
00:25on.
00:26What kind of challenges does that present in terms of communication and feel like?
00:30What are the specific things you're working through when you have a new guy next to you
00:34on the line?
00:35Yeah, I think it's just, again, that timing.
00:38Everyone, you know, we all, we teach the same thing, but everyone kind of has their own
00:42little way of getting into a combination block or setting their hands in pass protection.
00:46So just getting that repetition with those guys is huge and, you know, Brock has done
00:51an excellent job since Tyler's left, just stepping in and, you know, he's got that natural
00:57ability to command the huddle and lead out there.
01:00So he's done a really nice job and then the young guys have done a nice job.
01:03It should be a good battle this training camp.
01:05So there's been concern about the offensive lines, Zach Martin joins us here, 105, through
01:10the fan.
01:12A lot of turnover, like you said.
01:15My thing has been, like, there's still two all pros on this line, like a lot of teams
01:18would sign up for that tomorrow.
01:21Has there been too big of a deal made about the changes of the O-line and the concern
01:26about what it might be?
01:28I mean, you know, for the outside world, anytime you have some turnover at O-line, that's definitely
01:32a point of conversation.
01:34But I'm telling you what, we've got a really talented young, you know, physical room and,
01:40you know, I'm excited to see, you know, Tyler and Coop and Nate and those guys when the
01:44pads come on, because they've looked pretty impressive in shorts.
01:49So now we've got to see what it's like with pads, but obviously Tyler Smith had a huge
01:53year last year and expect him to be one of the top guys in the NFL this year.
01:58I mean, the guy is impressive when you watch him and then, you know, myself and Terrence
02:03hopefully, you know, stay healthy and hold on that right side.
02:05What's it like without 77?
02:08It's weird, man.
02:09It's really weird.
02:10I told someone yesterday, I walked out to practice yesterday for the first time in my
02:13career without him.
02:14So that was, that was a little weird feeling, but yeah, man, it's just weird not having
02:20him here and having him somewhere else.
02:23Who's next to you in the locker room?
02:25Tyler Smith.
02:26Tyler?
02:27Yep.
02:28And then no other side?
02:29You got a corner?
02:30No, I'm on the end.
02:31Yeah.
02:32Very nice.
02:33So who is it now?
02:34Oh, it's Tyler.
02:35Tyler Smith.
02:36And who was it?
02:37No, Tyler was on the other side.
02:38I think it was Tyler last year, too.