Tyron Smith's retirement hasn’t cooled his impact on the Cowboys’ culture. At AT&T Stadium, the Hall of Fame tackle toasted the crowd and chugged a beer before the Week 2 showdown with the New York Giants, a moment that reinforces Dallas’s tradition of fan-energy and locker-room leadership.

The moment frames a Week 2 narrative around Dallas’s preparation, the Giants’ defense, and fantasy angles—backup linemen stepping up, protection schemes, and which pass-catchers could benefit if the unit tightens up.

Dallas Cowboys all-time offense and defense assemble for their 1,000th regular-season game, spotlighting Staubach, Smith, Irvin, Pearson, Hayes, Witten, Tyron Smith, Larry Allen, Mark Stepnoski, Zack Martin and Rayfield Wright on offense; Haley, Ware, Lilly, White, Howley, Jordan, Lewis, Renfro, Walls, Harris and Woodson on defense. A franchise-history exercise that blends eras and fuels dynasty and fantasy-style debates about value and fit in today’s game.

The piece treats this lineup as a brand-new lens on Cowboys folklore, framing how historic greats might translate to modern schemes and where fantasy leverage could lie across positions.