Dallas Cowboys OTAs: Tyler Guyton refuses to take the easy way out explaining rookie struggles with honest message

The Dallas Cowboys offense are getting Dak Prescott back, they have a new play caller, and they significantly upgraded at wide receiver by bringing in WR George Pickens via trade. 

And yet, there are major question marks surrounding the unit. The biggest one of which is the left tackle spot, which is projected to be manned by second-year lineman and former first-round pick Tyler Guyton. 

The problem? Guyton knows he had an underwhelming start to his NFL career. 

“I didn’t do too good last season, I want to do better, I want to be the guy that can be depended on," Guyton told reporters on Thursday. 

Even when the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention, Guyton was still being rotated with different tackles on the team, a very bad sign for a first-round rookie that needed all the reps possible. 

Right after Guyton's honest comments on his play, he was presented with an easy way out as a reporter asked him about transitioning from right tackle—the position he played in college at Oklahoma—to blocking the blindside of the quarterback in his first year as a pro. Guyton shot down the opportunity.

"I’m not gonna make any excuses, I just didn’t play as good as I needed to last year," Guyton quickly said. "I’m coming with a different attitude this year to become a better player.”

Guyton's attitude is already catching the attention of the coaching staff, with Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer bringing up the player as an impressive player in OTAs unprompted. 

For the Cowboys young lineman, the attitude change has happened in many areas beyond the field, even adjusting his diet to be in top form. 

"I changed my diet completely around, fast foods are out, fried foods are out," Guyton said. "I just try to stick to a strict regimen of vegetables and salmon, you know, throughout the week of prep. So it's definitely changed a lot, actually. It's a good question."