When Brian Schottenheimer came out on the phone with Tyler Booker in the Dallas Cowboys War Hall, he did not give a sales fields. He didn’t complicate it too much. He just said six words that told you everything about the player – and everything about the new identity that Dallas builds:
“Come here. Do you be. Kick Ass. “
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That’s it. This is the message. And that’s exactly what Booker does.
In Alabama, Booker was the emotional tones of the locker room – a relentless leader who anchored one of the most dominant units in the country. Outside the field, its maturity and its leadership attracted the admiration of teammates and coaches. On the ground? His own words sum up the best: “I do more than guys don’t like football.”
A “chic tyrant” “, our Mike Fisher calls him.
It’s not just a choice. This is a cultural declaration. Cowboys are no longer interested in finesse football. They don’t try to survive. They try to intimidate people. And Tyler Booker is officially the third offensive line player in the interior of the cowboys who gets to do exactly that.
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In fact, if you are looking for a new generation version of the Zack Martin, just retired – hard, first, disciplined, physical and wired in the right way?
Booker is not at the same level in terms of this kind of athletic talent; few are.
But otherwise? He’s your guy.
Character. Violence. Tone adjustment energy. There is no better avatar for the change of identity of Schottenheimer than Tyler Booker. And it all started with six words that will stay with cowboys fans for years:
Come here. Do you be. Kick the ass.
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