The Dallas Cowboys held their first practice of the week as they prepare for a road game against the Indianapolis Colts. We had a pretty good idea of the practice report today from Jason Garrett’s press conference this morning. Here is the full report:Zack Martin sat out practice today with his MCL knee injury and his status for the game on Sunday is in doubt. Connor Williams stepped into his spot long the line. A surprising missing party from practice was Ezekiel Elliott. Zeke missed a little time in the last game after getting a stinger when he was penalized for lowering his helmet on a run. Elliott finished that game and his status for Sunday does not seem to be in any doubt. Additionally https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Michael-Gallup-Jersey , Geoff Swaim and David Irving were absent from practice.The Cowboys did get a veteran star back in practice when Sean Lee finally took part in practice (limited). In year’s past, this news would be greeted with big parties and a parade, but the ascension of Leighton Vander Esch has made this a more routine story for the Cowboys and their defense. Also, Tavon Austin returned to practice in a limited fashion. The speedster has been out for a lot of the season, but could be a boost heading down the stretch and into the playoffs (as long as the Cowboys get there). Tyron Smith also practiced and was limited. When the Dallas Cowboys fired offensive line coach Paul Alexander, almost no one was disappointed besides possibly Paul Alexander and family. Once a strength https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com , the Cowboys offensive line had fallen into mediocrity, capable of great play at times, then poor play at others. The inconsistency was maddening. Many blamed Alexander and his newfangled techniques of line play. Even Alexander recently noted that getting his techniques across to the Cowboys players was not exactly happening in the timely manner he would probably want, noting that some of the players “didn’t want to mess with it.”Some of the Cowboys offensive linemen admitted that now that Alexander is gone, they will likely go back to their old techniques, for the most part.While Zack Martin and La’el Collins took some of the responsibility for Alexander’s firing Dallas Cowboys Customized Jerseys , Tyron Smith didn’t want to go there. He was pretty dismissive of that idea, but noted that his play hasn’t been what it should. He’s just happy to see Hudson Houck back.Speaking of Colombo, the players were universal in their praise of their new coach. Again, there’s that idea of familiarity and going back to what they know. And what they knew in the past was being dominant.This will be an interesting case study of just how much an effect a position coach can have.