The offensive line of the Dallas Cowboys had some question marks coming into the offseason. A lot of it was centered on the health of Pro Bowler Tyron Smith, which has been anything but stable.

Terence Steele has been the starting right tackle for the Cowboys over the last few seasons. When he went down with a torn ACL last year, Smith filled in nicely despite him not taking snaps there since his rookie campaign. 

Dallas is currently going through the early stages of OTAs, and as Steele remains in recovery, Smith played exclusively at right tackle on Thursday with the focus for Tyler Smith being on left tackle. However, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News dropped a very interesting nugget when it comes to Smith.

It would surprise if a healthy Tyron Smith does not start at RT. Matt Waletzko rotated there behind him after being fully cleared this month from the shoulder surgery that sidelined him most of 2022. But if Cowboys are starting best five, that includes Terence Steele somewhere.

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) May 25, 2023

Gehlken mentions something else there.

Smith should be commended for his work at right tackle in 2022. As it stands today, Steele is better at that position specifically, and he is without question one of the teams' top-five offensive linemen.

The best lineup would feature Smith at his normal left tackle spot, slide Tyler inside, and let Steele play on the right side with all three healthy. However, history says Smith will miss time, as he has every season since 2015, so the battle at left guard between rookie Asim Richards (who will also play tackle) and Chuma Edoga will be critical. Also, Matt Farniok will be in the mix (took snaps at both guard spots on Thursday).

If for some reason Steele has a setback or goes down again, it has to comforting for the Cowboys to know that they can plug Smith in and not miss too much. As for Smith starting at right tackle, that shouldn't be the case if Steele is healthy because he's too good at left tackle when he's on the field and Tyler is more than capable of sliding inside. 

This musical chairs being played on the offensive in Dallas doesn't seem to be ending any time soon.