How Cowboys offensive linemen are maximizing their potential with NFL's top OL guru in their own backyard

Duke Manyweather has been an integral part of the unit's success

FRISCO, Texas -- Quarterbacks taking their wide receivers, running backs and tight ends on bonding trips to build on- and off-field chemistry is one of the most common events in the NFL offseason calendar. These trips occur during the lull between mandatory minicamp ending in mid-June and training camp beginning in late-July. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has taken some of his offensive skill position teammates to places like San Diego, Lake Oconee in Georgia and Lake Oswego in Oregon.  "It's really cool because it's a brotherhood within the building. We've really created a collaborative environment that is built for problem solving and self-organizing. So when you get the entire Saints line, the entire Cowboys line, multiple guys off the Chiefs. These aren't just guys fighting for a position. These are All-Pros and Pro Bowl guys. Trey Smith and Rashawn Slater are probably going to sign some of the biggest deals on Earth. … Trey Smith and Rashawn Slater stayed with me all the way up until [the] last week where they had mandatory minicamps because they believe in what we do here. I think it's just a testament to their trust, but also the level of work." -- Duke Manyweather  "A lot of those numbers are skewed because we can go through PFF, and that's a whole different conversation. What they call pressures doesn't factor in quarterback movement and all that type of stuff," Manyweather said. "It may appear that he's charted for 94 pressures or whatever the f--- it is, it ain't that. Because if he had that many true pressures and gave up that many true sacks, they would have replaced him. I've had a conversation with PFF, me and a couple of players are actually working to change the way PFF kind of views things. Lane [Johnson] is involved in that as well as Terron Armstead."

However, an offensive line's chemistry and camaraderie is just as important. Luckily for Dallas' offensive line, it can simply take a staycation in Frisco because the NFL's preeminent offensive line training guru resides in their backyard: Duke Manyweather and his OL Masterminds program. 

"He's all about the offensive line," Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton told CBS Sports about Manyweather. "He's O-line specific, so he's created a foundation in a world where the offensive line is very relevant. We have specific training things there that can help us become better players. Also just the atmosphere, being around other guys that are in your position to play the same position for different teams. It's just a good place to be for offensive linemen because of the camaraderie. The technique, the special devices that he uses to make his players better, things like that."