The Dallas Cowboys' training camp has been littered with exciting one-on-one matchups, from Maliek Collins vs. Connor Williams to Michael Gallup vs. Chidobe Awuzie and everything in between; however, the most exciting matchup has arguably been the heavyweight affair between La'el Collins and Dorance Armstrong.

And it was Armstrong who got the better of Collins on the first rep of the compete period:

Dorance is definitely Ok. Beats La'el here pic.twitter.com/jg1sxW4Xcx — John Owning (@JohnOwning) August 7, 2019

On this play, Armstrong is aligned with an outside shade over Collins, who aligned in his usual spot of right tackle. Once the ball was snapped, Armstrong threatened Collins' outside edge with an impressive get-off, which forced Collins to turn his shoulders perpendicular to the line of scrimmage (commonly called 'opening the door') in an attempt to push Armstrong passed the apex of the pocket.

But, it was a trap!

As soon as Collins opened the door, Armstrong converted his speed to power, using a powerful two-hand bull rush to walk Collins back into what would have been the quarterback's lap. Moreover, once Collins attempted to fight pressure with pressure and anchor against Armstrong's bull rush, the second-year defensive end did an excellent job of redirecting Collins force, pulling Collins by as he burst inside for the would-be sack.

Not to be outdone, however, Collins bounced back and won the next rep versus Armstrong in the team's compete period, as he drove the Kansas product into the ground to win the rep:

La'el gets revenge and drives Armstrong into the turf pic.twitter.com/PHG7W6wW20 — John Owning (@JohnOwning) August 7, 2019

On this rep, Armstrong attempted to win with pure speed against the LSU product, but it was to no avail, as Collins was able to latch his hands onto Armstrong's frame and drive him into the ground as the 22-year-old defensive end attempted to bend around the corner.

Both players have had their share of wins and losses throughout camp, as neither player has been able to establish a consistent dominance over the other. The competition is real, and you can bet that both players will be better off for it down the road.

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