Cowboys offensive guard Zack Martin recently went on The HawkCast. Here are some highlights.

On the Cowboys' offensive line and its continuity:

"We got a great group. They put a lot of obviously high picks into our group. We're lucky because we're on a team that loves to run the football so as offensive linemen we love doing that and really take some pressure off our passing game. It's really a great situation. This will be the first year it's really not (the same group of linemen as the previous season). We drafted Tyron Smith, I think he's going into Year 7, so he's an absolute monster. Travis Frederick was the year before me and then we have Ron Leary who just signed a big deal out in Denver so we lost him. And then Doug Free obviously played a long time in this league, retired after 10 seasons. So we're going to be going into this season with two new starters so it's going to be a little different. We've got some guys that are competing. We got a lot of depth this year, which is great. A lot of years past we've had sort of our starters but now we have some depth. It should be some really good competition during training camp."

On playing with Tyron Smith:

"We always joke, if God had to make a left tackle he would make him like Tyron Smith. Just massive, long. He's 320, he's got a six-pack. It's just not fair. He's super durable and he just erases that defensive end from other teams every game. When he gets his hands on you, it's pretty much over. The best thing about Tyron is he works harder than anyone."

If he's ever thought about how many years he wants to play in the NFL:

"A little bit. I'd like to play at least 10 years. Right now, I'd like to play as long as I can. However long I can I'll keep going."

On what Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott did that made him special in his rookie year:

"I'd say he's patient and also you don't know how big this guy is until you see him up close. He's legit 230-235 pounds and can run a 4.4. So I think when he gets to the second level, he just runs over these DBs. He's an incredible combination of that speed and size. He may see a hole that he's coming to but he's got to get to his landmark to make the defense run and overrun the play. So he knows he's got that patient to get there and make that hole. It's pretty incredible what he did his rookie year and I know he's looking to do a little bit better this year."