I may be alone but I still can’t believe we are moving forward with Jaylon and not LVE

[D4KADON]

Lve has his problems but smith is a bigger liability on the field than LVE imo

 

[Scotman]

What? Is there news I haven't heard? Not picking up LVE's option doesn't mean we can't move forward with him. Did something else happen?!?

 

[AsthmaField]

Man, LVE still has this coming season to prove that he’s worth a new contract in Dallas. The team even said they want him to be there for 5 more years. It’s all up to him.

Smith also has a chance to turn things around. He just has to play better.

They both can bet on themselves.

‘Dallas hasn’t chosen anyone over anyone at this point.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

To tell you the truth, I am ready to move on from both. I would be making calls to teams seeing what I could get for both of them. Neither can cover a RB or TE and neither are worth much blitzing. LVE can't stay healthy and Jaylon excels at number of tackles 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage.

Jerry likes them so probably stuck with both. They do sell tickets and fans buy their jerseys.

 

[jazzcat22]

Man, LVE still has this coming season to prove that he’s worth a new contract in Dallas. The team even said they want him to be there for 5 more years. It’s all up to him.

Smith also has a chance to turn things around. He just has to play better.

They both can bet on themselves.

‘Dallas hasn’t chosen anyone over anyone at this point.

True, but it is amazing that fans can’t understand this. And they just hate these two all of a sudden, or more so than ever,
I sure hope the cross section of fans on here are like this all over the world. Pretty pathetic if it is.

 

[Kwyn]

Lve has his problems but smith is a bigger liability on the field than LVE imo

Umm, they are both still on the team.

Are you talking about 2022?

I think the odds are better than 50/50 that neither one of them are here

 

[AsthmaField]

To tell you the truth, I am ready to move on from both. I would be making calls to teams seeing what I could get for both of them. Neither can cover a RB or TE and neither are worth much blitzing. LVE can't stay healthy and Jaylon excels at number of tackles 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage.

Jerry likes them so probably stuck with both. They do sell tickets and fans buy their jerseys.

I think this season, if they aren’t performing well for Quinn… they’re going to sit down and they’ll let someone else do it.

They now realize that they aren’t the chosen ones after this draft. That should light a fire under them. They both do have ability so it isn’t out of the question for one or both to turn things around.

The understanding that they’ll lose their jobs if they don’t perform should have them both in Quinn’s playbook and doing what is asked of them. We’ll see.

The good thing is that the team now has plenty of options if they don’t. IMO, the team has played it right this offseason.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Cowboys haven't moved on from LVE....they just didn't pick up his option for NEXT YEAR.

 

[cowboy_ron]

They still have this season to see if he can stay healthy. It doesn't matter how good a player is if he can't stay on the field he's of no use to the team.

 

[RoboQB]

What's happening here is the "GM" finally made a GM-like move
and we are so used to non-GM decisions here that some of us
have forgotten what it feels like to make the right call... lol

LVE gets a year to prove himself.

 

[AsthmaField]

Not to mention that if Dallas had picked up LVE’s option, everyone would be saying they’re stupid for doing it because he can’t stay healthy and hasn’t played well since his rookie season.

There would be fans saying that Jerry picked up the option just because he didn’t want it to look like he made a mistake in drafting him.

The team is finally not coddling guys who don’t deserve it. Good job as far as I’m concerned.

 

[kskboys]

Lve has his problems but smith is a bigger liability on the field than LVE imo

Yes, but Jaylon has been able to stay on the field. That's why in a nutshell.

 

[gimmesix]

Lve has his problems but smith is a bigger liability on the field than LVE imo

I can't believe fans seem so eager to move on from them. When both were healthy and on the field at the same time, they were pretty good. The last two seasons have seen a combination of injuries and struggling with a different scheme with poor defensive tackles in front of them. I'd prefer to see if they can get back on track before throwing them out.

 

[Knotamus]

All Dallas did was declined LVE’s option..

Basically, they’re not guaranteeing LVE’s salary next season. That’s all. Which is reasonable, since LVE hasn’t proven to be reliable at this point of his career. Actually a studious move on the FO’s part.

There’s no question LVE is the better LBer over Jaylon, as Jaylon’s woes stem from his physical inabilities.. which he may never be able to overcome.

Bottomline, Dallas is hopeful LVE can return to form and that includes playing a full season. Which coincidentally, are the same hopes from the fan base at large. Time to put up.. or shut up.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Voch Lombardi makes a good point about Smith's short area quickness. Smith has to pick his hip up to turn his foot inside. His short area quickness is nothing like it was at ND.

Man cannot dance.

 

[Typhus]

I think this season, if they aren’t performing well for Quinn… they’re going to sit down and they’ll let someone else do it.

They now realize that they aren’t the chosen ones after this draft. That should light a fire under them. They both do have ability so it isn’t out of the question for one or both to turn things around.

The understanding that they’ll lose their jobs if they don’t perform should have them both in Quinn’s playbook and doing what is asked of them. We’ll see.

The good thing is that the team now has plenty of options if they don’t. IMO, the team has played it right this offseason.

I love the this draft for that alone, if Parsons and Cox cant shake up this drama LB core nothing can.

 

[JoeKing]

Lve has his problems but smith is a bigger liability on the field than LVE imo

Jaylon's contract makes it impossible for us to not move forward without him.

As for LVE, what makes you think we are not moving forward with LVE? He's had successful surgery to repair his neck and rehabbed himself back to health. He's hungry to prove himself. There was nothing like losing that 5th-year option to motivate him. Speaking of which, according to NFLNetwork's Jane Slater, his agent stated that the fragility of the salary cap is what prevented the team from picking up the 5th-year option. That would have paid him $9.1 million in 2022, fully guaranteed. Worth repeating... It wasn't his health that concerned the Cowboys to nix that 5th-year options, it was just the weakened salary cap. They didn't want to be on the hook for that $9.1M.

 

[Typhus]

Jaylon's contract makes it impossible for us to not move forward without him.

As for LVE, what makes you think we are not moving forward with LVE? He's had successful surgery to repair his neck and rehabbed himself back to health. He's hungry to prove himself. There was nothing like losing that 5th-year option to motivate him. Speaking of which, According to NFL Network’s Jane Slater, his agent stated that the fragility of the salary cap is what prevented the team from picking up the 5th-year option. That would have paid him $9.1 million in 2022, fully guaranteed. Worth repeating... It wasn't his health that concerned the Cowboys to nix that 5th-year options, it was just the weaken salary cap.

I hope LVE and Jaylon both can turn it around and succeed, but the drafting of Parsons and Cox is clearly sending a very defined message, and not picking up that 5th year didnt surprise you did it?

 

[ConstantReboot]

Lve has his problems but smith is a bigger liability on the field than LVE imo

The Jaylon experiment has to end already. I don't think he will ever be that good of a player. But the worst thing is that Jerry has some kind of emotional attachment to him. That's dangerous. Jerry will try to prove to us fans that his right all along no matter what it takes for him to do so .

 

[Typhus]

Not to mention that if Dallas had picked up LVE’s option, everyone would be saying they’re stupid for doing it because he can’t stay healthy and hasn’t played well since his rookie season.

There would be fans saying that Jerry picked up the option just because he didn’t want it to look like he made a mistake in drafting him.

The team is finally not coddling guys who don’t deserve it. Good job as far as I’m concerned.

There you go again, always speaking that stupid truth again