D Law ranked 7th PFF

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I like 90 just for the amount of salt these posters bring to the table when he gets mentioned positively.
 

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he would get double teamed alot and the other guys couldnt win their one on ones which is one of the reason our d was so bad

but when Gregory came back its a reason he was effective, gregory can win his one on ones and Dlaw is actually good in the run....he can hold outside contain forcing the run back inside
 

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He was the biggest threat defensively, so he got steamrolled constantly but still managed to pressure more than most would be able to do considering that the other teams entire game plan was to remove Tank from the equation defensively.
What an easy game plan if you were an offensive coordinator playing the Dallas Cowboys.
Yep, exactly. When you know it's soft up the middle, just roll an extra chip his way to force him back and outside. Nice clean pocket to step into. Or, just roll away from him. I can't even figure out what to have for breakfast and I can come up with the beginnings of a plan to make it tough for him.

Tank was the LEAST of our problems last year.

But I'm hopeful. I thought Diggs was coming on last year. I am really excited to see Gregory this year. Tons of additional talent added at LB. Now...if just one of those guys in the middle can step forward (literally)...we could have better defense than people might expect.
 

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DLaw is a better player than some here believe because they only evaluate a DE based on sack totals.

Pressures, hurries, stopping the run - all of those things matter and are part of the job of a DE.

And sacks are always downplayed when ‘your guy’ isn’t getting them.

‘Almost Anthony’ flashbacks.
 

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D Law ranked 3rd in salary

Yet another Cowboys player not living up to the contract.

Right next to Elliott and Jaylon Smith.

And this is somehow cause for celebration?

:rolleyes:
 

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DLaw is a better player than some here believe because they only evaluate a DE based on sack totals.

Pressures, hurries, stopping the run - all of those things matter and are part of the job of a DE.

They do matter, but getting sacks is #1. Lawrence is a good DE, but he hasnt come close to living up to his contract.
 

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DLaw is a really good defensive end. Might be the best defensive end in the division grade wise. My issue is he is one of the top payed players in the league and seems to disappear when he is needed the most. I put him in the category with Zeke, Amari, Jaylon and now Dak. Getting stats is not good enough. It’s time to start winning.
 

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DLaw is a really good defensive end. Might be the best defensive end in the division grade wise. My issue is he is one of the top payed players in the league and seems to disappear when he is needed the most. I put him in the category with Zeke, Amari, Jaylon and now Dak. Getting stats is not good enough. It’s time to start winning.
Any system that grades DLaw over Chase Young needs to be scrapped.
 

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Any system that grades DLaw over Chase Young needs to be scrapped.
Young is a human highlight reel. Overall he does not play the run as well as DLaw and their sack numbers were similar. I would not be surprised if DLaw/Gregory outplay Young/Sweat. To me it is like Barkley vs Zeke.
 

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he would get double teamed alot and the other guys couldnt win their one on ones which is one of the reason our d was so bad

but when Gregory came back its a reason he was effective, gregory can win his one on ones and Dlaw is actually good in the run....he can hold outside contain forcing the run back inside


Yep.. Gregory is the guy who can take this defense to the next level.

If he becomes a sack master then the rest of the front 7 should fall into place.
 

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D-Law doesn't get the full credit that he deserves by many fans in this website. I'm hoping the support he gets from additional pass rushers within this defense give him the help to reach his former level of sacks once again. Sacks are important for bragging rights but plugging the run is yet another thing that merits congratulatory kudos. His sack rate should improve this year, if others contribute to the pressure, as well. I think we'll see that happen.
 

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D-Law doesn't get the full credit that he deserves by many fans in this website. I'm hoping the support he gets from additional pass rushers within this defense give him the help to reach his former level of sacks once again. Sacks are important for bragging rights but plugging the run is yet another thing that merits congratulatory kudos, as well. His sack rate should improve this year if others contribute to the pressure, also.


He had Robert Quinn on the other side in 2019 and while Quinn racked up 11.5 sacks Lawrence managed just 5 sacks....and in 2020 without a top end bookend Lawrence managed just 6.5 sacks.....so with help he performed worse......funny how he performed in the pass rush when a new contract mattered but once he got his contract where is the pass rushing performance?
 

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He had Robert Quinn on the other side in 2019 and while Quinn racked up 11.5 sacks Lawrence managed just 5 sacks....and in 2020 without a top end bookend Lawrence managed just 6.5 sacks.....so with help he performed worse......funny how he performed in the pass rush when a new contract mattered but once he got his contract where is the pass rushing performance?

His sack rate plummeted badly after his shoulder operation that he put off so long, as well. The talent is there but perhaps the big contract that he had received upon his return did him no favors. Hunger for more money is always a great motivator for many DEs. I hope he'll return to his old ways but time, prosperity and wear and tear may not be on his side. At least, he's playing at a high level overall but more sacks would be nice, no doubt.
 

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He's better than the critics claim but he has to get more sacks than he does. Now some will argue pressure is just as important, and it is important. But sacks put teams in bad down and distance situations and this defense isn't good enough to stop teams cold, they need to create favorable situations for themselves, and sacks is one.
Getting sacks normally takes more than one guy to do it. He has lacked help his whole career. Maybe things will change with this draft getting some help.
 

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DLaw is a better player than some here believe because they only evaluate a DE based on sack totals.

Pressures, hurries, stopping the run - all of those things matter and are part of the job of a DE.
And to think that Jerry drafted him and gave him an extension....
 

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His sack rate plummeted badly after his shoulder operation that he put off so long, as well. The talent is there but perhaps the big contract that he had received upon his return did him no favors. Hunger for more money is always a great motivator for many DEs. I hope he'll return to his old ways but time, prosperity and wear and tear may not be on his side. At least, he's playing at a high level overall but more sacks would be nice, no doubt.


His shoulder surgery was in early 2019 when he selfishly refused to get surgery until he received his contract extension and he was 1-1/2 years removed from the surgery last season when he crapped the bed yet again. Fact is he balled out in 2017 and 2018 so he can get paid and once he got paid he didn;t perform.
 

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Getting sacks normally takes more than one guy to do it. He has lacked help his whole career. Maybe things will change with this draft getting some help.


So Robert Quinn and his 11.5 sacks in 2019 opposite Lawrence wasn't a help? Come on man, the excuses for certain players after they get paid (ex. Zeke, J. Smith, D. Law) has got to stop.
 

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So Robert Quinn and his 11.5 sacks in 2019 opposite Lawrence wasn't a help? Come on man, the excuses for certain players after they get paid (ex. Zeke, J. Smith, D. Law) has got to stop.
Yes, it helped, but there's a reason he keeps on not getting a big contract. He's a one trick pony, and he's weak in other aspects. Prolly better at sacks than DLaw, but DLaw trumps him in every other aspect.
 

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So Robert Quinn and his 11.5 sacks in 2019 opposite Lawrence wasn't a help? Come on man, the excuses for certain players after they get paid (ex. Zeke, J. Smith, D. Law) has got to stop.
It was a help to Quinn. He was a mercenary looking for another big contract he got his new deal.. He did next to nothing there last year. So Quinn was a pit stop for him.
 
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