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.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.
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.
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.
Any system that grades DLaw over Chase Young needs to be scrapped.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.
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.Any system that grades DLaw over Chase Young needs to be scrapped.
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
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?
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.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.
And to think that Jerry drafted him and gave him an extension....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.
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.
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.
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.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.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.