Could this be the last year we see DLAW

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Could this be the last year we see DLAW…. Why, he is often hurt and after watching Gregory, Odigi and Parson play against the Eagles I wonder if it could slow the progress of these young hungry rookies. IMO DLAWs play has declined, his cap hit is rising which could force the front office to either extend or restructure his contract. Do you get rid of aging often hurt DE or do you simply ask him to take a pay cut or be cut? I mean heck a 2022 June 1st release or trade would net the cowboys $19mil in salary cap savings.


Im thinking that money is better off going to Gallup, C. Wilson, Neal, Kearse, Kazee or other players on 1-year deals.
 

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If they get solid to great tackle play I bet you'd see his "stats" go up which would make a lot of folks happy around here.
 

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Could this be the last year we see DLAW…. Why, he is often hurt and after watching Gregory, Odigi and Parson play against the Eagles I wonder if it could slow the progress of these young hungry rookies. IMO DLAWs play has declined, his cap hit is rising which could force the front office to either extend or restructure his contract. Do you get rid of aging often hurt DE or do you simply ask him to take a pay cut or be cut? I mean heck a 2022 June 1st release or trade would net the cowboys $19mil in salary cap savings.


Im thinking that money is better off going to Gallup, C. Wilson, Neal, Kearse, Kazee or other players on 1-year deals.

We do have a lot of free agents coming up. If we were to keep him what is his cap hit?
 

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No, I think we are stuck with him.
We are to a certain point. I am not sure how long we are married to him. Gallup contract coming soon. Do we try to keep him. I want to see how this young D-Line progresses while he is out. If we are a top 5 D when he is set to return. Hhmm.
 

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Could this be the last year we see DLAW…. Why, he is often hurt and after watching Gregory, Odigi and Parson play against the Eagles I wonder if it could slow the progress of these young hungry rookies. IMO DLAWs play has declined, his cap hit is rising which could force the front office to either extend or restructure his contract. Do you get rid of aging often hurt DE or do you simply ask him to take a pay cut or be cut? I mean heck a 2022 June 1st release or trade would net the cowboys $19mil in salary cap savings.
cap hit cap hit, 25M this year 27 M in 2022

Im thinking that money is better off going to Gallup, C. Wilson, Neal, Kearse, Kazee or other players on 1-year deals.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/demarcus-lawrence-14443/
 

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I would rather keep at least three of the players as opposed to losing them. He's just too expensive for the amount of production. He's not a game changer at all.

I think this has been debated heavily on the forum throughout various threads already, but, I do think he has valuable play. Is he overpaid? Sure, hard to argue against that. Couple that with the fact that he isn't putting up the massive sack numbers casual fans want to see and I can see why some people are hollering about him. With that said, I still think he makes a difference along the Dline. With Quinn getting these guys to play hard for him, and having the ability to adjust the defense by moving pieces around, I think he should get a fair shot in the scheme.
 

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Could this be the last year we see DLAW…. Why, he is often hurt and after watching Gregory, Odigi and Parson play against the Eagles I wonder if it could slow the progress of these young hungry rookies. IMO DLAWs play has declined, his cap hit is rising which could force the front office to either extend or restructure his contract. Do you get rid of aging often hurt DE or do you simply ask him to take a pay cut or be cut? I mean heck a 2022 June 1st release or trade would net the cowboys $19mil in salary cap savings.


Im thinking that money is better off going to Gallup, C. Wilson, Neal, Kearse, Kazee or other players on 1-year deals.
I hope so - he sucks. Yet another overpaid underperformer.
 

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I think this has been debated heavily on the forum throughout various threads already, but, I do think he has valuable play. Is he overpaid? Sure, hard to argue against that. Couple that with the fact that he isn't putting up the massive sack numbers casual fans want to see and I can see why some people are hollering about him. With that said, I still think he makes a difference along the Dline. With Quinn getting these guys to play hard for him, and having the ability to adjust the defense by moving pieces around, I think he should get a fair shot in the scheme.

He's a good player, but he gets paid to be a great player. I would rather have a small drop off in production with someone else if that means we can keep several players. We're going to have to let several players walk unless something happens. He's just not worth the cap it. He definitely mailed it in after he signed the contract.
 

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He's going to be here for another season or two- sorry. His play and reliability may have declined some, but he is still a high quality player at an extremely important position (DL) - an area the Cowboys have been weak at for a long time. This, combined with his contract, ensure he'll be here for a while longer.
 
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