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Sydla said:
Here's the problem.

Lawrence is your best DE. You cut or trade him, what are your options? You will have an anemic pass rush/defensive end play in 2023.

Same with Smith. What's your option next year? Just assuming you can draft his replacement seems silly because of where you are picking.

The only one of the big names on your list - Cooper - seems like a realistic possibility largely because they have Lamb and could bring back Gallup and still have a really good WR corps.
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1. Tank is WAY overpaid.
2. Tank is not our best DE. Our best DE is playing MLB. Second best pass rusher is the ever dreaded Gregory. Tank is at best the 3rd best DE on this team.
3. Even if Tank were the best (he’s not) he is not worth half of the salary cap he is eating.
 
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Thrill99 said:
If you cut em you have to replace them, which could cost you just as much to bring in a competent FA replacement.
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So we have to replace a kicker who misses extra points, a left tackle who gets hurt almost every game, a wide receiver who disappears, and a defensive end who doesn't show up against good teams or in the playoffs. Ever.

No problem
 
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Sydla said:
Because he's not as underperforming as you think. He's a very good run stopper and he still has a decent to good pressure rate. Stop looking at just sacks.

Also, subtracting him from the DE spot, with Gregory also a FA, leaves you with one of the worst DE situations in football.

But let's go with this. You cut Lawrence and save $8 million. How do you plan on fixing DE? All you have under contract is Golston and Basham.
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Well what does Lawrence add? The goal is to win playoff games and he disappears. He's a loser.

He can hit the road. We'll bring somebody cheaper.
 

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Ken said:
He is when Parsons isn't lined up there...that is true. BUT....by cutting him you can use that money to get Gregory back. Then you will be able to have a solid DE rotation with Parsons playing there on occasion as well.

With our cap...i just don't see how he survives.
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I think your right,,, Cowboys defense played pretty darn good with Gregory and Parsons as the main defenders. They can use the cap savings from DLAW to sign Gregory, Neal, Kearse and a few others... Do you want 1 overpaid DLAW or resign 3-4 defensive starters ...or... keep DLAW at 27mil and loose half the starting defense.
 

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Sydla said:
Not even close.

Gallup should be fine as ACLs aren't death sentences. So if you cut Cooper, bring back Gallup and Wilson and maybe add a cheap solid vet, you should have more than enough at WR.
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Man that is a great plan,,, I would love to have a WR corp of CD, Gallup and Wilson... Love Cooper as well but man 20mil goes a long way in Cap dollars
 
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Ken said:
After looking at the cap charges for next year, our current cap situation, and their production....here is who i think will be cut (or traded) barring some renegotiation.

Amari Cooper- By cutting him we will save 16 million on the cap. No way he can play under this deal with our current cap situation. I think a trade is a strong possibility as his base of 20 mill can be renegotiated by the new team easily.

D Law- We will save 8 million by cutting or trading him. I think there is a chance we can trade him but we can't afford to pay this guy his 27 million dollar price tag this year for his lack of production.

Tyron Smith- We will save 5 million to cut him. This one is tough because his price tag is still low at 12 million. It will depend on how we feel he can be replaced and if we need that 5 million.

Greg Z- We will save 2.5 million...no brainer.


I will not be surprised if all 4 of these players are not on the team next year, what do you think?
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I still remember the season when Amari came here and Dak afterwards looked like a good NFL QB.

Now people want to cut him where Daks looks like crap even with him.

Yes the solution to ours problems is to get rid of one of the better players on our offense.
 
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TwentyOne said:
I still remember the season when Amari came here and Dak afterwards looked like a good NFL QB.

Now people want to cut him where Daks looks like crap even with him.

Yes the solution to ours problems is to get rid of one of the better players on our offense.
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I was the biggest proponent of him coming here and saw the difference he made.

His price tag is now ridiculous and he did not play well this year...we will see what happens but i think a trade is a strong possibility.
 
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SwensonDC said:
So we have to replace a kicker who misses extra points, a left tackle who gets hurt almost every game, a wide receiver who disappears, and a defensive end who doesn't show up against good teams or in the playoffs. Ever.

No problem
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That wasn't my point. First, I never said "never". Second, my response was about salary cap hits; financials. Anyone (FA) you get is going to be someone who a team didn't want or couldn't afford. It's a conundrum. So my point still stands.
 
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Thrill99 said:
That wasn't my point. First, I never said "never". Second, my response was about salary cap hits; financials. Anyone (FA) you get is going to be someone who a team didn't want or couldn't afford. It's a conundrum. So my point still stands.
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Mine does too. All those players can kick rocks.
 
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TwentyOne said:
I still remember the season when Amari came here and Dak afterwards looked like a good NFL QB.

Now people want to cut him where Daks looks like crap even with him.

Yes the solution to ours problems is to get rid of one of the better players on our offense.
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I still remember how he has a huge cap it and disappears, like a lot of the losers on this team do. It's the equivalent of hiding somewhere at work.

We can't afford to keep them. Too many Coop chants. He's just too comfortable. He always does a little stutter step after he hears them too which is fine, but play like you're being paid 20 million a season every game and not just some of them. He makes way too much to put up those numbers.
 
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SwensonDC said:
I still remember how he has a huge cap it and disappears, like a lot of the losers on this team do. It's the equivalent of hiding somewhere at work.

We can't afford to keep them. Too many Coop chants. He's just too comfortable. He always does a little stutter step after he hears them too which is fine, but play like you're being paid 20 million a season every game and not just some of them. He makes way too much to put up those numbers.
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Did you hear Aikman say that we use him the wrong way ? He is in single coverage a lot, problem is that we tend to stick too much on our offense scheme. Other problem is that our QB is not able to complete passes against NFL single man coverage, which in the NFL is usually seen as an open WR. He needs college open WRs.

I dont say Cooper is a top 3 NFL WR, but at the position right now he is the best we have and i doubt if we lose Gallup that Lamb alone will be a real threat to other defenses. I dont even trust in the Gallup/Lamb combo.

I dont say his contract is great but there are players on this team i would rather cut before i touch him.

DFlaw has to be cut in 2022, Zeke in 2023.
 
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TwentyOne said:
Did you hear Aikman say that we use him the wrong way ? He is in single coverage a lot, problem is that we tend to stick too much on our offense scheme. Other problem is that our QB is not able to complete passes against NFL single man coverage, which in the NFL is usually seen as an open WR. He needs college open WRs.

I dont say Cooper is a top 3 NFL WR, but at the position right now he is the best we have and i doubt if we lose Gallup that Lamb alone will be a real threat to other defenses. I dont even trust in the Gallup/Lamb combo.

I dont say his contract is great but there are players on this team i would rather cut before i touch him.

DFlaw has to be cut in 2022, Zeke in 2023.
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That's the QB lacking confidence and trust in his receivers. You exploit lesser talent as much as possible. With all the game film, you should know who's covering the receiving corp and the DB's competencies and tendencies.

Amari Coop is the one who creates the most separation out of all of the receivers and that's exactly what Dak needs as you already described it.

The QB needs to do what Romo did and wait for the play clock to get closer to zero so the defense HAS to be in position and show their hand.
 
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Ken said:
I think Gallup becomes an option to come back on a 1 year if Coop has to go, which really seems like that will happen. He is a good trade option as he still is a good player and we will save money by trading him. He just has to agree to a new deal witht he team we trade him to.

I hate getting rid of him because he is our best wr...but I just don't see how we keep him.
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Someone will offer Gallup a multi year deal, so a 1 year deal with Dallas isn't possible unless they tag him
 
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