Video: Jaylon Smith Should Be The Highest Paid LB In NFL?

ItzKelz said:

IMO Jaylon is the most talented player on the Cowboys but does not get the credit for everything that he does for the defense. He literally has no weaknesses....he's excellent against the run, in coverage, in space, pass rushing, great tackler, leadership and signature big play celebration lol. We are going to have to pay for his skill set at some point. Thoughts?

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His nerve is twitching after reading this!!!!

Little Jr said:

If given a choice of keeping one, Smith or LVE, I'm taking LVE every day and twice on Sunday's.

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I hope it doesn't come down to one or the other. Pay both and hope they have a lot.of success together like Kuechly and Davis.

Jaylon is very talented, but no, he shouldn't be the highest paid LB in the NFL. He's really only 2 years into his career, one of which he was still making his way back from his foot issues. Give it another year or two and I might have a different thought, but for now he hasn't earned it.

Hadenough said:

I hope it doesn't come down to one or the other. Pay both and hope they have a lot.of success together like Kuechly and Davis.

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LVE is tied down through 2021, so we don't have to worry about paying both of them just yet. We need to get Jaylon signed to an extension this year, but LVE will wait.

ItzKelz said:

IMO Jaylon is the most talented player on the Cowboys but does not get the credit for everything that he does for the defense. He literally has no weaknesses....he's excellent against the run, in coverage, in space, pass rushing, great tackler, leadership and signature big play celebration lol. We are going to have to pay for his skill set at some point. Thoughts?

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He could be the best if we used him differently, but even as is, he doesn't get enough credit for some of what he does.

Great pass rusher as an interior LB. Very good in man coverage, should be better if the foot keeps healing. Good speed and hitting on the edge.

Not as good in zone or in the wash.

If we creatively used him, he might have more impact than any other interior LB in the league. He should be used as our nickel in the box SS, blitzing and taking TEs in man coverage. Big Nickel.

With Lee there to diagnose plays, blitz or cover can be a read option for Jaylon, with Lee and LVE picking up the slack in coverage if he blitzes.

Bobhaze said:

I really appreciate Jaylon Smith. He’s a talented, high character guy. But come on man, highest paid LB in the league? Based on what? No disrespect man, but isn't Jaylon your “pet cat”?

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LVE is better. If shuting down Alvin Kamara last year didn't prove it....nothing will. Jaylon should have been the guy in coverage....but he just didn't have the coverage skills of LVE.

On top of that...LVE diagnosises plays better @ the MLB position...and he should be starting there. But..this coaching staff has a history of taking the obvious..and completely turning it into a quagmire.

Floatyworm said:

LVE is better. If shuting down Alvin Kamara last year didn't prove it....nothing will. Jaylon should have been the guy in coverage....but he just didn't have the coverage skills of LVE.

On top of that...LVE diagnosises plays better @ the MLB position...and he should be starting there. But..this coaching staff has a history of taking the obvious..and completely turning it into a quagmire.

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i disagree with the coaching staff comment. if that were so, then Byron Jones would still be starting as an average FS rather than turning in a pro bowl honorary in his first year at CB.

buybuydandavis said:

He could be the best if we used him differently, but even as is, he doesn't get enough credit for some of what he does.

Great pass rusher as an interior LB. Very good in man coverage, should be better if the foot keeps healing. Good speed and hitting on the edge.

Not as good in zone or in the wash.

If we creatively used him, he might have more impact than any other interior LB in the league. He should be used as our nickel in the box SS, blitzing and taking TEs in man coverage. Big Nickel.

With Lee there to diagnose plays, blitz or cover can be a read option for Jaylon, with Lee and LVE picking up the slack in coverage if he blitzes.

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it wasnt' the foot that was ever an issue. It was the knee that was horrifically damage during the last of his college days at Notre Dame - including the ACL and nerve damage that was really the bigger issue.
Such that several thought he would never be the same Jaylon again , and believe me he was tortured with criticism and skeptics his 2nd year here as a part time player spelling Anthony Hitchens as a backup - and when he was forced to start full time after Lee got hurt ( yet again) and Hitchens had to move outside to weak OLB, Lee's role.

And BTW, as we can see the Cowboys knew what they were doing when they allowed Hitchens to walk, rather than overpaying him big money to stay,
As Stephen Jones said " we don't want to overpay big contracts to average players " and Hitchens is no way near the playmaking force that LVE is turning in to be.

BooBooBear said:

LVE's name has more letters.

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WOLF HUNTER ..!!! WWoooooooff !!

If i'm Jaylon agent in his camp, i'm gonna make Jaylon the highest paid LB in the nfl, that would be my goal.
and if i'm stephen jones i'm gonna play hard ball and stick it out as far as i can get to see what lucky edges i can get,
just like Stephen always seems to do (ala DLaw) before there's a middle ground as in making Jaylon among the top 3 highest paid.

and then guess who will be waiting next in line, wanting to be the highest paid LB when its time for HIS turn ?

WOOOOLF TIME !!! lol

Jaylon is our best defender.

Jaylon Smith is the best LBer on the roster... That kid is SPECIAL. Watch what he does this year.

stilltheguru said:

Jaylon is our best defender.

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Hard to argue against this.

@CATCH17 is probably the closest in this thread with his assessment of Jaylon.

People get this impression that he's a sideline to sideline speed-backer based on his reputation from Notre Dame. He got much stronger during his rehab, and is now just straight-up violent heading downhill. He seems more straight-linish than before though. The team usually uses him pretty well in that regard - blitz the center, run to the sideline, fill the A gap, trigger downhill on the TE from zone, etc - to where he doesn't have to do much more than sprint downhill and clean someone's clock, and he's darn good at it. But LVE is the guy they put in space on the weak side for a reason.

LVE is just a freak, it's incredible how good he is in the open field. Backs and WRs try to stutter-step him, thinking this 6'4" 260 pound LB won't be able to hang with them and will be forced to commit. But LVE can mirror athletes 50 pounds lighter than him, and when he grabs them they just drop. He makes some VERY difficult stops in space look easy.

The biggest weakness with Jaylon right now is probably man coverage, he seems to be a lot less comfortable when his assignment's not "run/drop to this spot", and good TEs can shake him if they're sent downfield. Watch him vs the Eagles, there were times when Ertz and Goedert took him to task. As a 4-3 Will, LVE basically has no weaknesses IMO.

IMO he not even the best LB on this team. Well at least he wasn’t last year. I know LVE will be better this year. If Smith has a great year and outshines LVE than maybe he will be the best in the league.

He's not very good at block shedding. Great at everything else.

quickccc said:

it wasnt' the foot that was ever an issue. It was the knee that was horrifically damage during the last of his college days at Notre Dame - including the ACL and nerve damage that was really the bigger issue.
Such that several thought he would never be the same Jaylon again , and believe me he was tortured with criticism and skeptics his 2nd year here as a part time player spelling Anthony Hitchens as a backup - and when he was forced to start full time after Lee got hurt ( yet again) and Hitchens had to move outside to weak OLB, Lee's role.

And BTW, as we can see the Cowboys knew what they were doing when they allowed Hitchens to walk, rather than overpaying him big money to stay,
As Stephen Jones said " we don't want to overpay big contracts to average players " and Hitchens is no way near the playmaking force that LVE is turning in to be.

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It was *drop foot*, a condition affecting the nerves controlling the muscles controlling flexion of the foot.

Some people were hysterical about letting Hitchens go, but it was obviously the smart move. We've got too many very good players to sign to be putting big chunks of money into Hitchens.

It was also the lucky move, as keeping Hitchens probably means we don't sign LVE, who has been a jackpot.

ItzKelz said:

Jaylon Smith Should Be The Highest Paid LB In NFL?

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2 years ago most considered him a wasted draft pick. Now he should be the highest paid LB in the NFL?

buybuydandavis said:

He could be the best if we used him differently, but even as is, he doesn't get enough credit for some of what he does.

Great pass rusher as an interior LB. Very good in man coverage, should be better if the foot keeps healing. Good speed and hitting on the edge.

Not as good in zone or in the wash.

If we creatively used him, he might have more impact than any other interior LB in the league. He should be used as our nickel in the box SS, blitzing and taking TEs in man coverage. Big Nickel.

With Lee there to diagnose plays, blitz or cover can be a read option for Jaylon, with Lee and LVE picking up the slack in coverage if he blitzes.

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big dog cowboy said:

2 years ago most considered him a wasted draft pick. Now he should be the highest paid LB in the NFL?

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being a huge ND homer, I literally started to tear up when they called his name....


I say go to a 3-4 defense and make jaylon and lve the two MLBs...