A lot of shade being thrown around about D Law

Sydla · Sep 16, 2019

kumizi said:
I’m way more worried about Jaylon. He looks terrible in coverage. Broddus on the post game show said maybe the Cowboys need to look into making him a rush the passer and run game specialist.

Well for starters, Broaddus tends to like LVE more so he seems more critical of Smith. He got on Smith for the bad coverage on the TE but did Broaddus forget LVE got beat on a TD against the Giants?

I honestly am not sure how one can even judge our LBs in coverage. The defense seems to be designed to let teams complete passes to the flats and over the middle for 4-5 years at will. Our LBs are often backing up and 15 yards down the field.

gimmesix · Sep 16, 2019

Cowfan75 said:
Benson Mayowa
3.5 sacks

I saw that and was quite surprised. It's a little like Jack Crawford having six sacks for Atlanta last year. I don't know if it is perfect storm situations or what.

Cowfan75 · Sep 16, 2019

gimmesix said:
I saw that and was quite surprised. It's a little like Jack Crawford having six sacks for Atlanta last year. I don't know if it is perfect storm situations or what.

I saw one of his sacks, and at the time I thought, eh...anyone can get one sack (my way of avoiding regret).

rnr_honeybadger · Sep 16, 2019

The defensive line is trash. It’s Rod Marinelli trash line.

blueblood70 · Sep 16, 2019

Denim Chicken said:
A lot of shade being thrown around about my man D-Law around here (see below). So for those who only like looking at the stats:

Through two games:

D-Law
0.5 sacks | 3 QB hits | 1 FF | 0 TFL

Aaron Donald
0 sacks | 2 QB hits | 0 FF | 1 TFL

K Mack
1 sacks | 1 QB hit | 1 FF | 2 TFL

Von Miller
0 sacks | 0 QB hit | 0 FF | 0 TFL

JJ Watt
0 sacks | 1 QB hit | 0 FF | 0 TFL

Give my man some time

no more or less then Zekes getting , when demand to get paid use strong arm tactics to do so, sometimes it simply puts bullseye on your back when you get your way.. Fans didn't take too well to it.

most of us know its a marathon not a sprint and over the season cream rises to the top..

Bob-Lillys-War · Sep 16, 2019

Jaylon at 12.75 million isn't doing his fair share, either .

Verdict · Sep 16, 2019

Blackthorn said:
OK. First, I really don't care that players on other teams are not performing. I am focused on what the Dallas players are doing. D-Law is all mouth right now and is not performing better than his poorly paid teammate.

He should be held accountable for his sub-par play. Throw in his salary, Dallas got hood-winked. Every player on the line should look in the mirror at their lack of effort and improve. If D-Law is the leader then he should lead. He should start by dominating his individual opponent, accumulate more sacks, make more tackle for losses and create more turnovers. Is it too much ask him to "do his job?"

He gets paid like a superstar therefore he should play like a superstar.

Preach it bro. Preach it.

TwentyOne · Sep 17, 2019

jazzcat22 said:
He misses Taco on the other side...or maybe Gregory too.

He will get it going, and Quinn coming back, though he may need a game or 2 also to get going.

A player who is played like one of the best at gis position should be a special player. One who elevates players around him. Not one who needs to be elevated by others.

buybuydandavis · Sep 17, 2019

Idgit said:
He’s also showing up with plays that don’t translate to the stat line. We need more from the DL in general, but the guy missed camp and is coming back from surgery. Yes, it’s completely his own doing, but a slow start ought to have been expected given the circumstances.

Last two seasons Dlaw got half his sacks in his first two games. He now has 5.5 sacks in his most recent 16 games.

It's fair to expect him to start slow this year because of his surgery. It's also fair to look at his limited production after the first four games in the last 2 seasons and predict that trend to continue, which combined with his slow start, will make a very mediocre year for a guy 20mil+.

buybuydandavis · Sep 17, 2019

superonyx said:
I think Lawrence will be fine.

I will say though that in my opinion DE's are one of the most overpaid positions in pro football. Everyone gets their hemorrhoids flared up over the best RB in the league getting less than 75% of what a DE can get. The problem with pass rushers is they all disappear for way too long. Pick up a few garbage time sacks and collect big paychecks. Not just DLaw......all of them.

The game has gotten so tilted toward QBs. If you get close to the QB, you may end up with more roughing penalties than sacks.

Interesting point you got there. I wonder what the trends are for sacks/hits. Seems like completion% is up and int% down.

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Sep 17, 2019

Some posters that complain about DLaw want everything to be perfect. But watch out for those perfectionist guys 9 times out of 10 they're psychotic.

DuncanIso · Sep 17, 2019

Idgit said:
He’s also showing up with plays that don’t translate to the stat line. We need more from the DL in general, but the guy missed camp and is coming back from surgery. Yes, it’s completely his own doing, but a slow start ought to have been expected given the circumstances.

Not all his fault.

He couldn't have the labrum surgery until his contract was ready.

Aerolithe_Lion · Sep 17, 2019

There's a line in the song 'Idioteque' that fits this narrative. Anyone familiar?

conner01 · Sep 17, 2019

AbeBeta said:
DLaw drew some holding calls over the past 2 weeks. That should be a legit stat as it is a real contribution.

I’ve always thought drawing a penalty is an impactful play. A pass rusher who forces a hold, a WR who draws a PI

Idgit · Sep 17, 2019

DuncanIso said:
Not all his fault.

He couldn't have the labrum surgery until his contract was ready.

Why couldn’t he again?

A lot of shade being thrown around about D Law

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