Cowboys contracts

[Creeper]

Here is how the Cowboys big contracts compare to the rest of the league.

Demarcus Lawrence's average salary of $21 million ranks 3rd among DEs behind Joey Bosa and Miles Garrett. His CAP impact for 2020 ($9.9 million) ranks 17th among DEs. His 2021 CAP impact ($25 mil) ranks 2nd.

Zeke's average salary ($15 million) ranks 2rd in the league behind Christian McCaffrey. Zeke is tied with Alvin Kamara. Zeke's CAP impact in 2020 ranks 2nd in the league ($10.9 million) and his 2021 CAP impact ranks him 1st at $13.7 million.

Jaylon Smith's average salary ($11.4 million) ranks him 8th among ILBs. His 2020 CAP impact is 9th and his 2021 CAP impact is 12th. ($7.8 million and $9.8 million)

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

 

[75boyz]

Here is how the Cowboys big contracts compare to the rest of the league.

Demarcus Lawrence's average salary of $21 million ranks 3rd among DEs behind Joey Bosa and Miles Garrett. His CAP impact for 2020 ($9.9 million) ranks 17th among DEs. His 2021 CAP impact ($25 mil) ranks 2nd.

Zeke's average salary ($15 million) ranks 2rd in the league behind Christian McCaffrey. Zeke is tied with Alvin Kamara. Zeke's CAP impact in 2020 ranks 2nd in the league ($10.9 million) and his 2021 CAP impact ranks him 1st at $13.7 million.

Jaylon Smith's average salary ($11.4 million) ranks him 8th among ILBs. His 2020 CAP impact is 9th and his 2021 CAP impact is 12th. ($7.8 million and $9.8 million)

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

Responded with an analogy in another post but It's pretty simply summed up with lots of letter C's.

Cowboys (second)Contract and Coach Choices are Cancerous.

Terminally.

 

[Majic]

Here is how the Cowboys big contracts compare to the rest of the league.

Demarcus Lawrence's average salary of $21 million ranks 3rd among DEs behind Joey Bosa and Miles Garrett. His CAP impact for 2020 ($9.9 million) ranks 17th among DEs. His 2021 CAP impact ($25 mil) ranks 2nd.

Zeke's average salary ($15 million) ranks 2rd in the league behind Christian McCaffrey. Zeke is tied with Alvin Kamara. Zeke's CAP impact in 2020 ranks 2nd in the league ($10.9 million) and his 2021 CAP impact ranks him 1st at $13.7 million.

Jaylon Smith's average salary ($11.4 million) ranks him 8th among ILBs. His 2020 CAP impact is 9th and his 2021 CAP impact is 12th. ($7.8 million and $9.8 million)

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

It comes down once again to the front office over valuing players. I also think the Salary Cap affects their thinking in that it encourages them to sign players already on the team so they can spread the contract over a number of years. Usually the contracts are set up so you can get out of them after a couple of years for a minimal salary cap hit, but that does not appear to be the case with Smith and Lawrence

 

[Shane612]

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

I agree, captain obvious.


No. Seriously. I agree.

 

[Uncle_Hank]

Jerry is a marketer at heart. He can't help but believe his own BS about his players. Imagine if they actually would have taken the trade offer for DLaw and signed, say, Chandler Jones instead. Imagine what they could have gotten for Zeke in a trade and how easy it is to replace RB production. It's just baffling how stubborn and predictable the Joneses are in the worst possible way.

 

[Rajveer]

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.[/QUOTE]

They did not pay me to watch the games and I still am. I must be a fool.

 

[sunalsorises]

To be fair, I think Zeke could still dominate games if they would run the ball. He also has to hang on to it.

 

[Asklesko]

Responded with an analogy in another post but It's pretty simply summed up with lots of letter C's.

Cowboys (second)Contract and Coach Choices are Cancerous.

Terminally.

Big reason not to give Dak another deal

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I did not really have a problem with Tank's contract at the time. I do now, because I believe he has dialed it back and is coasting. He's using injuries as an excuse.
I really really really really REALLY had a problem with Zeke's contract. In today's NFL, you can replace the production of your RB so easily. Huge mistake by the Cowboys.
I was on the fence with the Smith contract. The year prior to the contract extension, he looked pretty decent but I felt something was still a little off with him.

 

[Carson]

To be fair, I think Zeke could still dominate games if they would run the ball. He also has to hang on to it.

It’s tough when we cannot pass the ball and they stack 8 men in the box

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

I wasnt a fan of signing Lawrence due to amount I thought he was good but not elite. EE no way id give money to a RB especially one with years left on his deal. Jaylon I've had mixed feelings about since he was drafted and those feelings continue.

 

[basel90]

Here is how the Cowboys big contracts compare to the rest of the league.

Demarcus Lawrence's average salary of $21 million ranks 3rd among DEs behind Joey Bosa and Miles Garrett. His CAP impact for 2020 ($9.9 million) ranks 17th among DEs. His 2021 CAP impact ($25 mil) ranks 2nd.

Zeke's average salary ($15 million) ranks 2rd in the league behind Christian McCaffrey. Zeke is tied with Alvin Kamara. Zeke's CAP impact in 2020 ranks 2nd in the league ($10.9 million) and his 2021 CAP impact ranks him 1st at $13.7 million.

Jaylon Smith's average salary ($11.4 million) ranks him 8th among ILBs. His 2020 CAP impact is 9th and his 2021 CAP impact is 12th. ($7.8 million and $9.8 million)

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

most of the cowboys who get paid big buck become stale .... wonder if the lack of effective coaching is the reason or the analysis of the player's talent is lacking.

 

[Corso]

most of the cowboys who get paid big buck become stale .... wonder if the lack of effective coaching is the reason or the analysis of the player's talent is lacking.

I think a lot of it is how Jerry coddles his players, especially the "important" ones and he's the head honcho that has his hands in all the honey jars.

 

[nightrain]

Here is how the Cowboys big contracts compare to the rest of the league.

Demarcus Lawrence's average salary of $21 million ranks 3rd among DEs behind Joey Bosa and Miles Garrett. His CAP impact for 2020 ($9.9 million) ranks 17th among DEs. His 2021 CAP impact ($25 mil) ranks 2nd.

Zeke's average salary ($15 million) ranks 2rd in the league behind Christian McCaffrey. Zeke is tied with Alvin Kamara. Zeke's CAP impact in 2020 ranks 2nd in the league ($10.9 million) and his 2021 CAP impact ranks him 1st at $13.7 million.

Jaylon Smith's average salary ($11.4 million) ranks him 8th among ILBs. His 2020 CAP impact is 9th and his 2021 CAP impact is 12th. ($7.8 million and $9.8 million)

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

Those guys are not tradable and will be significant dead money cuts when it makes most sense to cut them loose in 22'-23'.

 

[plymkr]

It’s tough when we cannot pass the ball and they stack 8 men in the box

He doesn't have to fumble tho. Fumbling is on him.

 

[Virginia-Dave]

Lawrence is the most frustrating out of those 3 contracts. He has done NOTHING since he signed that deal, and he refuses to take personal responsibility. He blames injuries and double teams, and curses out Twitter followers who question his poor play. At least Zeke is owning his poor play, and Jaylon OCCASIONALLY makes a play. He looks completely lost most of the time, but at least the effort is usually on display.

I don't see anything from D-Law. He's just there to cash checks, and it's infuriating.

 

[The Fonz]

I think a lot of it is how Jerry coddles his players, especially the "important" ones and he's the head honcho that has his hands in all the honey jars.

JJ and his son will never give up and will never change

 

[charron]

The front office is to afraid of letting star players go. Mind you were not actually talking about the best players in the league but stars as in they have huge fan followings.

 

[FiveSuperBowls]

Jerry is running out of time. He keeps players too long cause he believes year in and year out that the team is a SB contender. He is not investing 2-3 years down the road to rebuild. He is in the win now mode year after year after year.

All he ever wanted was one more SB (60 minutes interview) and he would hang it up.

 

[Rockport]

Here is how the Cowboys big contracts compare to the rest of the league.

Demarcus Lawrence's average salary of $21 million ranks 3rd among DEs behind Joey Bosa and Miles Garrett. His CAP impact for 2020 ($9.9 million) ranks 17th among DEs. His 2021 CAP impact ($25 mil) ranks 2nd.

Zeke's average salary ($15 million) ranks 2rd in the league behind Christian McCaffrey. Zeke is tied with Alvin Kamara. Zeke's CAP impact in 2020 ranks 2nd in the league ($10.9 million) and his 2021 CAP impact ranks him 1st at $13.7 million.

Jaylon Smith's average salary ($11.4 million) ranks him 8th among ILBs. His 2020 CAP impact is 9th and his 2021 CAP impact is 12th. ($7.8 million and $9.8 million)

They paid Lawrence to get sacks. He is not. They paid Zeke to dominate games. He is not. They paid Smith to make plays. He is not.

Zeke is a dominate back who the hell you kidding. Hard to establish the run game when you’re behind 14 or 21 points in the first quarter. Jeez our fans are so stupid.