Twitter: Cowboys place 2nd-Rd Tender on David Irving

[CATCH17]

NO ONE IS TRADING A 2nd ROUND PICK FOR HIM!

Why not?

He's young, a freak athletically, and most important he produces on the field.

He's worth a first IMO. We'll never get that comp for him because of how teams hold onto their picks but in reality if you need a DT you would hope they turn out to be as good as Irving with that 1st round pick.

 

[Aven8]

Yep and then the Brain Trust will say can't afford to match that offer

Nick Chubb and who else in the first two rounds this year as far as quality pass rushers? The kid from San Antonio maybe? A second is nothing for a 24 year old freak.

 

[Carter]

They tendered him hoping someone will. There is no other reason, unless they are even more cheap and inept than they already appear.

No one will trade a 2nd rounder for him. Hes only playing noticeable cause our Line is trash. On most Teams hes a Backup at best.

 

[Stash]

I keep this in mind when assuming that Irving will be signed:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/08/ronald-leary-draws-second-round-tender-from-cowboys/

I thought the same with Ron Leary. And, despite the fact that he eventually got big money in Denver, nobody made him an offer at just the second round level.

 

[Jenky]

Why not?

He's young, a freak athletically, and most important he produces on the field.

He's worth a first IMO. We'll never get that comp for him because of how teams hold onto their picks but in reality if you need a DT you would hope they turn out to be as good as Irving with that 1st round pick.

Only reason is because he "might" be a headcase. But the talent is clearly there.

 

[Gaede]

On one hand, I'd like an extra pick. And Irving isn't exactly reliable.

On the other hand, we're already down a starting safety and starting MLB. Losing a starter on the DL would create a hole at every level of the defense.

 

[CATCH17]

I guess we will see if the NFL agrees with you

They won't because they over value their pick.


David Irving will be a better player then probably 90% of the 2nd round picks.

 

[Killerinstinct]

So we might lose Irving because we don't even have enough cap space to put a 1st rd tender on him.

 

[MonsterD]

Nick Chubb and who else in the first two rounds this year as far as quality pass rushers? The kid from San Antonio maybe? A second is nothing for a 24 year old freak.

Landry, although he might be a better fit as an OLB.

 

[davey999]

We value our second rounds - ie Randy Gregory.

 

[dagreat1_87]

guess the frederick restructure is next. this pretty much eats all our cap room

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

A 2nd round was the good call and even if someone gives him a contract we have the right to match if we want to keep him.

I sincerely hope that this is the plan: let another team set the market, rather than us negotiating against ourselves. But I will be more than pissed if we sit out free agency AND let Irving walk.

 

[John813]

I keep this in mind when assuming that Irving will be signed:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/08/ronald-leary-draws-second-round-tender-from-cowboys/

I thought the same with Ron Leary. And, despite the fact that he eventually got big money in Denver, nobody made him an offer at just the second round level.

True, but DT are coveted more than left guards in terms of pay.
Especially when they put up the numbers that Irving did last year in his short stint.

 

[Carter]

Browns have three picks in the 2nd. The only Team that might bite.

 

[unionjack8]

I think it's the right move.
I HONESTLY think they're going after Suh

 

[Richmond Cowboy]

Why not?

He's young, a freak athletically, and most important he produces on the field.

He's worth a first IMO. We'll never get that comp for him because of how teams hold onto their picks but in reality if you need a DT you would hope they turn out to be as good as Irving with that 1st round pick.

He also was suspended for PEDs and had a half season long concussion.

 

[Alexander]

guess the frederick restructure is next. this pretty much eats all our cap room

But, that is just crazy. We can make $40M just like that!

 

[PUSHfold]

Fecking stupid only putting a 2nd rounder on him...we should be trying to keep Irving basically no matter what...he doesn't just play good himself, he makes others around him play better. Look at how much better Lawrence is with Irving on the field.
This is dumb.

 

[CATCH17]

We value our second rounds - ie Randy Gregory.

Teams would rather play the draft lottery then get the known commodity and pay a little money to them.


Pass rushing D Tackles that can also come off the edge are so rare that a 2nd round pick would be a no brainer to give up for Irving if you needed this kind of player but these NFL teams view their draft picks as gold and they will take the risk instead of the sure thing.

 

[jazzcat22]

ready, ready for another board meltdown either way. Or should I say the continued melt down.

If he does not get an offer, the usual suspects will whine he sucks, because no one else wanted him, so Jerry is dumb to pay $2.91 mil....
If he signs elsewhere, they will whine why didn't they work out a 2 year deal at least. We lost a good player

If the offer is matched or not matched, comment will go opposite of what happens.

For me personally I prefer him to stay here, even if on the one year deal, then next year I still believe he is a RFA and not an ERFA. If he signs elsewhere, then he does, I won't like it so much, but can't do anything about it. And can't blame the FO for taking this approach until he shows a bit more consistency. But it is their own fault in a way they didn't use him enough to show it.