9 million per year - Tyrone Crawford stats 2018 when he played: 34 tackles 5.5 sacks
21 million per year - Lawerence stats last year: 45 tackles 5 sacks
who is over paid again?
Oy vey
People keep using the term restructure. IMHO this is not proper terminology. Restructure would typically mean converting his base salary to a guaranteed signing bonus to kick the salary cap charge down the road.
Crawford is due 8 million in base salary. What he needs to agree to is a pay cut. Or better yet we cut him outright and move on with our lives. If we are going to pay broke down old lineman 8 million per year we might as well just give up right now. having said that Crawford is one of Jerruhs boys so god only knows what will happen.
I was thinking 14-15 range but who knowsI don't think he's getting a big long term deal at this point. He's going to get a one year, prove it deal, probably for a decent one year pay day - maybe like $16MM or so?
I disagree. Much of his value is tied to his ability to provide depth at both DT and DE, and I think that value has taken a hit. At DE he is probably not in much better position, if any, after the team signed Aldon Smith and drafted Anae, and with there being a good chance Gregory gets re-instated. I know all those options carry some degree of uncertainty, but it's still several added options. Then, at DT his value took a big hit with the signing of McCoy and Poe, and with drafting Gallimore.Crawford has less incentive to agree to restructure now then he did before the draft. His value to the team has only increased over the past 3 days. The Cowboys aren’t going to cut him in favor Armstrong/Anae.
Crawford will likely be asked to take a pay cut. I expect we'll take a wait and see approach on this until we have to make a decision about his roster spot. I'm not really seeing any 2 down RDEs on the roster - just a bunch of pass rushers. Unless we plan on sliding McCoy out some, there really no one who can be the run stopper
I disagree. Much of his value is tied to his ability to provide depth at both DT and DE, and I think that value has taken a hit. At DE he is probably not in much better position, if any, after the team signed Aldon Smith and drafted Anae, and with there being a good chance Gregory gets re-instated. I know all those options carry some degree of uncertainty, but it's still several added options. Then, at DT his value took a big hit with the signing of McCoy and Poe, and with drafting Gallimore.
I see your point, but at the end of the day I just don't know if they will view him as indispensable at DE. I still think they ideally want him as a swing guy, but admittedly the RDE position is uncertain enough at the moment that they may view him as the most stable player of the bunch. But even if that's true, I'm still skeptical that they will see him as worthy of his current pay rate. Then again, I wasn't sure why they ever thought he was.I’d be more inclined to agree if I thought Crawford’s primary role on this team was on the interior. While I do think he can and will kick inside in the cliche “nascar package”, his primary role on this team is as a base DE.
The additions of McCoy, Poe, and Gallimore do nothing to detract from his status as the only proven DE not named Demarcus Lawrence on this roster who adds value on 1st and 10 and 2nd and 8.
Randy Gregory and Aldon Smith are purely pass rush specialists at this point.
The "not 31 in NFL years" is offset by the fact he's not been in football shape and playing in the NFL for four seasons.
How many 31 year olds have come back and been successful after 4 years off? None. Because it's not easy.
The Cowboys are taking a risk IMO holding onto hope Smith and Gregory solve the RDE problem. Crawford is not a RDE and offers not much upside in the pass rush category.
The solution is out there IMO but I think they are overvaluing what they have and the cost associated.