I get why people have been down on Crawford. At his best he is slightly an above average player, yet he signed a contract to be more than that. Oh, well.. that’s how contracts go. Not everyone you sign is going to out perform their contracts. Likewise, you’ll have rookies bust and some out perform their rookie deals (I.e.- Dak Prescott). But I believe most folks under appreciate what Crawford does to help others on the DL perform better. I watched a video that showed how much Crawford helped release Lawrence during stunts.. a lot. I personally believe part of Lawrence severe decline of sacks last year, is bc Crawford miss most of last season. Crawford is an intelligent player that understands his roll to help the players around him. Whether folks want to admit it or not.. we sorely missed him last season. That said, after his hip injuries, I’m not sure how he’ll perform this season. But if he is healthy, as he claims, he’ll be a valuable piece to our DL regardless of how much he is paid.
As far as Hill is concerned.. I don’t have a lot of faith in this player. Bryan Broaddus said part of his problem is he’s immature and didn’t care much about playing hard last year(btw-this also was a rumor during his college career). So much so.. Marenilli, the coach that advocated drafting him, even gave up on him mid season. Hence the reason he didn’t play much. Kinda sad. I suppose there’s a chance Hill realizes his “once in a lifetime opportunity” and can transform himself this year.. but some people just can’t self reflect (I.e.-David Irving). If Hill continues this trend, I’d rather see Dallas flip him for a late Rd draft pick before McCarthy sends him packing.