Final Tally of “Splash Plays”

[conner01]

Jaylon makes one “splash play” for every ~64 snaps.

LVE one every ~44 snaps

Gregory one every ~13.5 snaps

D-Law one every ~20 snaps

That’s really the way to look at this stat

 

[stilltheguru]

Lewis is better than brown. Both arent great but brown is pathetic

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Jaylon sucks by any measure. That said, using those stats to compare linemen with linebackers is disingenuous at best.

Lol, I’m presenting some of the data that I think is interesting. I’m not going to go through and do every player.

It’s not Jaylon vs. DL

 

[Cowboyny]

This isn’t saying Jaylon makes a ton of splash plays. In fact, quite the opposite given the number of snaps he played.

Gregory had 20 in a quarter of Jaylon's snaps.

 

[INCowboysFan]

I know we all want him gone (myself included), but the Cowboys utilized him in a more limited way in 2018 and he was effective.

If they’re gonna keep him he can’t be the play caller back there playing 99% of the snaps. They need to limit his role into the things he does well and make him a rotational LB. I’d rather him be overpaid and effective than overpaid and ineffective.

in 2018, Jaylon played fewer than 90% of the snaps in only 3 games. He was not limited.

 

[817Gill]

in 2018, Jaylon played fewer than 90% of the snaps in only 3 games. He was not limited.

Limited in what he was asked to do, not necessarily his usage even though it would probably help his effectiveness if he wasn’t the most used player on D.

 

[conner01]

Gregory had 20 in a quarter of Jaylon's snaps.

Gregory is 4 times the player lol
Very proud of Gregory for hopefully turning his life around, keeping himself in shape and his effort

 

[Cowboyny]

Gregory is 4 times the player lol
Very proud of Gregory for hopefully turning his life around, keeping himself in shape and his effort

Talent was never his issue

 

[blumayne38]

Randy Gregory

 

[AbeBeta]

the most depressing thing about this stat is that jaylon smith apparently never comes off the field.

We need this compared to other LB for it to be meaningful. I can see how an LB is going to have fewer splash opportunities because they aren't playing on the line nor are they playing as much pass D.

Also folks should note that pass rushers are at a real advantage with this stat as they can earn three splash plays on a single play. For example, if 90 gets a sack that causes a fumble and he falls on the ball, that's three splash points.

 

[texbumthelife]

Jaylon Smith should be an edge rusher in a 3-4 alignment. He has burst and speed but next to no lateral agility. He's a straight-line player that lacks the flexibility to play in space as a 4-3 linebacker.

Just my opinion.

He has absolutely no bend around the edge or ability to beat blocks. I used to think this too, but after watching him more closely I think this is a terrible Idea. Jaylon should be a situational, off ball backer. That's it.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Randy 20 splash plays in 270 snaps lol wow. No wonder Jerry was mandating he play.

I keep thinking we could trade DLaw and switch to a 3-4 defense, with Gregory and Anae as our outside linebackers. Use Hill and Gallimore as our DE's in the 3-4. Because it will help J.Smith and LVE, in the run game, to have three big guys in front of them. If we trade DLaw for a good NT we could end up having a way better defense next year. But that's just me thinking out load.

 

[Bluefin]

He has absolutely no bend around the edge or ability to beat blocks. I used to think this too, but after watching him more closely I think this is a terrible Idea. Jaylon should be a situational, off ball backer. That's it.

Agreed.

Jaylon Smith is not an edge rusher. Never has been, never will be.

The coaches moved Leighton Vander Esch to Mike hoping Smith could play better as a Will. It didn't help. Smith is playing way too many snaps and is nowhere near being a game changing, cornerstone talent that we are being told to believe.

Yes, getting better DTs will help, but the coaches have to realize Smith isn't suited to be playing in coverage on passing downs full-time.

His best role might be in a 46 front.

Bradie James exploded for 8 sacks under Wade Phillips in 2008 and a lot of that production came out of 46 looks. James wasn't a talented blitzer, either, it was just the scheme and surrounding talent allowing him to shine.

The team isn't going to cut bait on Smith so soon. All we can hope for is overall improved talent around him and better scheming.

 

[CowboysRule]

Why is Lawrence off the field so much? I know you gotta rotate those guys but when you got his contract and he's playing on only about 60% of the snaps compared to Jaylon...

 

[texbumthelife]

Agreed.

Jaylon Smith is not an edge rusher. Never has been, never will be.

The coaches moved Leighton Vander Esch to Mike hoping Smith could play better as a Will. It didn't help. Smith is playing way too many snaps and is nowhere near being a game changing, cornerstone talent that we are being told to believe.

Yes, getting better DTs will help, but the coaches have to realize Smith isn't suited to be playing in coverage on passing downs full-time.

His best role might be in a 46 front.

Bradie James exploded for 8 sacks under Wade Phillips in 2008 and a lot of that production came out of 46 looks. James wasn't a talented blitzer, either, it was just the scheme and surrounding talent allowing him to shine.

The team isn't going to cut bait on Smith so soon. All we can hope for is overall improved talent around him and better scheming.

Whats most disheartening about Jaylon is how exceptionally bad his technique is. Someone with his limited agility and lateral mobility should be perfecting their technique. He should be two season into becoming a perfect tackler and fantastic with his hand work. Instead he continues to regress and try to rely on explosiveness and athleticism that isn't there. Even worse, the FO (and coaches to some extent I expect) are egging this nonsense on. He needs to be putting in incredible amounts of film study instead of working on his Instagram followers.

If he did even one thing at an elite, or very good level alot of his warts would be forgiven, but he's not above average at anything other than celebrating and chase down tackles. The latter of which he's so good at because he always gives up ground and runs from blocks putting him in downfield position where safeties should be.

Simply put, he ain't it, chief.

Worst of all, I think that Vander Esch could be an elite weak side backer, but he has to play at a position where he's below average because the team is married to Jaylon.

I'm rarely a fan of addition by subtraction, but I truly believe moving on from Jaylon would do wonders for this defense. It would be a wakeup call to the underachievers and business men, while opening up snaps and a roster spot for a real Mike.

 

[Pantone282C]

Randy 20 splash plays in 270 snaps lol wow. No wonder Jerry was mandating he play.

Percentages:
Gregory was the leader on D at 7%
Lawrence came in at 5%
Aldon Smith at 3%
Diggs at 2.7%

 

[Proof]

Randy 20 splash plays in 270 snaps lol wow. No wonder Jerry was mandating he play.

I overlooked that. Wow is right.

 

[Batman1980]

Still has what, 10 career sacks in 8 seasons? And people get on Tank for his sack numbers.

 

[Proof]

Still has what, 10 career sacks in 8 seasons? And people get on Tank for his sack numbers.

who are you referring to? Randy? Wake me up when he’s making 130 mil.

 

[streetcredit]

Guess who leads the league in Swipe plays? These are plays where you celebrate and you are not involved in a splash play