Is it odd that D-Law hasn't spoken to Kneeland yet?

[Swanny]

The difference between young and old. Old can easily stay off social media. Old even decides to stay off social media. Young are addicted to social media , can't be without social media.

 

[DuncanIso]

Isn't it rather odd that Lawrence is the 2nd highest cap hit this season for the Cowboys at $19,856,400?

DLaw was on my post June 1 cut list.

 

[Sjoseph316]

D Law is still tired, maybe he’ll have some energy back by training camp and he’ll be able to speak to teammates

 

[Coogiguy03]

DLaw was on my post June 1 cut list.

Next off season you may get your wish, it's all up to Kneeland

 

[Coogiguy03]

D Law is still tired, maybe he’ll have some energy back by training camp and he’ll be able to speak to teammates

looooooooooooooooooooooooooool forgot about that

 

[kskboys]

The difference between young and old. Old can easily stay off social media. Old even decides to stay off social media. Young are addicted to social media , can't be without social media.

You should see the lost look on the faces of kids that I hire when I tell them their phone stays in the truck.

 

[gimmesix]

You don't think, in the back D-Laws mind, that if Kneeland pulls a Parsons than management is going to wonder why they need to spend 20 million on a 32 year old?

We were looking for reason why he wouldn't have communicated with Kneeland by now, and I gotta say, I think I have a pretty strong candidate here.

I don't think Lawrence is going anywhere this year if that's what you mean. The Cowboys save very little by cutting him now. I think Zimmer wants to have stronger end play against the run, so now he has a candidate to provide that at right end while Lawrence does it at left end. Next year is a different question because they would have to re-sign Lawrence. I don't know at this point based on what he's seen from the team that he would expect to be re-signed here. All he can do is play well enough that some other team is willing to throw a little money at him as his career winds down.

We let Dorance Armstrong leave in free agency, and I doubt he just wants to count on Williams being a run-stopping end at right end. And I don't think Parsons is going to play end on early downs.

I don't try to read players' minds because we just end up with pointless speculation on motive. I think we can read the tea leaves a little better concerning the moves that the team has made or has not made.

 

[plasticman]

I don't think Lawrence is going anywhere this year if that's what you mean. The Cowboys save very little by cutting him now. I think Zimmer wants to have stronger end play against the run, so now he has a candidate to provide that at right end while Lawrence does it at left end. Next year is a different question because they would have to re-sign Lawrence. I don't know at this point based on what he's seen from the team that he would expect to be re-signed here. All he can do is play well enough that some other team is willing to throw a little money at him as his career winds down.

We let Dorance Armstrong leave in free agency, and I doubt he just wants to count on Williams being a run-stopping end at right end. And I don't think Parsons is going to play end on early downs.

I don't try to read players' minds because we just end up with pointless speculation on motive. I think we can read the tea leaves a little better concerning the moves that the team has made or has not made.

I was kind of half-serious. I'm sure there is some dead money issue that makes this academic. Besides, we want him to continue to be an example to the younger players. He doesn't have to be a mentor, just an example of how to approach the game on a professional level.

 

[gimmesix]

I was kind of half-serious. I'm sure there is some dead money issue that makes this academic. Besides, we want him to continue to be an example to the younger players. He doesn't have to be a mentor, just an example of how to approach the game on a professional level.

I'm not sure of his mentorship. He seems to be one of the leaders of the team on defense, for whatever that's worth. I'm not sure I've ever heard any player talking about Lawrence taking them under his wings, though. May just not be who he is. I think there are some players, like Jason Witten, for example, so focused on being the best that they can be that they are just not good at teaching others. It's funny now since Witten is a coach, and apparently a pretty good one, because I don't know if I ever heard anyone praise his mentorship and I know at least one TE said he wasn't much help to him.

The closest thing I've seen to mentorship from Lawrence was in a Sounds from the Sideline clip where he set up a move to free up Parsons for a free shot at a QB. But that's not really him mentoring Parsons on how to play the game, just him trying to make the defense successful.

 

[Cowfan75Lives]

Toy Tank doesn't strike me as the kind of player who wants to mentor anyone.

 

[Loso86]

I saw the interview with Kneeland saying he sent a request to the social media account for D-law, but he never responded. Is he that busy (which is understandable he has a life too), or could it be he wants to get to know him better first when he arrives in town?

Could we spin in another way and say "hey this is my replacement, i'm not ready to speak with him yet???" Or if it was a more "known" player drafted, would he have reached out to sooner (ex Jared Verse/Dallas Turner) Please give your thoughts. I'm sure Micah would have reached out quickly too, guys are probably like "who is this kid!??" lol

Doesn't matter. We now live in a world where feelings are hurt if they dont speak in social media.....sad

 

[Kwyn]

I saw the interview with Kneeland saying he sent a request to the social media account for D-law, but he never responded. Is he that busy (which is understandable he has a life too), or could it be he wants to get to know him better first when he arrives in town?

Could we spin in another way and say "hey this is my replacement, i'm not ready to speak with him yet???" Or if it was a more "known" player drafted, would he have reached out to sooner (ex Jared Verse/Dallas Turner) Please give your thoughts. I'm sure Micah would have reached out quickly too, guys are probably like "who is this kid!??" lol

I think it may be because Tank has the secret map to El Dorado and is worried that Kneeland is after the gold.

 

[Bullflop]

It seems fairly obvious that D-Law isn't into mentoring at all and is looking out for himself, first and foremost. The facts are overwhelming that this is what the evidence reveals, like it or not. He's not about to do anything that favors seeing himself playing second fiddle to anyone. It's far from ideal. This is a situation that is obviously prevalent in the Cowboys locker room. Not all teammates are unselfish saints. It happens.

 

[RonnieT24]

A lot of what ifs here but I would be remiss if I didn't point out that Lawrence was one of the few defensive players who showed up for the playoff game. Not that he was great but he forced Green Bay to run the other direction a lot.. which they were very successful in doing. Most of the time if they ran at Lawrence it was unsuccessful unless they doubled him. Whatever we think of his personality, the dude can play and typically shows up for every game. Which is more than I can say about a lot of our guys.

 

[MikeT22]

DLaw is still tired. Give him a couple more months.