Lawrence is acting on the recommendation of the guy he pays a % to negotiate his deal. He sees this as leverage and an accelerator to get a new deal in place. That hasn't worked yet but that doesn't mean it won't.
Rayman, I wouldn't get too pissed at Lawrence, he's playing the real game, the one that really matters to the players. If he's late arriving 100% on the season, there is not one player in that locker room not going to be on his side. We would like to believe in that "team first" concept but that does not exist and would not have had the older players had FA back in their day. When any player has a shot at that 2nd contract, it's all business.
And in his defense, he not only was the good soldier in accepting the tag, he made it really easy on the club with the expectations he would be rewarded for that and now he's expecting that reward.
That said, I haven't changed my opinion that even doing the deal they've offered at 20 is going to be a team killer. The problem with the Cowboys isn't Lawrence, it is a DC set in the old ways and unable to use versatile players to create a pass rush and a general fear of the blitz. Why in the hell do the Cowboys have the most high risk owner in the league and the most conservative DC who built his rep on player talent, not coaching?
