Should Jaylon be inactive?

[MichiganCowboyFan]

Jaylon is a starter. I'm not sure what's wrong with some of you that you can't accept that reality.

Jaylon, LVE and Parsons start in the 3-4 fronts. Neal and Parsons start in the nickel. There are roles for all four of them.

so Tank moves inside to 5-tech DE, inside of Parsons then? Parsons and Gregory both rush or does Parsons drop?

 

[Cowpolk]

Must be joking or blind

Cant hear but I can see just fine Nothing is wrong with Jaylon he is a starter on over 97% of the teams in the NFL. Dude does not suck!

 

[Beaker42]

He is

Ranching I’d rather have Cox out there than Jaclyn. 99% of us do.

 

[AsthmaField]

I understand having to keep Jaylon on the team given his guaranteed money but I would think they may want to make him inactive until he may be needed to fill in for an injured player.
I didn't watch pre-season so I'm not sure he played Special teams. He clearly won't be starting so all backups likely play on Special Teams and if he doesn't what's the use in having him on the gameday roster?

You should be power-swiped by Jaylon for even thinking it.

 

[gimmesix]

so Tank moves inside to 5-tech DE, inside of Parsons then? Parsons and Gregory both rush or does Parsons drop?

Based on the preseason, Urban is 5-tech, Watkins is 1-tech, Odighizuwa is 3-tech and either Lawrence or Gregory is the LEO/DPR. (We didn't see Lawrence, though, so it's hard to be sure, but I'm pretty sure we don't want him playing 5-tech.) LVE is the WLB, Jaylon the MLB and Parsons the SLB.

But remember, we're only in those fronts about 30 percent of the time. So even if Lawrence and Gregory split the LEO/DPR snaps, they could both play 80-plus percent of the snaps. (I think they'll be at 80 percent at most, with Basham and Armstrong probably picking up the remainder.)

 

[StarBoyz83]

He can be the waterboy

 

[MichiganCowboyFan]

Based on the preseason, Urban is 5-tech, Watkins is 1-tech, Odighizuwa is 3-tech and either Lawrence or Gregory is the LEO/DPR. (We didn't see Lawrence, though, so it's hard to be sure, but I'm pretty sure we don't want him playing 5-tech.) LVE is the WLB, Jaylon the MLB and Parsons the SLB.

But remember, we're only in those fronts about 30 percent of the time. So even if Lawrence and Gregory split the LEO/DPR snaps, they could both play 80-plus percent of the snaps. (I think they'll be at 80 percent at most, with Basham and Armstrong probably picking up the remainder.)

good analysis. so we can theoretically rush 5 out of that package with Parsons off the edge or we can drop a guy like Osa or Watkins into a zone coverage at random to get a cheap interception when the QB doesn't see it's coming. It's one of the main perks of the 3-4 as opposed to Marinelli's vanilla defense where it was obvious as day where the pass rush was coming from and how to stop it.

 

[FVSTONE]

EVERY WEEK! Let him ask for his release...................

 

[gimmesix]

good analysis. so we can theoretically rush 5 out of that package with Parsons off the edge or we can drop a guy like Osa or Watkins into a zone coverage at random to get a cheap interception when the QB doesn't see it's coming. It's one of the main perks of the 3-4 as opposed to Marinelli's vanilla defense where it was obvious as day where the pass rush was coming from and how to stop it.

Essentially, I think that's what we're looking at, although I think we'll see Parsons come from all kinds of spots, which is part of the advantage of the 3-4 looks. Even though you run stunts with the 4-3, the general lineup is the same DE, DT, DT, DE. With the 3-4, we can bring Parsons down into a three-point on the edge like an extra DL, have him stand up and rush off the edge or even slide him to the middle or in another gap and shift the other LBs accordingly.

The idea, of course, is we want that front to stop the run, but teams don't just run on every run down so you've got to be able to bring the heat, too, when you have the run defenders in there.

 

[Verdict]

No....he's still a good player. At the very least a great backup and situational player.

In all seriousness, I would like to hear your honest evaluation of Jaylon, as a former coach.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Must be joking or blind

he's got bacon grease in his eyes.

 

[Beaker42]

Hogwash

LMAO you truly believe that don’t you? He’s the worst starting LB in the NFL.

 

[stiletto]

Every week...LOL

 

[plymkr]

I may be in the minority here but I'm holding out hope that Quinn can use him and get some good playing time out of him. I'm not a huge fan of Jaylon and he kind of annoys me but I am not ready to write him off until I see a couple games in the new system. If he is still in 2020 form in midseason then yeah it's over, then start making him inactive. JMO. I'm pulling for Jaylon cuz if we can get anything from him that makes that contract easier to swallow then we're a better team cuz of it. So I'm a Jaylon fan if it makes us a better team.

 

[Cmac]

We get it…...Jaylon the Fall Guy Nominee again, before the season has started.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Hell no… He’s the captain of our special teams.

 

[DuncanIso]

I understand having to keep Jaylon on the team given his guaranteed money but I would think they may want to make him inactive until he may be needed to fill in for an injured player.
I didn't watch pre-season so I'm not sure he played Special teams. He clearly won't be starting so all backups likely play on Special Teams and if he doesn't what's the use in having him on the gameday roster?

he leads the team in tackles. Just like he did in 2019.

why would they want to bench him?

 

[atlantacowboy]

He would make an enthusiastic addition to the cheerleading squad.

 

[McKDaddy]

Jaylon is the only Cowboy in my lifetime that if he got all time highlite reel clobbered, I would enjoy it. That's how much I have grown to dislike the person and the player.

He can't be gone fast enough.

 

[McKDaddy]

It’s 11 on 10 when Jaylon is on the field. I wouldn’t ever have him on the field.

It really is that simple. At least this coaching staff seems to know that & is trying to limit him as much as possible.