Time to Cut Tyron?

[RS12]

I dont for see a Tyron cut. He is really becoming brittle though. Latest injury was basically non contact just doing normal football motions. Still think he makes it to Canton though.

 

[RodeoJake]

Put him on IR, out for the year. If we make a playoff run it'll be because our line came together and gelled. He'd only complicate matters trying to fit him in. If the line hasn't gelled, he ain't gonna make it so. He's not even going to be in good playing shape. Since he is cheap, let him compete for a position next season.

 

[BlueStar22]

Love the guy and love what the 1st ballot HOFer has meant to the Cowboys. He is going to get full salary for not playing this year. Sadly, his body is not holding up for him to play 16 games in the NFL.

Time to send him off with a hero's farewell and his guaranteed money.

For what?

 

[StarOfGlory]

No. Makes no sense financially. Also, maybe he can help mentor the younger players. I'd like to see him retire a Cowboy. Give him the benefit of another year, he's earned it.

 

[America's Cowboy]

By the end of this season...farewell if he refuses to take a backup role AND reduced pay.

 

[zrinkill]

Jeebus

 

[Redsfan_83]

Listen, the dude should retire before something more serioius happens. As much as I am critical of everything Tyron right now, he has given everything for this franchise, as did Lee for so many years. You can't cut him, but you can let him do things at his pace and do with him what we did with Lee. He deserves better

 

[big dog cowboy]

Time to Cut Tyron?

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Love the guy and love what the 1st ballot HOFer has meant to the Cowboys. He is going to get full salary for not playing this year. Sadly, his body is not holding up for him to play 16 games in the NFL.

Time to send him off with a hero's farewell and his guaranteed money.

are you kidding, Jerry said he is coming back at the end of the year to save the day and lead us to the Super Bowl!

 

[tyke1doe]

He won't be cut. He'd retire before that happens. But if he can be had for a fifth round pick, I'd trade him before deadline or next year. He's basically done here.

 

[SuspectCorner]

The best ability? Availability… old saw - but TRUE.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

I just don’t see how we can keep allowing this situation with Tyron handcuff us anymore.

 

[Tussinman]

Is he first ballot HOF, I’m not so sure.

Yeah most likely. His resume is actually really elite.

He recieved the 2nd most amount of votes for the 2010 all-decade team for LT which under the old format would mean he made 1st team all-decade. He also has 8x pro bowl, 7x NFL top 100 and has made first or 2nd team all pro 4x.

Making first ballot with those accolades (along with playing argueable the 2nd most valueable postion in the entire sport) would not be surprising, that's a stacked resume.

If you look at the last 3 Hall of fame classes (15 total inductees) there's literally only 2 out of 15 players that I would say "oh yeah there 100% better than Tyron Smith no questions asked". That should pretty much tell you all you need to know about his chances (yeah there extremely high for first ballot and there's zero chance he doesn't get in within 2 or 3 years)

 

[Verdict]

The only roster spot he's going to take up is on the initial 53 before immediately being put on IR. You have low-cost vets you can leave off the roster and bring back, like Goodwin, Maher and McQaide, to accomplish that. We've done that before, and I expect to do it again. There may be some slight risk of some team swooping in, but these are generally handshake deals that may come with some slight guarantees to sweeten the pot for those vets.

I agree that it might work out like that. But it would really suck to lose a productive player who can play NOW because we initially used that roster spot on Tyron before he moves to IR (assuming he never plays this year).

 

[Verdict]

Don't think we get anything for cutting him this year, so the salary cap doesn't matter, whether he spends the whole season on IR or not. I'd let him spend the year on IR. Who knows? If he actually does get healthy, we might need him come the playoffs. Injury is part of the game, so it could happen to someone else.

When I say go out on his own terms, I'm only talking about this season. Next season, we save almost $10 million by cutting him.

I'm not for not considering the cap on whether to keep him, but we make no space by cutting him and he doesn't take up a roster spot, so it's not about sentimentality. There's just no reason to cut him now. To me, cutting a player just to cut a player is an unhealthy way to view the situation.

I was more focused on your statement “going out on his own terms”. I just can’t be on board with that statement. Thank you for the clarification.

 

[stinkface]

Maybe he takes off this year and allows his body to recover completely. Dude is only 31 years old. In reality he is prime age right this minute for O lineman. Heck the guy in Cincinnati who retired and was playing at a high level was 40. There is still tread on the tires assuming he has the desire to play.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Contract is too team friendly to release him

Not any more, the team friendly element of the contract expired in 2021. In 2022 he's being paid $17m for possibly 3 games?? The CAP saving of $9m (or $13m) in 2023 is a no-brainer for a team that's got a tight CAP.

Isnt one of our problems that the Jones' persistently hang on to 'our guys', guys who just perform on the field.....that's Tyron (unfortunately).

With all the above in mind you can see why we were prepared to overdraft Tyler, who's a project first round, who may in a year become Tyron's successor.

 

[Hadenough]

We will release him then he will play 17 games the following season lol

Contract is too team friendly to release him

Great for him! But he has been a ball and chain holding machine here the last couple years.

 

[Starforever]

Some fans are like the the GM, hold on to him, due to loyalty. Two years ago Tyron should have been traded for a haul and the team would be in better position.

This GM, would have botched the trade and ended up giving up Tyron for peanuts. So, in hindsight him still being on the roster is the Cowboy way.

 

[noshame]

Naw......Jerry will deem him fully recovered and sign him to a new mega deal