Tyrone Crawford agrees he played 'horrible' vs. Giants

[Craig]

Hes been good at times surrounded by crap. I think if he had some better players on the line that he would perform well. That said, he stood out as bad on Sunday.

 

[Alexander]

A lot of it was his intangibles off the field. I've noticed if you keep your head down, don't cause any distractions and put your work in the weight room/film room then you have a very good chance of getting extended under Garrett regardless of your production (Crawford, Wilber, Hanna). These are the type of guys great franchises wouldn't hesitate to replace w/ late round picks.

Otherwise known affectionately as "right kind of guys".

 

[Seven]

Miles Austin was sort of similar, but he did have a truly monster season. I don't know what on earth they saw out of Crawford's 2014 that impressed them that much.

He's a big, dumb, lumbering hard practice guy.................Rod's blue print of D-lineman.

 

[Alexander]

He's a big, dumb, lumbering hard practice guy.................Rod's blue print of D-lineman.

I don't think he's dumb. I just think he's just missing something, where it be athletic skill, killer instinct, etc.

He's almost like a DL version of Barry Church. Swell fellow, but you are making a huge mistake to believe there is more than what you have seen.

 

[khiladi]

Reminds of old Jay Ratfliff. Solid guy, gets paid and stinks.

PFF rated him the worst starting DT in the entire Nfl last week. That's terrible

Ratliff got paid an extension his first contract and was a beast. Maybe it's because Wade Phillips knows how to coach defenses, but our brain-trust thinks anybody can coach up guys...

 

[CowboyRoy]

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is not overly critical of his players publicly, so when he chides one even a little bit it is noteworthy.

On Monday, Garrett was not pleased with the work of defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford.

"I thought he was tough sitting in against the run at times. I thought he affected the quarterback at times," Garrett said. "But he needs to be a more productive player for us. We need to get more out of our defensive line as we go forward."

Crawford was credited with two tackles by the coaches in the Cowboys' season-opening loss to the New York Giants. He did not have a quarterback pressure or a sack. He did draw a holding penalty.

Crawford did not disagree with Garrett's assessment.

"I played horrible," Crawford said. "I definitely didn't play like I wanted to play."

http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cow...-crawford-agrees-he-played-horrible-vs-giants

Im sorry, but this guy is a bust in regards to the hype and the contract he signed. Garbage. Either hurt or underwhelming. Chalk up ANOTHER position that needs to be filled on this defense.

 

[Section446]

Good for him for owning up to it, that's the first step in fixing it, I suppose.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Sometimes I think that Jerry gets overly excited when somebody he drafted turns out to be halfway decent, then he rushes in and overpays the guy.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Ratliff got paid an extension his first contract and was a beast. Maybe it's because Wade Phillips knows how to coach defenses, but our brain-trust thinks anybody can coach up guys...

Like Ware, Wade went on to win superbowls in Denver and form the best defense in the NFL. All while Garrett and Jerry continue to fumble around being football guys in Dallas.

 

[khiladi]

We all know this situation is because the league black-balled Hardy and Jerry Jones isn't like Kraft and Mara, where he will cry and throw a fit and get what he needs to get for his team to improve... The Patriots have cheated to no end and they still get what they need to get done... The Giants have a kicker that got suspended for only one game, despite the domestic abuse allegations that came out...

 

[Zordon]

I'm not sure why your attacking Hanna on this one. Guy has been nothing but a solid player for us up to this point. I'm a little perplexed with how Crawford has been playing. I really liked the guy before he got his big pay day. He never struck me as a guy who would just coast after getting paid, but hey money changes people.

Hanna has actually been better than I expected. I just think when you have annual cap issues you should find ways to save money by replacing these role players with late rd picks. I really liked the Swain pick and believe he could have been Hanna's replacement.

 

[Seven]

Good for him for owning up to it, that's the first step in fixing it, I suppose.

What I don't get is, if he knew he was stinking up the joint, why didn't he make adjustments to fix that?

You gotta, during the course of a game, get to know the dude across from you. Find a weakness and exploit.

Just like what JPP did to Free with inside moves..............Free was standing there with his jock on his head.

 

[Aven8]

Miles Austin was sort of similar, but he did have a truly monster season. I don't know what on earth they saw out of Crawford's 2014 that impressed them that much.

They were trying to get cute like they did with Ratliff and pay him cheaply, before he had a monster year and priced himself out of us. It worked with Rat, until they extended him again for some idiotic reason!

 

[Nightman]

Hanna has actually been better than I expected. I just think when you have annual cap issues you should find ways to save money by replacing these role players with late rd picks. I really liked the Swain pick and believe he could have been Hanna's replacement.

If they waste 2m on guys like Hanna, Heath, DMC, Beasley, Gachkar, Wilcox then they can say we can't sign any stars

We want to be a 'draft' team but we don't trust the rookies to play over very average vets...but they are RKGs

 

[nobody]

They had Carson Wentz right under there nose and well.. They let Philly have him.

What are you talking about? Philly drafted before the Cowboys because they traded for an earlier spot. And what does Wentz have to do with the defense? Besides, Dak did fine so we don't need the overrated Wentz.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Definitely underwhelmed by Crawford's overall body of work, the contract has been a gut punch thus far!

 

[ScipioCowboy]

This isn't new. It's a trend that's held steady for awhile.

 

[MileyDancer]

He's been garbage ever since he signed that contract.

Yep.

 

[CowboyChris]

we should really consider him not starting this week...give it to Irving or Thornton, hey heres any idea....why dont we make him have to earn his spot back?

 

[noshame]

That's the way to jump on him Jason!

Now take the next step and hold his dessert all week!