What in the world will they do with Jaylon Smith?

[Captain-Crash]

Randy White comes to mind
Out of Maryland As a mlb......didn't cut it

Converted to dt, bulked up
Became "decent".

Jaylon option?

kicker. he has the flipper foot for kicking.

 

[basel90]

No team will touch him . Too slow , and not smart enough to read the game . Terrible combination.
Dallas has 2 great LBs , Parsons and LVE , who can play when healthy .

 

[Captain-Crash]

the bigger question should be, who would take his place in the hot boyz club.

 

[visionary]

Same thing you do with deadweight

 

[McKDaddy]

I say the let him sit in a dark room & let him watch his tape. See if he can figure it out since he clearly thought the tape was good before.

As he exits the building as a non Cowboy, ask him if he has a problem? Cause, ya know, he said unless Mr. Jones had a problem he didn't have a problem.

 

[kskboys]

It's a fact. Stats back it up and so does the film. People give Leighton a pass because of his rookie year. He isn't a better tackler, in fact Leighton misses at a very high percent compared to Jaylon. Jaylon the better block shed, better in coverage, better pass rusher and better tackler.

LVE has the instincts and athleticism that Jaylon lacks. Jaylon was an athletic freak before the injury, but no longer is.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

LVE has the instincts and athleticism that Jaylon lacks. Jaylon was an athletic freak before the injury, but no longer is.

Where are all those instincts and athleticism when he misses more tackles than Jaylon and has much less tackles per game then Jaylon.

You guys complain that Jaylon tackles 5 yards past the line of scrimmage...... even though he usually is in the top of the team on tackles for lost...... but yet say Leighton is so much better but yet he isn't even making the tackle.

 

[kskboys]

Where are all those instincts and athleticism when he misses more tackles than Jaylon and has much less tackles per game then Jaylon.

You guys complain that Jaylon tackles 5 yards past the line of scrimmage...... even though he usually is in the top of the team on tackles for lost...... but yet say Leighton is so much better but yet he isn't even making the tackle.

LVE was only good his rook year. Since then, he's been hampered by injuries. (I already said this, BTW.)

Tackle numbers is a very poor way to compare players. Way too many other factors to use this as a standalone stat.

In LVE's lone good year, he out tackled Jaylon 176 to 150. He's been injured ever since.

I think we should move on from both, BTW. LB's absolutely cannot be injury prone. Or hampered majorly by previous injuries.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Where are all those instincts and athleticism when he misses more tackles than Jaylon and has much less tackles per game then Jaylon.

You guys complain that Jaylon tackles 5 yards past the line of scrimmage...... even though he usually is in the top of the team on tackles for lost...... but yet say Leighton is so much better but yet he isn't even making the tackle.

Teams probably target Jaylon more because be is the weaker link. And it's probably tough playing with a partner they often goes into the wrong hole or gives up the edge because of his lack of speed. Not that lve is blameless, he's been poor since his rookie season.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

LVE was only good his rook year. Since then, he's been hampered by injuries. (I already said this, BTW.)

Tackle numbers is a very poor way to compare players. Way too many other factors to use this as a standalone stat.

In LVE's lone good year, he out tackled Jaylon 176 to 150. He's been injured ever since.

I think we should move on from both, BTW. LB's absolutely cannot be injury prone. Or hampered majorly by previous injuries.

Oh i agree with moving on from them just can't do it right now. Parsons and Cox are the future and I'm sure they will take LB next year in the draft as well.

Leighton isn't better than Jaylon. His rookie year was really good but it's not because he can't stay healthy. I think people are giving him way too much credit for his rookie year and bypassing the other years. Of course you can't look at total tackles, cause Leighton is always hurt, but tackles per game you can and Jaylon is better. Missed tackles you can look at and Jaylon is much better in that regard as well. Block shed goes to Jaylon and it's not even close. Pass rush, and coverage goes to Jaylon.

It's not only tackles I'm comparing, it's everything. So again it's just a myth that Leighton is better than Jaylon. The only reason some of you say Leighton is better is because bias. Jaylon is the easy target and therefore is the whipping boy

 

[kskboys]

Oh i agree with moving on from them just can't do it right now. Parsons and Cox are the future and I'm sure they will take LB next year in the draft as well.

Leighton isn't better than Jaylon. His rookie year was really good but it's not because he can't stay healthy. I think people are giving him way too much credit for his rookie year and bypassing the other years. Of course you can't look at total tackles, cause Leighton is always hurt, but tackles per game you can and Jaylon is better. Missed tackles you can look at and Jaylon is much better in that regard as well. Block shed goes to Jaylon and it's not even close. Pass rush, and coverage goes to Jaylon.

It's not only tackles I'm comparing, it's everything. So again it's just a myth that Leighton is better than Jaylon. The only reason some of you say Leighton is better is because bias. Jaylon is the easy target and therefore is the whipping boy

The one year they were both healthy, LVE had more tackles.

And again, it's not a myth.

 

[Jarntt]

I am not talking about next year. I'm talking about this year, for this season. The money is already committed.

Agree. We've already covered that. The discussion you quoted was about next year.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Where are all those instincts and athleticism when he misses more tackles than Jaylon and has much less tackles per game then Jaylon.

You guys complain that Jaylon tackles 5 yards past the line of scrimmage...... even though he usually is in the top of the team on tackles for lost...... but yet say Leighton is so much better but yet he isn't even making the tackle.

how far down the field are Jaylon's tackles? seriously.....

 

[erod]

If the Cowboys decide to keep 11 defensive backs, which they appear to be doing, Jaylon could be in trouble.

My guess is they keep him, but on many Sundays he'll be inactive.

Otherwise, what's he going to do as the fifth guy?

 

[Typhus]

Jaylon just may be the most expensive reserve in the league.

Thought that was Daks gig...

 

[Irvin88_4life]

how far down the field are Jaylon's tackles? seriously.....

Well for one at least he is making the tackle. I've seen guys blame him when his assignment was on the other side of the field but he came off his guy to make the play. Plus he is at the top of the team with tackles for loss....... so perhaps a bias opinion isn't what facts really show

By the way I'm not saying Jaylon is one of the best in the league but people are bashing him even it's just not true. Until Parsons and Neal show it in a real game Jaylon is still the best LB on the team...... however once week 1 starts i fully expect Parsons and Neal to push Jaylon to 3rd and Leighton to 4th

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Sit him on the sideline and make him the league’s highest paid male cheerleader.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Well for one at least he is making the tackle. I've seen guys blame him when his assignment was on the other side of the field but he came off his guy to make the play. Plus he is at the top of the team with tackles for loss....... so perhaps a bias opinion isn't what facts really show

By the way I'm not saying Jaylon is one of the best in the league but people are bashing him even it's just not true. Until Parsons and Neal show it in a real game Jaylon is still the best LB on the team...... however once week 1 starts i fully expect Parsons and Neal to push Jaylon to 3rd and Leighton to 4th

Jaylon's time is done. its so obvious he is struggling physically. watch him run, focus on his left leg and you will see he lifts his knee, almost awkward to run forward. very choppy. the reason is he gets no push off his foot, thus his foot and his left leg running style is to lift and put the foot flat, and lift again....that limits his change of direction, speed and acceleration. he can be semi effective playing close to the line and attacking a hole in the running game and sometimes to be used as a blitzer.....

I also don't think he is a student of the game, his recognition skills really lack....

btw, I am not a big fan of LVE neither, so saying he is better than LVE isn't saying much....

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Jaylon's time is done. its so obvious he is struggling physically. watch him run, focus on his left leg and you will see he lifts his knee, almost awkward to run forward. very choppy. the reason is he gets no push off his foot, thus his foot and his left leg running style is to lift and put the foot flat, and lift again....that limits his change of direction, speed and acceleration. he can be semi effective playing close to the line and attacking a hole in the running game and sometimes to be used as a blitzer.....

I also don't think he is a student of the game, his recognition skills really lack....

btw, I am not a big fan of LVE neither, so saying he is better than LVE isn't saying much....

It's possible and i do agree with using him as a blitzer and in certain situations. I think he still has speed and is really good depth until Parsons, Cox and most likely a rookie next year takes over.

He made some plays against Arizona and if he wasn't good at recognizing the play, or have the speed, he wouldn't have been able to make it

 

[Soth]

Parsons, Neal, LVE, and Cox are an outstanding group.

Please put away the anointing oil

I don't like Jaylon but I am not ready to proclaim that our LB is outstanding if you exclude him. But assuming this group ends up playing well then you bench Jaylon and then cut him when the salary cap hit is not as bad. Nothing else we can do at this point.