(10-06-2021, 07:00 PM)empty Wrote:

(10-06-2021, 06:03 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: He made the Pro Bowl in 2019, so he hasn't been awful. In fact, on that ESPN show (Get Up) they were saying what an odd move it was to release him, especially since he was playing so well and since Leighton Vander Esch seems to be hurt all the time. They were speculating that something maybe has occurred with him off the field or in the locker room that led to this decision. They said they would be listening in the coming days to see if they could get any more information, because based on his level of play, this made no sense.

Fair, awful may be been a bit of an overstatement, at least for his 2019 season.  Him making the Pro Bowl isn't some sort of validation of his play, though.  Undeserving players routinely make the Pro Bowl, and he was a high profile Cowboy with a good story, a big new contract and had high level play the previous two seasons.  He still hasn't been good the past season+.

Honestly couldn't care less what Get Up has to say, right now he's just a highly paid player that's regressed a lot who was being outplayed by 4 other LBers.  The Cowboys could have sat him on the bench and maybe recouped some value for the same result, but they just released him outright.  Even if Get Up is right that there's something no one is privy to at this point, there's no reason to pursue him then.  No need to add another mediocre player with baggage.