Lawrence is effectively on a 2/16M deal — which is the going rate for a midrange DL. Austin Johnson signed a 2/14M agreement with the Chargers for reference.
The economics and value line up pretty well in years 4 & 5. And the Giants don’t need to revisit until March 2024, which is a lifetime away in football years.
...well, now a dime, more like several million a dozen haha. But the point is that DTs like him are commonplace, and interchangeable.
Case in point, I feel that both BJ Hill and Austin Johnson are as good as, if not better than Dexter Lawrence. Both were easy to get (Hill a 3rd round pick and Johnson a July vet minimum UFA signing), and both make less money than Lawrence does this year.
Right now, I would rather have either BJ Hill or Austin Johnson than Dexter Lawrence, to be honest. Lawrence is a good player at times, but he is not a playmaker and he is very inconsistent.
Drafting Lawrence was another mistake in the disastrous 2019 draft. He was not worth a 1st round pick, and is not worth a big contract.
...well, now a dime, more like several million a dozen haha. But the point is that DTs like him are commonplace, and interchangeable.
Case in point, I feel that both BJ Hill and Austin Johnson are as good as, if not better than Dexter Lawrence. Both were easy to get (Hill a 3rd round pick and Johnson a July vet minimum UFA signing), and both make less money than Lawrence does this year.
Right now, I would rather have either BJ Hill or Austin Johnson than Dexter Lawrence, to be honest. Lawrence is a good player at times, but he is not a playmaker and he is very inconsistent.
Drafting Lawrence was another mistake in the disastrous 2019 draft. He was not worth a 1st round pick, and is not worth a big contract.
Ooops, my bad, I meant to say that BJ Hill and Austin Johnson make less than Lawrence's 5th year option (~$11 million), but that's his 2023 value.
just guessing...
Kind of like getting a massive snowplow, with hydraulics and even side attachments and trying to hook it to Rear wheel drive Silverado pickup.
We drafted cogs without main pieces in place- D.Law without play makers next to or behind him, Barkley without an Online etc..
The economics and value line up pretty well in years 4 & 5. And the Giants don’t need to revisit until March 2024, which is a lifetime away in football years.
Yep they tried to make him a DE when they shouldn’t have
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That seemed like a Reese thing (although it was DG that let Tomlinson walk). No clue how Schoen feels about it.
Case in point, I feel that both BJ Hill and Austin Johnson are as good as, if not better than Dexter Lawrence. Both were easy to get (Hill a 3rd round pick and Johnson a July vet minimum UFA signing), and both make less money than Lawrence does this year.
Right now, I would rather have either BJ Hill or Austin Johnson than Dexter Lawrence, to be honest. Lawrence is a good player at times, but he is not a playmaker and he is very inconsistent.
Drafting Lawrence was another mistake in the disastrous 2019 draft. He was not worth a 1st round pick, and is not worth a big contract.
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The Giants historically don't keep DTs once their rookie contract is up. I can't remember one they didn't let walk.
That seemed like a Reese thing (although it was DG that let Tomlinson walk). No clue how Schoen feels about it.
Cornelius Griffin seems to indicate it's been going on longer than that.
Case in point, I feel that both BJ Hill and Austin Johnson are as good as, if not better than Dexter Lawrence. Both were easy to get (Hill a 3rd round pick and Johnson a July vet minimum UFA signing), and both make less money than Lawrence does this year.
Right now, I would rather have either BJ Hill or Austin Johnson than Dexter Lawrence, to be honest. Lawrence is a good player at times, but he is not a playmaker and he is very inconsistent.
Drafting Lawrence was another mistake in the disastrous 2019 draft. He was not worth a 1st round pick, and is not worth a big contract.
Ooops, my bad, I meant to say that BJ Hill and Austin Johnson make less than Lawrence's 5th year option (~$11 million), but that's his 2023 value.