Dallas Cowboys: The Dallas Cowboys went into free will, and it all started with DeMarcus Lawrence

Jean-Jacques Taylor, cowboys insider for NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) and host of JaM Session from 9h to 13h. In the week on 103.3 KESN-FM, answered questions about the team during a recent live chat. Here are some highlights:

To what extent does an unsuccessful D-Lawrence transaction have an influence on the important decisions the Cowboys can make once the free agency is open?

JJT: For the moment, Lawrence should have about $ 20 million on the ceiling. If they sign it for a big contract, it will hardly count so much the first year, which would allow them to do something else with other players. The Cowboys are handicapped by not signing Lawrence. He did everything they asked him to do – produce and be a leader – and now he wants to be one of the top five paid guys in his job. It is not that complicated. They must get there.

If Dallas thinks that a Super Bowl window is open, should not it delay the purchase of Dak / Amari contracts by next year to be able to allocate money to Earl or to other players this year?

JJT: There is money to do all the business now. I did not say it would be easy or cheap, but it can be done. And you have to consider these guys, they do not try to wait to be paid just because the Cowboys want to get other guys to sign. It does not work like that. In addition, think about what it says in the locker room when you pay guys who have not been part of the team before playing against guys who have been part of the team.

Will anyone offer the $ 20 million guarantee that Cole Beasley says he wants?

JJT: I do not think anyone will guarantee him $ 20 million, but I would not be shocked if he ended up having $ 20 million in his pocket after a three year contract. I would not be surprised if he was getting $ 7 to $ 8 million a year on the market, which would put him in the $ 20 million range after his bonus. You see, it's a good slot machine receiver and some teams will be happy to have it, but he was not satisfied with his role and his background in Dallas.

Have the teams of the other NFC East teams ever scared Cowboy fans?

JJT: I've never been a person who thinks you should be involved in what other teams do. You build the best team you can build and go from there. You do not know how new guys will fit into a different scheme or fit into a locker room, so you have no idea of ​​their impact on the new team. If the Cowboys sign the guys that they are supposed to sign, they are kind enough to beat anyone in the East NFC.

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