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@UpAndAdamsShow @ZEUS__57 @heykayadams Yall pay mfs even less, shut up

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No.

@literallysup @MONTECRI5TO Bad contract? He hasnt even played

@MONTECRI5TO You’ve provided an example of a bad contract though. Maybe they juice Dex’s deal a bit and guarantee it, but he’s coming off a down/injured year. It’s the absolute riskiest time for the giants to extend him when they don’t have to. He should just ball out and earn it plus more

Tyler Linderbaum off his worst season since his Rookie Year got 10 Million more than the next highest paid Center

The Giants are 23-46-1 under Joe Schoen. During that time, the Giants lost a franchise cornerstone in Saquon Barkley… who had (arguably) the greatest RB season EVER the following year, and won a Super Bowl with a division rival. Also didn’t get a deal done with Xavier McKinney… who became a back to back All Pro the following two years in Green Bay. Didn’t retain Julian Love, who elevated in Seattle… shipped Leonard Williams off, who continued to get better… Dexter Lawrence might be next. Who knows what impact a trade has on the locker room, as well as guys like Brian Burns who said “How I feel technically is that we just need him in the building, regardless of whatever it is. Figure it out. Get it done. I don't want to see somebody else in that 97 besides Dex” Uber-talented players continue to leave the building… At what point does a “price point” or “positional value” take a backseat to pure talent? Or the locker room?

Makes total sense to hire a 64 year old coach @ 20M/year to them turn around and trade away the best player on your defense because of contract issues for draft picks in a draft that is the weakest in years at said player's position group.

@imchosen10 @4_4s_Im_Tippin @DDuggan21 @football_grump @BobbySkinner_ Doesn't matter. Emotional reaction to business is just stupidity. The only smart thing is to give him a new deal that reflects current market

@4_4s_Im_Tippin @DDuggan21 @football_grump @BobbySkinner_ realistically how is it joes fault that this nigga doesn’t want to hold up his end of the contract? having contract disputes coming off a bad year with not one but two years left on the contract i’ll tell him to get the fuck out my face too.

That we're still hearing about how there are two years left on Dex's deal answers why there's an impasse. I understand the Giants wanting to just ride out the contract. But that's just not tenable at this point. Holdouts have become outdated, so I don't think the threat of lost wages due to fines serve as much leverage. But there's nothing stopping Dex from holding *in* like so many other top players have done to push for new deals. Again, to me, it just comes down to their evaluation of him as a player going forward. If they think he'll return to form, give him a raise that gets him over the $26M/year DTs. All we hear about is how healthy the cap situation is in the future, so they can afford to splurge if they believe he's still a dominant force. And if they don't think he's that player anymore, makes sense to trade him for the best return you can get now. Sounds great to say "Just make him play, he signed the contract." Where does that get you a year from now? He's forced their hand, but that might not be a bad thing. They've been too reactionary under Schoen. This will force them to be proactive

@justblaze2424 @skyeluque @DDuggan21 How much worse would they be without him?

@skyeluque @DDuggan21 How are our defensive rankings the last few years with Dex on that line?

Schoen is a fool. He needs to be fired immediately. Harbaugh can’t be this dumb. Dexter is our best player. Our best draft pick in a long time. Has hall of fame potential and has proven it. I’m not sure what happened last season but he was still good. New regime. Clean slate. I would give him 3/90. Fully guaranteed. If he wants 26 that is a great deal. 28 would be a bargain. We have let him down. He has played next to garbage for years now. Get a good player next to him. I would think about two first round picks but anything less than that is a hard no. He’s that good. Look at the recent video from Clemson. He is trim and working hard. Get rid of Schoen. Daboll made him fat with his lazy coaching.

@football_grump @DDuggan21 We can only hope they do the right thing

@DDuggan21 Big final line

The difference between good and bad teams? Pride. Hardballing all your best players and allowing them to leave to save a couple millions is why the Giants will never go anywhere.

@RivenMusicPro @daking519k @MONTECRI5TO Wonder why?

@daking519k @MONTECRI5TO Lol. Nobody is denying he was great in 24 man, but relative to that year he was phoning it in last year.

“But he had .5 Sacks in 2025”

To be the Bengals

@MONTECRI5TO What’s the point of having a qb on a rookie contract if you’re not gonna spend to build out the roster

@SRTJay98 @MONTECRI5TO There were big moments last year?

@MONTECRI5TO Nobody is saying he aren’t better when he’s on the field. But where was Dex last year in big moments when we needed him? Nowhere to be found. Yall are talking about 30+ mil just to bitch again in a couple years

@KidBlueRB27 @MONTECRI5TO @queens_guy I mean its so fucking obvious

@MONTECRI5TO @queens_guy Dex is so good even TheoAsh recognizes it 😂

@RJKing56 @BigBlueUnited You sure?

@BigBlueUnited Can’t pay Burns if you pay Dex 30 mill, you’re looking at 70 mill a year minimum between the both of them.

There can be a ripple effect to the Dex situation. Brian Burns is going to be in a very similar contract situation a yr from now. You better believe he is watching closely how this unfolds. Burns was 2nd in sacks this past season and he makes almost $20M less per yr than Parsons.

@RivenMusicPro @BigBlueUnited @CAPOITALIANO45 You really think it'll hurt him that much? There are people who know what kind of player he is. League is dumb sometimes but all 32 aren't THAT dumb

@BigBlueUnited @CAPOITALIANO45 x.com/i/status/20445… I'll just leave this here.