How Cowboys get down to $104 million - Norm Hitzges

[AKATheRake]

Does this consider keeping Spencer?

[bounce]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

I can promise you the Redskins wanted to be much more active in free agency than they were last year.

The Cowboys have essentially sat out FA a time or two in the past.

Ya know when the salary cap doesn't matter? When you're a fan of a team that mismanages it so often.

Last year was a penalty - the money wasn't there.

In previous years, when they've been in "cap hell," they've managed to sign Archuleta, Haynesworth, Lloyd, Randle-El, etc. I'm not saying the players were good signings, or they panned out - but they made money available. And those contracts sent them into 'cap hell' again, and they managed to move money and sign more players. Players can move within a salary cap by restructuring.

I'm not defending Dallas's cap situation. They suck at it, and Jerry gives out terrible contracts like they're candy. I'm just saying teams find a way out of bad contracts, and they never really bite teams like you'd think they would.

[Disturbed]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

When you're not winning for nearly two decades and routinely way over next season's cap in January, there's mismanagement.

The Cowboys are a mediocre team. 20 million over the cap and 6 draft picks.

That's poor management.

Yikes, that is putting things in perspective. Sounds even worse when you spell it out like that....

I wonder why no one has asked the Cowboys this question. I would like to hear the answer.

[Beast_from_East]

Originally Posted by erod

And how much does this screw us cap-wise down the road?

I'm for it because I think the time to act with this group is now. But I don't want to be 2-14 with no cap space four years from now either.

When Romo leaves, we are going to be 2-14 regardless so it really doesnt matter if we mortgage the future at this point.

[Disturbed]

Originally Posted by Beast_from_East

When Romo leaves, we are going to be 2-14 regardless so it really doesnt matter if we mortgage the future at this point.

Not true. The Cowboys could draft a good young QB (see the many teams that did just that last year). In fact, a good young QB could make Dallas better and change the fortunes for the whole team. So mortgaging our future now for any one player is a dumb thing to do...in fact, it is always a dumb thing to do.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by Beast_from_East

When Romo leaves, we are going to be 2-14 regardless so it really doesnt matter if we mortgage the future at this point.

I hope our front office doesn't think like that.

How about planning for life after Romo? There are future franchise QBs entering the league.

[Gaede]

Originally Posted by Beast_from_East

When Romo leaves, we are going to be 2-14 regardless so it really doesnt matter if we mortgage the future at this point.

[ufcrules1]

Originally Posted by Beast_from_East

When Romo leaves, we are going to be 2-14 regardless so it really doesnt matter if we mortgage the future at this point.

lol @ that. Yeah, like we would have been 2-14 if we drafted Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Luck, RG3, etc.

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by ufcrules1

lol @ that. Yeah, like we would have been 2-14 if we drafted Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Luck, RG3, etc.

or Jumungous or Heath Shuler or Blaine Gabbert or Colt McCoy or any number of other QB busts over the last 10 years or so.

The hit rate of QBs (and of course its early yet) last year is way above normal.

You can usually expect 30-60% bust rates for QBs.

[Hook'em#11]

Originally Posted by robert70x7

They are at $140 million right now, according to him.

Re-work

Ware, Tony, Carr (trigger-clause), Miles, Witten

June 1st Cuts

Doug Free, Jay Ratliff, Dan Connor

Claims we have room to go after 2 primo free agents if we WANT TO (been saying this all along).

What do you think?

As long as this happens. I AM GOOD with it !!!