The Dolphins are releasing veteran edge Bradley Chubb

Don't the Cowboys have alot of salary cap space this year? Might as well sign players that make us better and stop worrying about the price tag for once.
 
Tomorrow, there'll be another newly-released free agent, and the reaction will probably be similar.

At times like these, I'm reminded of the sage words of one Smokey Robinson:

"Try to get yourself a bargain, son
Don't be sold on the very first one
Now pretty girls come a dime a dozen
Try to find one who's gonna give you true loving"

Oh, the song? Glad you asked:

 
Stash said:
I’m not about to pay $15 million for 8.5 sacks.

Hard pass.
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Well wouldn't the comps here for both Clowny and Chubb be similar to Tank given their ages and what they bring to the teams So this is the contract that Demarcus Lawrence got last year. I mean it is technically 14 per...

Given the fact that only 18 million is guaranteed they can keep him for two seasons at $9 million a season,

so yeah that be the market in my opinion somebody's going to come in here and say that Chubb is better, I'd say all three of these guys are in a similar spot money wise...

Based on reports from March 2025, the Seattle Seahawks signed defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence to a three-year contract worth up to $42 million, which included $18 million in guaranteed money.
ESPN +1
Contract Details & Context
  • Total Value: $42 million over 3 years.
  • Guaranteed Money: $18 million.
  • Structure: The deal allows the Seahawks to move on after the first season with relatively low dead cap, as it was designed as a "prove-it" deal for the then-32/33-year-old veteran.
  • Significance: Lawrence signed with Seattle after spending 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, looking for a new opportunity after injuries shortened his 2024 campaign.
 
cowboys5xsbs said:
Don't the Cowboys have alot of salary cap space this year? Might as well sign players that make us better and stop worrying about the price tag for once.
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They actually don't the way it sits they're $30 million over the cap, however we all know they can figure out how much money they need, and maneuver the cap, massage the cap etc..

They have a lot of guys they decide whether they're going to keep or release June 1st casualties, Other guys that are just cutting off the team, and any extensions and restructures, plus the new money for the cap increase, should help out.


Whatever they need, that's how they'll go about it ,but no they don't have a lot of money, not as it sits today... I also have very limited draft picks this year, no second no 3rd.

They're going to have to be very creative and smart so, they can't just overpay for fringe type players, I call Tier 2/3, like the guys we're discussing now.
 
Conspicuous in its absence was any talk of the price.

It’s easy to play GM and talk about signing everyone while leaving out the messy math of paying for it.
 
Stash said:
We’ll agree to disagree.

$6 million is cheap for Clowney’s 8.5 sacks.
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Clowney was also on the street until the mid September. If you are expecting 8.5 sacks for 6 million you are going to wind up very disappointed

Also where are 6 million from?
 
blueblood70 said:
Look, sarcasm or not, that’s not the point. The point is these players and their agents know to wait for multiple offers—they’re not signing early. That includes some of our contracts people accused us of mishandling without actually knowing what went on behind the scenes. This whole “should’ve offered earlier and got him cheaper” idea is nonsense. How do you know? You’re just assuming without knowing any details about how those negotiations went down.

Same thing with Parsons—they did offer him a deal in principle. Sure, they hadn’t fully spoken to his agent yet, but once the agent saw the offer, I believe Jerry was right. Not in the same colorful language he used, but David basically told him to get lost—there was no way they were signing for that. It didn’t need to be official; they wanted more, pushed for more, and things got crazy.

I’ve never believed guys like Prescott or his reps, whether for the first or second deal, were ever going to sign early for longer terms at a team-friendly price just because it was offered sooner. That’s why players have representation—so they don’t take cheaper deals.

The old premise was that if they took $100 million guaranteed now, they’d have a nest egg if they got hurt. That’s not how it works. Prescott bet on himself twice, played on the franchise tag, got hurt, and still managed to get everything from Jerry. Second contract was the same—he waited, was patient, was willing to play out his final year, and Jerry still gave him exactly what he wanted.

In the world with players knowing this where they sign contracts for earlier or for cheaper that did work back in the day now most of these players who are at this level like the better players the cream of the crop guys I wouldn't say all the elite guys but just the A players the starters they know better than taking the first offer or signing too early and taking less,

They know that game now.. Yes most of them are willing to bet on themselves and even after injured got record deals especially with Jerry he pays his players if they're loyal doesn't matter, if they get injured.

Even players around the league are starting to do this.


Look I get it Everyone going to blame Jerry because he thinks he's always getting fleeced or overpaying because he waited too long, but I still believe that narrative ,while some of it might be true, and it was truer in the past,

it's no longer true,

I don't think they purposely want to pay more money, that doesn't sound like how a guy got to be worth $15 billion.
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you just can't help yourself, I read 0 of this!!
 
Stash said:
Conspicuous in its absence was any talk of the price.

It’s easy to play GM and talk about signing everyone while leaving out the messy math of paying for it.
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What do you mean absent? Havent we been discussing the price?
 
Stash said:
Conspicuous in its absence was any talk of the price.

It’s easy to play GM and talk about signing everyone while leaving out the messy math of paying for it.
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It's because they're all been brainwashed around here, in social media, saying that there is no real cap ,and that because you massage and push the cap in void years, and play around with restructures, backload deals, and numbers, that there's no such thing and they don't think there's any accountability at all, that you can just spend whatever you want.

That's not true, but yes there are ways to create more money and if they believe they're a couple of these moves away and they want to destroy their cap three years from now ,they can do so, because yes the Eagles and Rams have done it ,with the ridiculous amount of money they pushed into void years ,and dead cap money ,that will come due, then there will be some lean years.

They do have a hard salary cap in the NFL, but most fans believe what they read and they think that every NFL team operates the way the Eagles/ Rams and to an extent the 49ers operate, and that's not true, because the Cowboys actually operate like the other 75% of the NFL where they are bit less aggressive.

Maybe it's just Jerry coming out and saying maybe they're going to do things different this year, maybe they're willing to go a little bit further out on a limb than years past. stay tuned. LOL
 
darthseinfeld said:
Clowney was also on the street until the mid September. If you are expecting 8.5 sacks for 6 million you are going to wind up very disappointed

Also where are 6 million from?
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Clowney’s contract had incentives that could bring it up to $6 million. I’m guessing he hit them.
 
Unless you have reason to believe Chubb’s health is going to significantly improve he’s not worth going after. He’s not the same game he once was
 
Stash said:
Clowney costs probably a third of what Chubb would.

And their 2025 stats were nearly identical, despite the fact that Clowney played in 4 fewer games.

Return on investment. And lack thereof.
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Chubb missed all of 2024 and came back last year. Played OK. I’m curious if soneone throws a high dollar long term deal at him. He may be better off playing on a one year deal and prove himself.
 
conner01 said:
Chubb missed all of 2024 and came back last year. Played OK. I’m curious if soneone throws a high dollar long term deal at him. He may be better off playing on a one year deal and prove himself.
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If those are the terms?

Say $10 million or less on a 1-year deal?

I wouldn’t be against that.

My bet is that the player is looking for much more.
 
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