We can use both franchise and transition tag

[darthseinfeld]

Because 2020 is the the “final league year” of the existing CBA, a quirk in the CBA allows a team to apply BOTH the franchise and transition tag this year. While not great for this year’s cap, we conceivably could franchise Dak and transition Amari. That would allow us to keep Dak for $30-35m and match any offer Amari receives on the open market. This may explain why we were in no rush to sign either of them in 2019. Team does have some leverage.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26073422/nfl-cba-quirks-a-big-effect-2020-offseason?platform=amp

You're a lawyer correct?

I know the NFL has taken anti poison pill measures, but is it still possible?

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

You're a lawyer correct?

I know the NFL has taken anti poison pill measures, but is it still possible?

yes

after the Steve Hutchinson poison pill contract by Minnesota (which said he had to be the highest paid OL on his team and Seattle had a high priced OT), the NFL outlawed it and tightened up the rules with transition and franchise tags. But even though not formally a “poison pill,” a team can structure the financial terms of a contract (frront loading it) that makes it difficult for a team to match. But we have $80+m in cap space, so we can probably do what we want this year.

 

[jazzcat22]

Sorry, missed those posts. Good to know that we don’t have to rush to sign Amari to an above-market contract, like Jerry probably would have. If we don’t like his number, let him try to find a better deal on the open market.

wow. thanks for point out what has been discussed about 90 times now!

Never mind them. Yes it has been brought up several times in other threads, not 90 though. But I do not recall a thread being made to address it as a stand alone thread.

 

[jazzcat22]

We can do whatever we want this year. That’s not really the problem. Over time the bill starts coming due and you end up very tight against the cap.

We have money available but lots of expiring contracts. Lots of smaller contracts start adding up. The $5m deal for Witten and stuff like that is absurd.

You can spend money on an impact player but you can’t pay a top 20 player like he is top 5 and that’s pretty much what we have on this team other than Zeke and maybe one or two OL.

Witten, Cobb, Austin all had $5 million deals, I think, then what was left on Quinns deal though Miami ate that, so he may have been around the $5 million also.

 

[CowboysRule]

Doesn't cutting Crawford free up like $8 million or something absurd like that?

 

[baltcowboy]

Because 2020 is the the “final league year” of the existing CBA, a quirk in the CBA allows a team to apply BOTH the franchise and transition tag this year. While not great for this year’s cap, we conceivably could franchise Dak and transition Amari. That would allow us to keep Dak for $30-35m and match any offer Amari receives on the open market. This may explain why we were in no rush to sign either of them in 2019. Team does have some leverage.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26073422/nfl-cba-quirks-a-big-effect-2020-offseason?platform=amp

Are you sure? The talking heads are saying if we give Dak 30+ we will be in cap hell. The transition tag would hurt us because that 200+ million offer sheet that New England will offer Cooper will break the bank. We will be ok the Joneses know what they are doing when it comes to the salary cap.

 

[CWR]

Because 2020 is the the “final league year” of the existing CBA, a quirk in the CBA allows a team to apply BOTH the franchise and transition tag this year. While not great for this year’s cap, we conceivably could franchise Dak and transition Amari. That would allow us to keep Dak for $30-35m and match any offer Amari receives on the open market. This may explain why we were in no rush to sign either of them in 2019. Team does have some leverage.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26073422/nfl-cba-quirks-a-big-effect-2020-offseason?platform=amp

Thats awesome news. Although its not ideal it gives us options. Id considering putting Coop or Jones on a first round tender. It would be great if someone bit on Jones and we could turn around and draft a CB with the pick he nets us.

 

[darthseinfeld]

yes

after the Steve Hutchinson poison pill contract by Minnesota (which said he had to be the highest paid OL on his team and Seattle had a high priced OT), the NFL outlawed it and tightened up the rules with transition and franchise tags. But even though not formally a “poison pill,” a team can structure the financial terms of a contract (frront loading it) that makes it difficult for a team to match. But we have $80+m in cap space, so we can probably do what we want this year.

Thank you for the information

 

[conner01]

I have a hard time seeing Dallas sign 27 more people with only 50mil left in cap space after those 2 tags lol

It’s an option
But not a very good one

 

[KeepinTime]

Is Joey Galloway available?

 

[links18]

Is Joey Galloway available?

For two firsts, sure!