How can the front office go all in for 2022?

J12B · Feb 12, 2022

Adreme said:
I don't imagine that there is enough cap room to do everything you proposed. Lets first talk about how to bring "everyone" back. Assuming you restructure Cooper and Law to go along with the restructure for Dak gets you to around 16m in cap space plus the needed cuts gets you to around 30 million. Now you need 5 million for draft picks so lets 25 million to go around. If you sign Schultz that east up half of that. If you sign Kearse that eats up another 5m. It is hard to gauge what the cost of Anger and a new kicker will be so lets assume 5m for the set (which is probably low) and move on from that. I have now used up almost all of the cap space available and somehow there needs to be enough to sign a G, which is probably between 7-9m cap hit depending on how you structure it (likely 8-10 AAV for a solid starter far more if you want the one elite one who might hit FA). You can maybe squeeze a good LB in at a 5m cap hit (7-9m AAV) but again where is the room for this?

Basically there just is not room to resign players AND load up.

I was thinking that all the newly signed players would have low first year cap hits.

Schultz 6 million (Cut Jarwin and its basically a wash)
Gregory 8 million
Kearse 4 million
Anger 2 million

New draft picks 6 million

Free agent Guard 7 million
Free agent LB 6 million

That's 34 million needed for cap space and I've heard Dallas could easily get to $45-50 million in cap space.

Aerolithe_Lion · Feb 12, 2022

Kingofholland said:
I'm a little skeptical Davante Adams would be as dominant here. I don't think our WRs are the problem either.

I wouldn’t call them the problem, but further improving the position would do a lot for Dak. He may not be a guaranteed 1500yards/15 TDs without Arod, but even if he regresses to 1200-1300 yards and a meager 11-12 TDs, that’s more than any Dallas receiver now has proven to be capable of

Bobhaze · Feb 12, 2022

big dog cowboy said:
Talk Tom Brady out of retirement.

Would make ZERO difference in this culture. Not to mention Brady would NEVER want to come to this circus.

Robbieac · Feb 12, 2022

J12B said:
I believe if Dallas wants to go all in next year, they have to do everything they can to the cap in order to accomplish 3 things to the roster:

1)Bring back key players
Players like Gregory, Schultz, Kearse and obviously Bryan Anger-the best punter to ever play the game. They could probably afford to lose 1 of those 3 (either Gregory or Schultz) but losing 2 or those 3 will just mean they have to fill holes in the draft or free agency. Filling holes makes it difficult to improve the roster.

2)Keep big name players like Lawrence and Cooper
Yeah they maybe on the decline but it's not easy to replace players like that in a single offseason. That would mean Dallas would have to target a WR and edge rusher in rounds 1-3 to just replace players. And who knows if those rookies will be reliable and and able to contribute right away.

3)Draft best player available rounds 1, 2, 3
Select players that are on top of your board. Keeping all the talent they can would give them that draft flexibility.

4)Sign 2 key free agents
Again, stretch the cap as far as they can and get 2 to 3 new starters. A reliable Guard, and solid LB or 2 since that is where the roster is thin at.

The front office needs to take a shot.

If they fail, oh well. At least they tried. And besides, 2023 is most likely going to be a rebuild year regardless of the 2022 season.

Go big or go home

Bless your heart

Robbieac · Feb 12, 2022

cowboyec said:
if they draft a safety within the first 3 RDs it'll get my attention.

Yeah….

That’ll fix the disease that has infected the Cowboys for the past 26 years……

All we need to do is draft a safety in the first 3 rounds, and we will start to get this ship righted!!!

Bobhaze · Feb 12, 2022

J12B said:
I was thinking that all the newly signed players would have low first year cap hits.

Schultz 6 million (Cut Jarwin and its basically a wash)
Gregory 8 million
Kearse 4 million
Anger 2 million

New draft picks 6 million

Free agent Guard 7 million
Free agent LB 6 million

That's 34 million needed for cap space and I've heard Dallas could easily get to $45-50 million in cap space.

Schultz will be garnering about $10-12 million. Gregory will also likely take more than $8 million. And Gregory has never- in the 7 seasons he’s been here ever played more than 12 games. We don’t need that.

I just believe a better future is with guys mostly not on this roster.

alicetooljam · Feb 12, 2022

Aerolithe_Lion said:
Trade Cooper, let Gallup walk, enter the Davante Adams bidding war

Adams-Wilson-Lamb would be absolutely insane

Because Dak and Kellen get the most out of our wrs?

CowboyFrog · Feb 12, 2022

Bobhaze said:
Schultz will be garnering about $10-12 million. Gregory will also likely take more than $8 million. And Gregory has never- in the 7 seasons he’s been here ever played more than 12 games. We don’t need that.

I just believe a better future is with guys mostly not on this roster.

Yes as we "add some pieces" forgive some of us if we think we have seen the ending to this movie before..lol

I'm with you Bob for once please just turn the damn roster over and lets get moving on.

roy31 · Feb 12, 2022

I really dont think talent is the issue . It’s that they don’t have the correct state of mind to be champs. The team is too soft and has been for decades . They don’t win but still get all the press which is really all Jerry cares about… to keep the team relevant so that it still produces $$$$. They need a coach as everyone who is anyone says , to change the culture. Quinn has started to on the defense. The offense is soooo soft, they get yards and stats but don’t have a killer winning additude. Until that changes the falling short will continue and McCarthy is not the one who can change it. Payton and Quinn….. maybe

Aerolithe_Lion · Feb 12, 2022

alicetooljam said:
Because Dak and Kellen get the most out of our wrs?

Can’t know until you know I guess

Whyjerry · Feb 12, 2022

Can’t win with this ownership.

cowboyec · Feb 12, 2022

Robbieac said:
Yeah….

That’ll fix the disease that has infected the Cowboys for the past 26 years……

All we need to do is draft a safety in the first 3 rounds, and we will start to get this ship righted!!!

you missed my point.

willia451 · Feb 12, 2022

Bobhaze said:
......with guys mostly not on this roster.

But.............."We like our guys."

GORICO · Feb 12, 2022

J12B said:
I believe if Dallas wants to go all in next year, they have to do everything they can to the cap in order to accomplish 3 things to the roster:

1)Bring back key players
Players like Gregory, Schultz, Kearse and obviously Bryan Anger-the best punter to ever play the game. They could probably afford to lose 1 of those 3 (either Gregory or Schultz) but losing 2 or those 3 will just mean they have to fill holes in the draft or free agency. Filling holes makes it difficult to improve the roster.

2)Keep big name players like Lawrence and Cooper
Yeah they maybe on the decline but it's not easy to replace players like that in a single offseason. That would mean Dallas would have to target a WR and edge rusher in rounds 1-3 to just replace players. And who knows if those rookies will be reliable and and able to contribute right away.

3)Draft best player available rounds 1, 2, 3
Select players that are on top of your board. Keeping all the talent they can would give them that draft flexibility.

4)Sign 2 key free agents
Again, stretch the cap as far as they can and get 2 to 3 new starters. A reliable Guard, and solid LB or 2 since that is where the roster is thin at.

The front office needs to take a shot.

If they fail, oh well. At least they tried. And besides, 2023 is most likely going to be a rebuild year regardless of the 2022 season.

Go big or go home

Look what the rams did...yes they mortgaged near future but it paid off and they are in super bowl...Stephen Jones willl NEVER pull levers like that....even though we have not even whiffed a NFC champ game in

26 years....they believe now in building solely in the draft...which i can agree with seeing how good we have been....but they you have to keep your players and you also have to get a few good free agents

too...like we tried to do 2 years ago before they were all injured and we had dummy coaches try to change everything on Zoom...and if you are going to revamp offense or defense it takes a couple of years

So the whole thing was stupid because i believe Mike McCarthey is not smart....He had 2 generational QB's to work with...Favre and Rogers....i watched how our offense performed early in season last

year to how it looked late in season including one losing playoff game ...it was like Moore forgot how to try and trick a defense.....we need discipline terribly and we dont have coaches that the players

fear so no discipline...i am still crushed over the 49er game.....have a good day

GORICO · Feb 12, 2022

Kingofholland said:
I'm a little skeptical Davante Adams would be as dominant here. I don't think our WRs are the problem either.

no its Dak not seeing the field nor having a natural football throwing arm....He works so hard footwork and mechanics and throwing motion and if his focus is off it all falls apart so no Adams

would be no better...we have 4 super quality recievers in Cooper, Lamb, Gallup, Cedrick Wilson...and even Noah Brown and Turner....our issue is not receivers....Dak lost all confidence after

his calf injury and it was obvious....Hope he regains it....Moore the OC is a real let down after this year....this could have been our year...should have beaten 49ers and they should have beaten

Rams for super bowl....hope we bring our players back with good coaching

Aftershock · Feb 12, 2022

J12B said:
I believe if Dallas wants to go all in next year, they have to do everything they can to the cap in order to accomplish 3 things to the roster:

1)Bring back key players
Players like Gregory, Schultz, Kearse and obviously Bryan Anger-the best punter to ever play the game. They could probably afford to lose 1 of those 3 (either Gregory or Schultz) but losing 2 or those 3 will just mean they have to fill holes in the draft or free agency. Filling holes makes it difficult to improve the roster.

2)Keep big name players like Lawrence and Cooper
Yeah they maybe on the decline but it's not easy to replace players like that in a single offseason. That would mean Dallas would have to target a WR and edge rusher in rounds 1-3 to just replace players. And who knows if those rookies will be reliable and and able to contribute right away.

3)Draft best player available rounds 1, 2, 3
Select players that are on top of your board. Keeping all the talent they can would give them that draft flexibility.

4)Sign 2 key free agents
Again, stretch the cap as far as they can and get 2 to 3 new starters. A reliable Guard, and solid LB or 2 since that is where the roster is thin at.

The front office needs to take a shot.

If they fail, oh well. At least they tried. And besides, 2023 is most likely going to be a rebuild year regardless of the 2022 season.

Go big or go home

HAHAHAHAHAAH

Corso · Feb 12, 2022

Bobhaze said:
Schultz will be garnering about $10-12 million. Gregory will also likely take more than $8 million. And Gregory has never- in the 7 seasons he’s been here ever played more than 12 games. We don’t need that.

I just believe a better future is with guys mostly not on this roster.

He's probably talking about 1st year cap hits.

75boyz · Feb 12, 2022

Bobhaze said:
To me, “Going all in” requires getting rid of a bunch veterans that have talent but do not help us become a better built team to win playoff games. They’ve been here for years and we haven’t done squat. And btw…replacing a RB or WR in this league is not that difficult. Good teams do it all the time. With mid-level draft picks to boot.

People like Zeke, DLaw, Amari Cooper, Randy Gregory…to name a few need to be gone. Hey we won 9 games this year without DLaw. Amari Cooper averaged about 45 yards per game after mid- season. Zeke? Even before he was injured is not the guy Jerry drafted with the 4th pick in 2016. RG has NEVER played more than 12 games in a season. And we want to “run it back” with these guys again? Makes zero sense to me.

This team needs a financial and cultural haircut. We need some new blood. If you love all the aforementioned guys I say we need to cut…don’t worry. Jerry won’t do it. Because he’s a fantasy football GM, not a real GM.

Great post and true account of players and GM.

fivetwos · Feb 12, 2022

We aren't signing any free agents of significance.

The improvement on paper will be the first round pick.

Up to coaching to make up for it.

Good luck.

Cboyfan4ever · Feb 12, 2022

Aerolithe_Lion said:
I wouldn’t call them the problem, but further improving the position would do a lot for Dak. He may not be a guaranteed 1500yards/15 TDs without Arod, but even if he regresses to 1200-1300 yards and a meager 11-12 TDs, that’s more than any Dallas receiver now has proven to be capable of

Dak doesn’t throw people open.

How can the front office go all in for 2022?

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