2026 salary cap projected to be in range of 301.2 - 305.7 million

gtb1943 said:
just goes to show the corruption when you have LEGAL TAMPERING
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It just 48 hours teams can talk to the FA’s agents prior to being able to sign them. Teams can find out if they have any chance at a player or would be willing to pay what the agent has in mind. They can then turn to a second or third choice before they’re signed by another team. It makes illegal tampering unnecessary.
 
Fla Cowpoke said:
We can easily make money, I have posted many times about that. I am just saying the possible increase in sal cap doesn't really improve us at all in reference to other teams.
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We have the best cap situation in the league, it's there for the taking if they want it
 
thunderpimp91 said:
Sort of but also sort of not...yes they can do pretty much whatever they want to make the 2026 numbers work, but so can every team in the NFL for the most part. Those restructured deals don't just make the cap money go away, it just gets pushed into the future which for the Cowboys isnt ideal either as they are the #31 and #27 worst cap situation in 2027 and 2028 as well. This isn't ideal if the Cowboys are trying to get any 1st or 2nd wave FAs as those guys typically require multi year contracts.

I'm all for the Cowboys being aggressive with their cap money this year and pushing the limits and risking the future...Its not something Jerry/Stephen typically like to do though.
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That's not true, most teams can't open up what we can. The cap situation in 2027/2028 is very much the same, actually it's better. In '29 Dak's contract is off the books although he'll probably be re-signed.
We have one of the best cap situations in the league. We can sign all of our FA's and sign 2-3 major FA's and be fine.

That's a fact.
 
Agents see the cap go up by 10%, will now ask for 10% more than they did last year… it’s a never ending cycle.
 
Brooksey said:
That's not true, most teams can't open up what we can. The cap situation in 2027/2028 is very much the same, actually it's better. In '29 Dak's contract is off the books although he'll probably be re-signed.
We have one of the best cap situations in the league. We can sign all of our FA's and sign 2-3 major FA's and be fine.

That's a fact.
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It’s not fact though. If all teams maximized their restructuring the cowboys would still be 23rd in available cap space. Other than just a few teams everyone can open up as much cap space as needed. Many teams won’t because it A) causes a need for more cash spend in 2026 and B) it impacts future cap seasons.

https://overthecap.com/restructure

Technically we can still restructure Dak until his deal is over but we still have an issue where we owe $230m against the cap of his $240m extension. Kicking some money into future years is a great strategy but you can’t do it in excess every year.
 
thunderpimp91 said:
It’s not fact though. If all teams maximized their restructuring the cowboys would still be 23rd in available cap space. Other than just a few teams everyone can open up as much cap space as needed. Many teams won’t because it A) causes a need for more cash spend in 2026 and B) it impacts future cap seasons.

https://overthecap.com/restructure

Technically we can still restructure Dak until his deal is over but we still have an issue where we owe $230m against the cap of his $240m extension. Kicking some money into future years is a great strategy but you can’t do it in excess every year.
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Dallas is #1 in contracts (130M) that can be simply restructured and #3 in maximum restructures. We can open up 92M in cap without players consent (12th) and because of our high use of one year contracts, signings or waives brings us closer to (top 5) 120M.

Philadelphia is dead last, they can open 13M and they have to sign draft picks (about 6M in cap). Seattle looks good but has their whole defense to sign plus Sam Darnold. SF, GB can open up around 50M. There's a big difference between 50M and 100M.

In the NFC we have a clear cap advantage along with Detroit, Wash, TB over the next few years
 
Brooksey said:
Dallas is #1 in contracts (130M) that can be simply restructured and #3 in maximum restructures. We can open up 92M in cap without players consent (12th) and because of our high use of one year contracts, signings or waives brings us closer to (top 5) 120M.

Philadelphia is dead last, they can open 13M and they have to sign draft picks (about 6M in cap). Seattle looks good but has their whole defense to sign plus Sam Darnold. SF, GB can open up around 50M. There's a big difference between 50M and 100M.

In the NFC we have a clear cap advantage along with Detroit, Wash, TB over the next few years
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Why just those teams? Why not add Seattle, LA, Arizona, Atlanta, Carolina, NYG, chicago and Minnesota who can open just about the same amount of cap space in the NFC?

I get that Dallas can open up $100m plus but they’re also starting -30m in the hole. A team like SF can only open up $50m, but they also have about a $50m head start on the cowboys in current cap space. Thats $50m SF doesn’t have to push int future seasons to match what the cowboys can do. Neither of those teams are in great cap situations
 
thunderpimp91 said:
Why just those teams? Why not add Seattle, LA, Arizona, Atlanta, Carolina, NYG, chicago and Minnesota who can open just about the same amount of cap space in the NFC?

I get that Dallas can open up $100m plus but they’re also starting -30m in the hole. A team like SF can only open up $50m, but they also have about a $50m head start on the cowboys in current cap space. Thats $50m SF doesn’t have to push int future seasons to match what the cowboys can do. Neither of those teams are in great cap situations
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I did add Seattle if you read my last post, they have to sign almost their entire secondary and Sam Darnold. NY & CHI in similar shape as GB, SF is old. You are correct, Rams are in good shape they have to put Puca Nacua on a record contract in '27 and there's not much they can do with D Adams at 34. Carolina is on a rookie QB deal, that will change when they sign Bryce.

If you wanna pimp out SF go ahead, we have 50M more in cap, they have one of the oldest teams in the NFL (21st), Cowboys have the 3rd youngest team in the NFL. SF rolling out Trent Williams 38, George Kittle 34, F Warner 31, McCaffery 30, Bosa 30, Juan Jennings 29. Almost the entire cap is 30 or over besides Purdy, Pearsall and Aiyuk who can't stay healthy.

Dallas, Wash, Detroit, TB are in the best cap position in the NFC to add talent via Free agency right now. Will we? Probably not, but keep your fingers crossed
 
worrying about the cap is pretty dumb
look at how many teams figure out ways to get to the SB while Cap Boy cries about it
 
Fla Cowpoke said:
Best cap situation in the league? I would certainly beg to differ.
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One of them, if you know what you're looking at.

We can open almost 100M in simple restructures that are already built into the players contracts, and don't need their approval. We also have the third youngest team in the league.
 
phildadon86 said:
That really worries me. He seems like the poster child for getting paid and going back to his old ways
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I don't see it that way. He probably does not have "old ways" like fans say. He said he was happy here. And I do not buy into the excuse of a contract year myth.

I understand why some fans feel that way, from the most likely overblown reports from Pittsburgh.
I know quite a few Steelers fans, and they are still upset about the trade. And say he was not that bad up there.
 
Brooksey said:
I did add Seattle if you read my last post, they have to sign almost their entire secondary and Sam Darnold. NY & CHI in similar shape as GB, SF is old. You are correct, Rams are in good shape they have to put Puca Nacua on a record contract in '27 and there's not much they can do with D Adams at 34. Carolina is on a rookie QB deal, that will change when they sign Bryce.

If you wanna pimp out SF go ahead, we have 50M more in cap, they have one of the oldest teams in the NFL (21st), Cowboys have the 3rd youngest team in the NFL. SF rolling out Trent Williams 38, George Kittle 34, F Warner 31, McCaffery 30, Bosa 30, Juan Jennings 29. Almost the entire cap is 30 or over besides Purdy, Pearsall and Aiyuk who can't stay healthy.

Dallas, Wash, Detroit, TB are in the best cap position in the NFC to add talent via Free agency right now. Will we? Probably not, but keep your fingers crossed
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You're kinda all over the place here. What is it that makes the Cowboys cap situation so much better than the majority of the league? It kinda feels like you're just looking at the Cowboys in the most optimistic light while highlighting the negatives other teams have coming up.

The Cowboys can open up $100m which is great....but you also have to factor in that we have probably more open starting roles than most teams, are likely to have a $28m franchise tag in Pickens, and most likely don't want to go to the extreme of restructuring everyone that we can....The Cowboys may be hesitant to restructure players who they felt didnt live up to their contracts so far (Osa, Bland, etc)
 
Brooksey said:
One of them, if you know what you're looking at.

We can open almost 100M in simple restructures that are already built into the players contracts, and don't need their approval. We also have the third youngest team in the league.
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Third youngest but were in the bottom half of the league.

Seattle is in the Super Bowl. They are currently $65m under the cap and can easily make another 60 more. That is more than we have and they are a Super Bowl team. Sure, they have to resign some of their own, but then again so do we....or at least guys to replace them if we don't resign them. Hard to say we are in a better spot than Seattle.

Commanders have 65m in space and can make 75m more easily. Sure, they tanked this year after a good year in 2024. They are only losing a few free agents of any note and can buy a lot of talent with their money and have a young QB still a couple years away from a huge deal. They are in a better spot than we are.

Bucs have $20m in space and can easily make another $100m. Their biggest FA is Evans who has been hurt a lot and is at the point where they likely would be better off targeting a younger FA to take his place. Hard to say we are any better off than them.

Lions have had better teams than us and can make the same amount of money as we can with simple restructures. Only a few spots to fill.

And this ignores the AFC teams that have lots of room and will be competing for free agents. We are not in bad position, but it isn't like we have some great advantage over the rest of the league. We are definitely better off than a handful of teams, namely the Saints and Eagles and Browns.
 
jazzcat22 said:
I don't see it that way. He probably does not have "old ways" like fans say. He said he was happy here. And I do not buy into the excuse of a contract year myth.

I understand why some fans feel that way, from the most likely overblown reports from Pittsburgh.
I know quite a few Steelers fans, and they are still upset about the trade. And say he was not that bad up there.
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Fans aren’t coaches Jazz.

We saw Pickens himself this season dogging routes and getting frustrated.
 
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