Fla Cowpoke
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So, just looking at the roster decisions that will be coming next year. First the guys that are not free agents.
Dez Bryant - Has a cap number of $16.5m, with 12.5m in salary and 4m in pro rated SB. If he were cut, we save 8.5m off the cap, with 8m in dead money this year and his 16.5m cap hit for 2019 is gone. If he were a June cut, we save 12.5m with 4m in dead cap in 2018 and 12.5m savings in 2019 and 4m in dead cap. Seems very enticing to be honest. If we could negotiate a reduction in salary that would be another option, but how much of a cut would be worth it and how much would he accept?
Tyrone Crawford - Has a 2018 cap number of $9.1m, with 6m in salary, 2m in pro rata SB and 1.1m in prorata restructure bonus. If he were cut in the offseason, it would be a 7.3m dead cap hit and a 1.8m cap savings next year. It would clear up 10.1m in 2019 and 9.1m in 2020. If he is a June cut, it would save 6m in 2018 with a 3.1m dead cap hit, a 6m savings in 2019 with 4.1m in dead money and his full 9.1m cap hit in 2020 would be gone. Very enticing, if they say Datone Jones as a bargain basement replacement they could let him go outright. If not, the June cut looks like a better option.
Jason Witten - One of my favorite Cowboys of all time, but I think it is time to let go of the past. He still is reliable for short passes and is a better than average blocker at TE, but he is now a progress stopper. He has no dead cap implications in his contract, so letting him go saves 6.5m in cap each of the next 4 years.
Orlando Scandrick - He has a cap number in 2018 and 2019 of just a little less than 5.3m a year. Cutting after this season saves 1.5m in cap room with 3.8 in dead cap and clears all his 2019 space. A June cut would save 3m this year with about 2.3m in dead cap in 2018 and a 4m savings in 2019 with a 1.6m dead cap hit. He is definitely has a huge target on his back for a straight release. With 3 young corners on the roster, we are likely to let him go and draft at couple corners. Might be an area we target in free agency. Would we consider a Richard Sherman coming off an Achilles inj? The rumor is Seattle may let him go.
Benson Mayowa - Last year of his deal and he has a 2018 cap number of 3.85m, with 1.1 in dead money if cut. Bye bye. He has offered nothing.
James Hanna - Last year of his deal, has a 3.5m cap hit. Would save 2.75m against the cap if cut, with $750k in dead money. I think his fate is probably tied to Witten. If Witten is cut, Hanna has a chance to stay. If Witten stays, he is probably a goner due to the youth of Swaim, Gathers and Jarwin. He might be a goner regardless.
These guys are safe IMO at their existing contracts: T. Smith, Frederick, Lee, Martin, Zeke, Collins, Williams, Beasley, Bailey, B. Jones, T. Charlton, J. Heath, J. Smith, C. Jones, R. Gregory, M. Collins, Awuzie, Green, Wilson, Tapper, Lewis, Prescott, Swaim, R. Smith, Switzer, A. Brown, Frazier, Ash Woods, N. Brown, Rush, D. Thomas, L. Neal, D. Ross, Jarwin, R. Gathers, T. Williams.
Free agents: Paea, Bell, Cooper, Morris, Wilber, Lawrence, LaDouche, Butler, Durant, Nugent, Looney, Benwikere, Hitchens. I would try to get Cooper back for a reasonable price on a 2-3 yr deal. Obviously Lawrence is going to be resigned in some fashion. I would resign Hitchens, in fact I would try signing him to a reasonable extension before the end of the season. LaDouche is a no brainer at vet minimum or slightly more. Still the best in the business.
So that is only 41 I would have back for training camp. I would probably bring all the PS squad guys back except Kellen Moore and Jameill Showers. I am pretty sure I would walk away from ALL of the guys listed at the top. None of them are worth their cap hits moving forward and I would use free agency to replace them or target need positions.
Time for a new start. I personally would fire the whole staff and let the new staff have a lot of draft picks like we will have this year and a lot of spending money in free agency to get this team right back into contention.
Dez Bryant - Has a cap number of $16.5m, with 12.5m in salary and 4m in pro rated SB. If he were cut, we save 8.5m off the cap, with 8m in dead money this year and his 16.5m cap hit for 2019 is gone. If he were a June cut, we save 12.5m with 4m in dead cap in 2018 and 12.5m savings in 2019 and 4m in dead cap. Seems very enticing to be honest. If we could negotiate a reduction in salary that would be another option, but how much of a cut would be worth it and how much would he accept?
Tyrone Crawford - Has a 2018 cap number of $9.1m, with 6m in salary, 2m in pro rata SB and 1.1m in prorata restructure bonus. If he were cut in the offseason, it would be a 7.3m dead cap hit and a 1.8m cap savings next year. It would clear up 10.1m in 2019 and 9.1m in 2020. If he is a June cut, it would save 6m in 2018 with a 3.1m dead cap hit, a 6m savings in 2019 with 4.1m in dead money and his full 9.1m cap hit in 2020 would be gone. Very enticing, if they say Datone Jones as a bargain basement replacement they could let him go outright. If not, the June cut looks like a better option.
Jason Witten - One of my favorite Cowboys of all time, but I think it is time to let go of the past. He still is reliable for short passes and is a better than average blocker at TE, but he is now a progress stopper. He has no dead cap implications in his contract, so letting him go saves 6.5m in cap each of the next 4 years.
Orlando Scandrick - He has a cap number in 2018 and 2019 of just a little less than 5.3m a year. Cutting after this season saves 1.5m in cap room with 3.8 in dead cap and clears all his 2019 space. A June cut would save 3m this year with about 2.3m in dead cap in 2018 and a 4m savings in 2019 with a 1.6m dead cap hit. He is definitely has a huge target on his back for a straight release. With 3 young corners on the roster, we are likely to let him go and draft at couple corners. Might be an area we target in free agency. Would we consider a Richard Sherman coming off an Achilles inj? The rumor is Seattle may let him go.
Benson Mayowa - Last year of his deal and he has a 2018 cap number of 3.85m, with 1.1 in dead money if cut. Bye bye. He has offered nothing.
James Hanna - Last year of his deal, has a 3.5m cap hit. Would save 2.75m against the cap if cut, with $750k in dead money. I think his fate is probably tied to Witten. If Witten is cut, Hanna has a chance to stay. If Witten stays, he is probably a goner due to the youth of Swaim, Gathers and Jarwin. He might be a goner regardless.
These guys are safe IMO at their existing contracts: T. Smith, Frederick, Lee, Martin, Zeke, Collins, Williams, Beasley, Bailey, B. Jones, T. Charlton, J. Heath, J. Smith, C. Jones, R. Gregory, M. Collins, Awuzie, Green, Wilson, Tapper, Lewis, Prescott, Swaim, R. Smith, Switzer, A. Brown, Frazier, Ash Woods, N. Brown, Rush, D. Thomas, L. Neal, D. Ross, Jarwin, R. Gathers, T. Williams.
Free agents: Paea, Bell, Cooper, Morris, Wilber, Lawrence, LaDouche, Butler, Durant, Nugent, Looney, Benwikere, Hitchens. I would try to get Cooper back for a reasonable price on a 2-3 yr deal. Obviously Lawrence is going to be resigned in some fashion. I would resign Hitchens, in fact I would try signing him to a reasonable extension before the end of the season. LaDouche is a no brainer at vet minimum or slightly more. Still the best in the business.
So that is only 41 I would have back for training camp. I would probably bring all the PS squad guys back except Kellen Moore and Jameill Showers. I am pretty sure I would walk away from ALL of the guys listed at the top. None of them are worth their cap hits moving forward and I would use free agency to replace them or target need positions.
Time for a new start. I personally would fire the whole staff and let the new staff have a lot of draft picks like we will have this year and a lot of spending money in free agency to get this team right back into contention.
