Biggest 2023 cap hits via Spotrac

[FanofJerry]

So the starting QB of the Dallas Cowboys, who earned roughly $3.75M in 4 years in his negotiated NFL Players Union rookie contract, and then was given $31.4M guaranteed his 5th year, was used according to you?

Well you give me $35M over 5 years and I will have no issue with being 'used'.

Cry more. You shouldnt watch the NFL

 

[atlantacowboy]

I can promise you that cap number for 2023 will be restructured

Yep, Dallas made Dak's contract to restructure it. He'll get a nice signing bonus and be our QB for the next 5 seasons.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I can promise you that cap number for 2023 will be restructured

Primary reason this was a stupid tweet.

Does anyone really believe the Cowboys are going to take that cap hit?

All their contracts are designed to be restructured. That's the way they have done business for years.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Dallas got about 7 million this year to push next year. It’ll go to the QB slush fund account.

 

[JoeKing]

The picture now is not how the picture will look when 2023 gets here. So showing us that picture now is irrelevant. We aren't pushing the panic button just because the OP fails to understand this.

 

[aikemirv]

Maybe so,I don't think what rush did or did not do factors into anything. Dallas either stays with Dak or they look to bring in a QB. I don't think that is in their plans as of now, I think Cowboys fully intend on restructuring his deal and understood that when they signed him to his current deal. This is nothing that they did not foresee when they signed Dak.

I don't think they would ever go with Rush, but just the fact that they won with him has got to make them really ask the question.

 

[HMJYay]

But, I've been told no no he only cost 20 million last year and 25 this year. That's a bargain! Nope, when you do contracts like this for average players it comes back to bite you. Good luck signing the players making this defense awesome with Dak's contract.

 

[jterrell]

Remember, Mahomes has a 10 year deal, Dak's is effectively 4 years. With a CAP friendly first year, and a restructure in the 2nd, Dak's CAP impact next year and in 2024 are unavoidable, unless they extend him again. The Worst part of Dak's contract is the term. If he was getting $40 million for 10 years even I would not complain about his deal. Mahomes is getting $45 million for 10 years.

Its actually quite the opposite.
Because you can only factor out restructures or bonuses 5 years.

Dallas will eleverage void years in Dak's deal that KC cannot add to Mahomes.

Dak won't cost more than 28M next year.

The issue for Dallas is when they do extend Dak it will cost a fortune because all these guys signed since him have gotten even bigger deals.

Dak is signed in 25 and 26 right now for cap purposes but those will void.
When Dak flips that 30M into restructure bonus the team only has to eat 10M of it next year.

--the use of these Void years is how teams are going so insanely far into the red.
IMO this should be reserved SOLELY for QBs.

 

[Doomsday101]

I don't think they would ever go with Rush, but just the fact that they won with him has got to make them really ask the question.

I think Dak has gotten off to a slow start and coming off a thumb injury missing 5 games I think has only made it harder as he is trying to get into sync with the offense. I make no excuses, he played and I was not impressed by the offense or Dak, however I fully expect to see much better from Dak and the rest of the offense.

 

[Aftershock]

Our overpaid pedestrian QB cap hit is increasing from 2022 - $20M to 2023 - $50M.
Super Bowl Bound.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

You can’t and shouldn’t force a pick at any position, ever. That gets you Taco, T. Hill, and a rapping corner. Just say no to forced picks.

Likewise a team should never pass on talent, even if you have an established starter in front of a guy who has talent that you want to draft. A good example of drafting for talent, not need, got the Packers Rodgers when Favre was already on the roster.

If there is a QB that the team has evaluated as being potentially better than Dak and a franchise QB, then you pull the trigger and draft him even if it’s in the first round if he is appropriately rated on your board. If that’s how you draft board stacks up you pull the trigger.

Then you bring that guy into camp and you develop him and give him every opportunity to win the job outright. If he outperforms Dak then you put your $40m QB on the bench or trade him, if it makes cap sense to do so.

I have no problem with this .....

 

[FanofJerry]

Lets cry about Daks contract all day. He should have take league min after we used him for 4-5 years.

Lets spread propaganda about how important it is to not pay players.

 

[lkelly]

Allen signed a 6-year deal wherein not until 2025 does his salary cap hit rise above $41M ($39M in 2023, $41M in 2024, and $51M in 2025) but by 2025 his dead money is $20M so should he get seriously injured or his play drop off Buffalo has an out but Buffalo does not have to renegotiate his deal.

Mahomes signed a 10-year deal wherein he makes $35M in 2022, $46M in 2023, $44M in 2024, and $46M in 2025.....and 2025 ends his dead money so KC doesn't have to renegotiate his deal at all.

I'm aware of the contracts and the fact that the cap numbers aren't forcing a team to negotiate new deals to get relief. What I'm saying is that the teams will give them extensions/raises to keep them in the top tier. It's not a good look, absent some Tom Brady My Wife Is Uber Rich And I Don't Need The Money situation, to have your MVP QB sitting at #10 in QB compensation. What is the team going to do if the agent, quietly, behind the scenes, says we need a new deal or my player is going to hold out? Hold their ground and tell the fan base that a Matt Barkley or Case Keenum will be under center this year?

There's no way that Mahomes is going to be playing out that 10 year deal as written. QB salaries will continue to rocket up and they will be happy to hang on for the ride. If the team doesn't want to cooperate, just Russell Wilson their way out of town if needed.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I will say this, I think that Prescott needs to finish strong and show that he deserves this money. If he does, I think the team will likely restructure that number.

I agree but for some reason, I think they are going to wait until after the 2023 season to address it. That $89M dead cap hit next season is huge. I think someone in another thread implied we are on the verge of an identity change to a defense-first team. IF this is true, look for them to build around Parsons, Diggs, and Sam Williams and not a priority at QB.

 

[dsturgeon]

lets hope they keep drafting well, because the cowboys can not sign everyone

 

[Acceptablename]

I can promise you that cap number for 2023 will be restructured

Doesn’t matter if number stays on the books

 

[FanofJerry]

Awww...the Universe has to sensor me. Alpha like moves.

 

[Stash]

I agree but for some reason, I think they are going to wait until after the 2023 season to address it. That $89M dead cap hit next season is huge. I think someone in another thread implied we are on the verge of an identity change to a defense-first team. IF this is true, look for them to build around Parsons, Diggs, and Sam Williams and not a priority at QB.

There definitely appears to be a changing if the guard in terms of the team’s strengths. As a fan, it’s frustrating to watch one unit improve while the other struggles. The team can never seem to get both units to be strong in unison anymore.

The defense has taken a step forward and the offense a step back. Unless Dak and the offense start to ‘catch up’, the financial investments SHOULD BE on defense going forward.

It’s a results business.

 

[jterrell]

You can’t and shouldn’t force a pick at any position, ever. That gets you Taco, T. Hill, and a rapping corner. Just say no to forced picks.

Likewise a team should never pass on talent, even if you have an established starter in front of a guy who has talent that you want to draft. A good example of drafting for talent, not need, got the Packers Rodgers when Favre was already on the roster.

If there is a QB that the team has evaluated as being potentially better than Dak and a franchise QB, then you pull the trigger and draft him even if it’s in the first round if he is appropriately rated on your board. If that’s how you draft board stacks up you pull the trigger.

Then you bring that guy into camp and you develop him and give him every opportunity to win the job outright. If he outperforms Dak then you put your $40m QB on the bench or trade him, if it makes cap sense to do so.

You don't lock into a single position, but you do avoid some.
While I agree with your overall point here these examples are on the struggle bus.

Dallas picked Taco when they could have stayed at the same position and gotten DPOY, TJ Watt. They just badly missed the evaluation as they openly admit.
Thill wasn't a forced pick at all by position but instead a future value pick. He was a super young DT with explosion that they took based off athletic profile.
KJ was same as THill. They took a guy with the athleticism to dominate even though he had shown zero ability to eat and chew gum at the same time.
Really need to mix maturity and athleticism.

The Rodgers thing is true as he fell due to attitude and was the reverse KJ example. Favre was aging fast and Rodgers was QB1 in pure talent.
But the Packers turned around and messed up picking Jordan Love in 2020.
It angered Rodgers and cost GB A LOT of money to appease him.
Instead of being better they are worse because they have no weapons left.
They could have simply drafted Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman or even D'Andre Swift.
You do not want to waste an R1 being on the bench 24+ months.

In general you do not take QB in round 1 unless you need a QB or think this guy is truly special.
SF isn't that much off being in the same boat as GB.
Jimmy G is just a bus driver type but they are really, really good and could have used 1 more player on the field to get over the hump last year.

 

[jterrell]

Ryan's dead cap number, when he's released or traded (doubtful) will be about $18M next season. I expect the Mahomes and Allen deals to be redone in time, despite their length.

None of the top 8 people will get those base salaries so it is really pointless to list them.
Mahomes deal will get shuffled but not re-done. KC has the advantage of the cheaper price longer term and is going to want to keep that.
Allen is more possible not super likely for same reasons.
Those guys are legit 65M a year on the open market.