BTB: Looming Cowboys Cap Issues

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By KD Drummond on Nov 27, 5:48p

Dallas is going to be faced with several salary cap questions during the coming offseason. Looking at things in this light is scary, because Dallas is going to have to shell out a lot of money just to return the team that is 13-14 over the last two seasons. Take a look at players Dallas will need to address to avoid them walking or being in the final year of their deals:

Anthony Spencer - contract expires after season

Tony Romo - contract voids after 2013

Sean Lee - contract expires after 2013

Jason Hatcher - contract expires after 2013

Then, you look at players that aren't living up to their contracts for whatever reason and you wonder if any releases are on the horizon. Players such as:

Miles Austin: Salary $6.7 in 2013, no cap hit for release (his contract's the reason we are fined $10m in cap space)

Doug Free: Salary $7m($8.3m cap hit to release)

Jay Ratliff: Salary $5m ($7.1m cap hit to release)

Orlando Scandrick: Salary $2m ($2m-$3m cap hit to release)

There's still five games to go in 2012, and these players, some with recently signed deals, will have their worthiness evaluated over the home stretch.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012...oys-five-thoughts-linebackers-anthony-spencer
 
Pretty sure there's some cap hit to release austin.

Overall savings but it's not like you simply cut his entire base salary out of the equation and that's the freed up space.
 
Gryphon;4865790 said:
Miles Austin: Salary $6.7 in 2013, no cap hit for release (his contract's the reason we are fined $10m in cap space)
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As if I needed more reasons to be reminded of why I dont like the guy :mad:
 
There is a cap hit if we release Miles. The prorated signing bonus is the cap hit which will be 3.5 million. There was a thread about this yesterday and there is a thread about Doug Free today.
 
Hoofbite;4865798 said:
Pretty sure there's some cap hit to release austin.

Overall savings but it's not like you simply cut his entire base salary out of the equation and that's the freed up space.
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Austin was given $17M upfront that went against the uncapped year and he didn't get a signing bonus, so there is no cap hit if he's released.

Hence the salary cap fine.
 
Gryphon;4865790 said:
By KD Drummond on Nov 27, 5:48p

Dallas is going to be faced with several salary cap questions during the coming offseason. Looking at things in this light is scary, because Dallas is going to have to shell out a lot of money just to return the team that is 13-14 over the last two seasons. Take a look at players Dallas will need to address to avoid them walking or being in the final year of their deals:

Anthony Spencer - contract expires after season

Tony Romo - contract voids after 2013

Sean Lee - contract expires after 2013

Jason Hatcher - contract expires after 2013

Then, you look at players that aren't living up to their contracts for whatever reason and you wonder if any releases are on the horizon. Players such as:

Miles Austin: Salary $6.7 in 2013, no cap hit for release (his contract's the reason we are fined $10m in cap space)

Doug Free: Salary $7m($8.3m cap hit to release)

Jay Ratliff: Salary $5m ($7.1m cap hit to release)

Orlando Scandrick: Salary $2m ($2m-$3m cap hit to release)

There's still five games to go in 2012, and these players, some with recently signed deals, will have their worthiness evaluated over the home stretch.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012...oys-five-thoughts-linebackers-anthony-spencer
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Anthony Spencer - Re-sign.

Tony Romo - Let him walk.

Sean Lee - Franchise.

Jason Hatcher - Re-sign.

Miles Austin: Keep another year.

Doug Free: Release.

Jay Ratliff: Release.

Orlando Keep another year.
 
Gryphon;4865790 said:
By KD Drummond on Nov 27, 5:48p

Dallas is going to be faced with several salary cap questions during the coming offseason. Looking at things in this light is scary, because Dallas is going to have to shell out a lot of money just to return the team that is 13-14 over the last two seasons. Take a look at players Dallas will need to address to avoid them walking or being in the final year of their deals:

Anthony Spencer - contract expires after season

Tony Romo - contract voids after 2013

Sean Lee - contract expires after 2013

Jason Hatcher - contract expires after 2013

Then, you look at players that aren't living up to their contracts for whatever reason and you wonder if any releases are on the horizon. Players such as:

Miles Austin: Salary $6.7 in 2013, no cap hit for release (his contract's the reason we are fined $10m in cap space)

Doug Free: Salary $7m($8.3m cap hit to release)

Jay Ratliff: Salary $5m ($7.1m cap hit to release)

Orlando Scandrick: Salary $2m ($2m-$3m cap hit to release)

There's still five games to go in 2012, and these players, some with recently signed deals, will have their worthiness evaluated over the home stretch.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012...oys-five-thoughts-linebackers-anthony-spencer
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I really don't see any problems here.

An why is Orlando's contract even mentioned in this post ? Isn't this post about cap hell ? Scandric's cap hit is (very) low. Nothing that strains our cap.

Bad article. Im moving on.
 
How is Scandrick not living up to a 2 mil salary?

Tough crowd, I guess.

Romo will sign a new contract, which will be cap friendly for the next couple of years.

Spencer is on the cap of 8.8 mil. Either he walks or signs a new contract, also cap friendly in the short term. Ditto with Lee.

Hatcher is likely bye-bye.
 
Scandrick is not getting cut he has been solid all year and when he went out injured we missed him in the slot last game.

One of those guys will be spread out over two years most likely Free.

We may keep rat one more year

Hatcher we will most likely let walk
 
M'Kevon;4865831 said:
Yeah, about that . . .
:lmao::lmao2::lmao::lmao2:
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Easily replaced. At the end of the day, the guy has done nothing but lose (when it counts) in his career, and he isn't getting any younger.
 
Bluestang;4865817 said:
Austin was given $17M upfront that went against the uncapped year and he didn't get a signing bonus, so there is no cap hit if he's released.

Hence the salary cap fine.
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They converted some base salary into guaranteed money, spreading it across the remaining years.
 
Gryphon;4865790 said:
Jay Ratliff: Salary $5m ($7.1m cap hit to release)
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Extending Ratliff at age 29 when he still had two years left on his existing deal DESPITE the fact his performance had already been trending down is, in a nutshell, the quintessential example of poor decision making from Jerry Jones (the GM).

It's a wonderful example of why the Cowboys are having a tough time getting beyond a .500 team. It might make Jerry a well liked guy and it certainly makes him loyal, however, I don't think there is a lot of room for loyalty in the NFL these days. The salary cap doesn't allow for it.
 
Doug Free will have to take a pay cut if he wants to play for the Dallas Cowboys...bottom line.
 
Section444;4865833 said:
Easily replaced. At the end of the day, the guy has done nothing but lose in his career, and he isn't getting any younger.
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You have no clue. Easily replaced?? Since Aikman:

Randall Cunningham
Anthony Wright
Quincy Carter
Ryan Leaf
Clint Stoerner
Chad Hutchinson
Vinny Testaverde
Drew Henson
Drew Bledsoe.

Your hate for Romo has overwhelmed your common sense. Fortunately, short of Luck or RGIII being traded here (HA) Romo is all but guaranteed of being here.
 
Bluestang;4865840 said:
Doug Free will have to take a pay cut if he wants to play for the Dallas Cowboys...bottom line.
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Why would he? The alternative is to cut him -- he ends up getting paid more next year if that happens right?
 
Free will be cut, if he is a June 1st cut we will save about 7 million but he will then be a 4 million cap hit in 2014.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/doug-free/


Scandrick will not be cut for cap reasons.His cap his fine this year. He will be a 3.78 cap hit if kept. He will be 6.52 million cap hit if released.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/orlando-scandrick/


I think Miles Austin is living up to his contract. Before the Washington game Miles had pretty much the same stats as Dez. Now I do think Miles is getting over paid and I think he will be resigned or restructured besides being released. He has only missed one game this year.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/miles-austin/

Ratliff will not be cut.
Ratliff had 18 million guaranteed and still has 4.375 in guarantees left with a prorated signing bonus cap hot of 6 million. It will cost us 10.375 to cut Ratliff or 7 million to keep him and then he can be cut after next year.
 
supercowboy8;4865847 said:
Free will be cut, if he is a June 1st cut we will save about 7 million but he will then be a 4 million cap hit in 2014.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/doug-free/


Scandrick will not be cut for cap reasons.His cap his fine this year. He will be a 3.78 cap hit if kept. He will be 6.52 million cap hit if released.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/orlando-scandrick/


I think Miles Austin is living up to his contract. Before the Washington game Miles had pretty much the same stats as Dez. Now I do think Miles is getting over paid and I think he will be resigned or restructured besides being released. He has only missed one game this year.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/miles-austin/

Ratliff will not be cut.
Ratliff had 18 million guaranteed and still has 4.375 in guarantees left with a prorated signing bonus cap hot of 6 million. It will cost us 10.375 to cut Ratliff or 7 million to keep him and then he can be cut after next year.
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If Free wanted to stay in Dallas he could by all means take a pay cut right since he's already been paid his guaranteed money?

Players do take paycuts to stay with a team...it does happen from time to time.
 
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