Cap hell is coming

[TheMarathonContinues]

Absolutely. They were unable to bring in quality free agents that the competition was able to.

They have no intentions of signing free agents. They had 20 million in cap space and brought no one in.

What I mean is has that stopped them from signing their own guys? Did they ever let Romo walk because of no cap space? Or let Dez go? They signed every single one of their players they wanted to.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

There is no such thing as cap hell.

Sure there is. Teams with large amounts of dead money (salary cap allocation to players no longer on the roster) are handicapped.

Take Zeke for example. He alone will count $6M against Dallas's salary cap in 2024, despite not being on the team for 2 years. That $6M could have brought in a quality free agent, or have been used to retain one of Dallas's own.

Dead money eats away at depth.

 

[Fmart322]

And yet the capologist stays where he is.....after all, he is doing an amazing job. It's only a coincidence he is Jerry's offspring.

I can see other FO muttering how stupid he is, and how they do the financial gymnastics to manipulate all this with fewer headaches. Difference between calculus and remedial arithmetic.

My only defense of our "capologist" is none of us would really care about it if we won a NFC championship and a Super Bowl before going into cap hell.

Unfortunately for us though, instead of championship games and Super Bowl wins we got several more post season embarrassing losses for the rest of the league to laugh at us.

We're the Charlie Browns of the NFL and everyone else is Lucy.

 

[HungryLion]

No it’s not.

There’s no such thing as cap hell when you can take interest free loans against future salary caps whenever you want.

Its especially not coming when the salary cap
Continues to rise every season due to increasing revenue.

 

[TWOK11]

“Cap hell” is largely a myth perpetuated by those who don’t understand the nuances of the salary cap. And even taken at face value, Dallas can pretty easily push back all the more serious issues to 2026 anyway.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

They have no intentions of signing free agents. They had 20 million in cap space and brought no one in.

What I mean is has that stopped them from signing their own guys? Did they ever let Romo walk because of no cap space? Or let Dez go? They signed every single one of their players they wanted to.

Yes, they retained their star players. It's widely accepted it was a "top heavy" roster. The starting lineup looked good on paper, but there was no depth behind it. The results speak for themselves.

 

[Bobhaze]

And yet the capologist stays where he is.....after all, he is doing an amazing job. It's only a coincidence he is Jerry's offspring.

I can see other FO muttering how stupid he is, and how they do the financial gymnastics to manipulate all this with fewer headaches. Difference between calculus and remedial arithmetic.

Stephen Jones has been qualified for his job a long time. In fact, he became instantly “qualified” with a lifetime front office contract in Feb, 1989, the night his Daddy’s check to buy the team cleared the bank. What could possibly go wrong with this arrangement?

 

[IceStar-D7]

We desperately need a fresh start anyways.

Dak’s contract needs to go.

Tyron needs to go.

Gallup needs to go.

JERRY NEEDS TO GO!!!!!

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

No it’s not.

There’s no such thing as cap hell when you can take interest free loans against future salary caps whenever you want.

Its especially not coming when the salary cap
Continues to rise every season due to increasing revenue.

“Cap hell” is largely a myth perpetuated by those who don’t understand the nuances of the salary cap. And even taken at face value, Dallas can pretty easily push back all the more serious issues to 2026 anyway.

The salary cap and the limited number of draft picks are the two profound, inescapable restrictions on roster building.

The notion that the salary cap doesn't matter is silly.

You can kick the can down the road, but the price is ultimately paid.

 

[Bobhaze]

“Cap hell” is largely a myth perpetuated by those who don’t understand the nuances of the salary cap. And even taken at face value, Dallas can pretty easily push back all the more serious issues to 2026 anyway.

The teams winning SBs watch Stephen Jones proclaim “We don’t have cap room for that”. Then they say “hold my beer” and somehow they find a way. Year after year.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Stephen Jones has been qualified for his job a long time. In fact, he became instantly “qualified” with a lifetime front office contract in Feb, 1989, the night his Daddy’s check to buy the team cleared the bank. What could possibly go wrong with this arrangement?

Wouldn't it be great if we all were born with ready made jobs? Whether you're Qualified or not

 

[HungryLion]

The salary cap and the limited number of draft picks are the two profound, inescapable restrictions on roster building.

The notion that the salary cap doesn't matter is silly.

You can kick the can down the road, but the price is ultimately paid.

I never said the salary cap doesn’t matter.

I’m simply saying that “cap hell” isn’t coming.

The cowboys aren’t hitting a point where they will have to decimate their roster because of cap considerations. It just isn’t happening.

The cap matters because teams that manage it better than others do gain a competitive advantage with their roster.

But “cap hell” is just an overly dramatic term.

 

[Bobhaze]

Wouldn't it be great if we all were born with ready made jobs? Whether you're Qualified or not

There are mounds of research evidence that shows nepotism in large organizations - like an NFL franchise for example - is detrimental to that organization’s success.

Nepotism kills a lot of innovation because everyone in the organization knows promotion and authority are not based on merit alone but based primarily on a person’s DNA. It kills you.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Yes, they retained their star players. It's widely accepted it was a "top heavy" roster. The starting lineup looked good on paper, but there was no depth behind it. The results speak for themselves.

Depth is not about cap hell depth is about missing on draft picks. You don’t sign depth in free agency.

 

[diamonddelts]

Just a matter of this season or next, but it is coming

We dem boyz!

 

[Jarv]

Bledsoe was on the team with Brady.
Alex Smith was on the team with Mahomes.

Goff sucked so he did get traded for Stafford.

Goff is playing today, Dak is not.

Lance is on the team too.

 

[Kumala808]

Restructuring Dak's contract to its current state is one of the single worst decisions in franchise history. It has handicapped the team for years to come, and ensured mediocrity.

You extend him you free up money to sign players and stay put you take a bigger hit. Will see what this front office wants to do

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Goff is playing today, Dak is not.

Lance is on the team too.

Why does everything go back to Dak? If I said Jesus is coming you guys will say but Dak….so we can’t have any opinion on this site without it going back to Dak?

 

[IceStar-D7]

There are mounds of research evidence that shows nepotism in large organizations - like an NFL franchise for example - is detrimental to that organization’s success.

Nepotism kills a lot of innovation because everyone in the organization knows promotion and authority are not based on merit alone but based primarily on a person’s DNA. It kills you.

Plus you have no FEAR of losing your income. All these people are filthy rich...What incentive do they have to win? No pressure whatsoever. Either way? I'm good

 

[TWOK11]

The salary cap and the limited number of draft picks are the two profound, inescapable restrictions on roster building.

The notion that the salary cap doesn't matter is silly.

You can kick the can down the road, but the price is ultimately paid.

Nobody said the cap doesn’t matter. Were saying cap hell, at least what the average fan perceives it to be, is largely a myth. It just doesn’t ever manifest itself for a variety of reasons.