Cap Space As Of May 15, 2009

[theebs]

someone go tell justin tuck his team has signed a bunch of free agents and they are up against it regarding the cap, see if he responds the way he did incorrectly about dallas last year...with "
THey are trying to buy a championship"

of course when NY does this stuff, its viewed as shrewd business.

 

[firehawk350]

even if it is uncapped, the jumps in salaries some of our players have is scary..


Tony Romo 2009 Base Salary - $620,000 / 2010 Base Salary - $8.5 M
Marion Barber 2009 Base Salary - $620,000 / 2010 Base Salary - $3.86 M
Flozell Adams 2009 Base Salary - $1 M / 2010 Base Salary $5 M
Leonard Davis 2009 Base Salary - $750,000 / 2010 Base Salary $5 M
Terrence Newman 2009 Base Salary - $895,000 / 2010 Base Salary $ 9 M

With just these 5 players we take a Cap Increase of $27,475,000 in 2010.

You could always convert some of that to signing bonuses and spread it out over the remainder of the contract.

 

[firehawk350]

thanks chris, wow i forgot his contract was so high, but the cap hit salary wise isnt so big, now what the cowboys could do, is like get ready to release or trade newman by 2012, because by that time he will be 33 and really slowing down by then along with his injury problems;

i think scandrick, menkins and jenkins can fill that void;
maybe even one of the young cbs in michael irvins show can fill one of those 4th cbs slots;

Newman's cost to cut (in regards to cap dollars) is the same as the cost to keep him in 2010 ($10M). On top of that, he's the only proven corner you have.

 

[KingintheNorth]

I am in no way saying we get rid of Newman. I'm just saying that I don't see him making it to the end of his current contract considering his age and the Cap number.

Don't want to trade him or cut him. I'm hoping he completes his career as a Dallas Cowboy even if that means he moves to free safety later in his career (like Rod Woodson or Cory Chavous)