Cowboys carry over money to next year's cap

[Risen Star]

Fisher says the Cowboys can have up to 49 million of cap room if they choose to....

http://dal.scout.com/forums/1786-th...s-cowboys-2015-salary-cap-roster-primer?s=112

 

[RastaRocket]

Is this because we were screwed when they took away from our cap previously?

 

[RastaRocket]

Fisher says the Cowboys can have up to 49 million of cap room if they choose to....

http://dal.scout.com/forums/1786-th...s-cowboys-2015-salary-cap-roster-primer?s=112

That can be good and dangerous.

 

[xwalker]

By restructuring or releasing Carr and Free, Dallas could create upwards of $15 million in cap space. And by extending Dez, he won't count all that much toward the cap. (That's why Dez has more leverage with the franchise tag than Dallas, because it would kill that cap space.)

Dallas can pretty much sign who they want. I trust Will McClay to evaluate bang for buck and put together a plan to VASTLY improve the defense next season.

Imagine last year with a prime pass rush, better free safety play, and a running back that can hit the home run.

They can create so much cap space that Dez really doesn't have much leverage against the tag.

Cutting Carr, letting Free's contract void as it's set to do, not picking up Melton's option and restructuring the top 7 contracts gives them about 50M in cap space. That's enough to franchise Dez, give Carr a pay cut or replace him with a free agent, re-sign Free or Parnell to a reasonable contract, give a RB a 4 for 20 contract and still have room to re-sign the other Cowboys free agents. It most likely still allows them to get 1 big free agent or a couple of mid-tier free agents.

 

[xwalker]

Is this because we were screwed when they took away from our cap previously?

No, every year any unused cap space rolls over to the following year.

 

[jobberone]

If Free is cut this year then he counts 3.98M against the cap. So even though his contract is voidable it doesn't mean he costs nothing. It will be cheaper to keep him IMO. He may test the FA market as might Parnell. I don't know what they can command but I suspect they are better off here. I bring them both back if possible.

 

[Stryker44]

By restructuring or releasing Carr and Free, Dallas could create upwards of $15 million in cap space. And by extending Dez, he won't count all that much toward the cap. (That's why Dez has more leverage with the franchise tag than Dallas, because it would kill that cap space.)

Dallas can pretty much sign who they want. I trust Will McClay to evaluate bang for buck and put together a plan to VASTLY improve the defense next season.

Imagine last year with a prime pass rush, better free safety play, and a running back that can hit the home run.

Does Jerry trust McClay though. Who really makes the decisions?

 

[basstapp]

someone please explain to me why a team, if they had cap to roll over wouldn't? Seems like a no brainer ?

 

[yimyammer]

yeah but we're stuck with Marinelli

 

[RastaRocket]

No, every year any unused cap space rolls over to the following year.

Do they cap rollover at all? As in do do they calculate unused space as: Cap space without rollover added - total salary?

 

[Nightman]

If Free is cut this year then he counts 3.98M against the cap. So even though his contract is voidable it doesn't mean he costs nothing. It will be cheaper to keep him IMO. He may test the FA market as might Parnell. I don't know what they can command but I suspect they are better off here. I bring them both back if possible.

It's not cheaper to keep him because they still have to pay him. His 3m cap hit in dead money will count either way and should have no impact on whether the re-sign him or not.

 

[xwalker]

Do they cap rollover at all? As in do do they calculate unused space as: Cap space without rollover added - total salary?

I'm not certain I understand your question.

If they have 3M of unused cap space in 2014, then:

2015 NFL cap limit = 140M

Cowboys' 2015 cap limit = 143M.

 

[noletime95]

I thought Free was a FA? Why is thear any dead $$?

 

[65fastback2plus2]

No, every year any unused cap space rolls over to the following year.

I believe there are "fines" if you're under 90% in any year though. They want to limit the rollover.

 

[xwalker]

I believe there are "fines" if you're under 90% in any year though. They want to limit the rollover.

If he is asking about the minimum spend or cap floor that's a different conversation.

The cap floor is based on the previous 4 years average spend.

 

[Joe Realist]

5.1M for Miles Austin, 2.3M for Kyle Orton, 221K for BW Webb, and then another 370K for training camp guys along with types like Holloman, Will Smith, Ken Bishop, Matt Johnson etc

So Ware off books?

 

[Nightman]

I thought Free was a FA? Why is thear any dead $$?

So Ware off books?

That's how dead money works. Free had a lower cap hit for many years than he should have, so you have to account for it eventually.

For Ware they took the whole hit last year, so yes he is off the books.

 

[jobberone]

It's not cheaper to keep him because they still have to pay him. His 3m cap hit in dead money will count either way and should have no impact on whether the re-sign him or not.

I was thinking you could include that money into his contract but I'm not certain of that. In any event it costs the club 4M next year somehow.

 

[Nightman]

I was thinking you could include that money into his contract but I'm not certain of that. In any event it costs the club 4M next year somehow.

3m in dead money would be added to any contract he got this year, not included.

That would leave 1m for 2016.

If they let him walk, the whole 4m would hit this year.

 

[Dale]

I smell a raise coming Brandon Carr's way.