Cowboys Salary Room: Stephen Jones - 'Cap Boy'? - Gives Dallas Top Spot in NFC East

[CCBoy]

While Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is often credited as being a genius at manipulating the salary cap, it's the Dallas Cowboys who appear to be in the best position cap wise as training camp approaches.

According to Over The Cap, owner/general manager Jerry Jones and the Cowboys currently have $20.45 million in cap space to work with. That's the seventh-highest total among all NFL teams, and tops among those in the NFC East. It's quite a bit more than the Eagles ($13.85 million), Washington Commanders ($11.57 million) and New York Giants ($3.82 million) have at their disposal.

...All of these numbers, plus Dallas' 24 regular-season wins in the last two years with a roster that figures to be able to do that again, could quiet the critics of COO Stephen Jones, derisively labeled "Cap Boy'' by his detractors.

What else is noteworthy is the the Cowboys have $14.85 million in dead cap space on the books in 2023, the lowest amount among NFC East teams. The aforementioned Elliott, offensive tackle La'el Collins, tight end Blake Jarwin, defensive tackle John Ridgeway and defensive end Takk McKinley combine for what is a manageable amount of dead cap space. The Eagles are among the league-leaders in 2023 dead cap space at $54.73 million ...


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[DandyDon52]

ok dallas is the cap mgmt champs now what ?
you also need to know when to use it and for what players.

really better to have players who can play than a bunch of cap space your not going to use.

 

[CCBoy]

When Stephen signs Dak Prescott to his next contract, shortly...that will then open up the available pie to sign the other three players in turn as well as allow a doable as well as economic contract for Tony Pollard and for now as well, open up even more cap to do something else with.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

It doesn’t mean anything. Stephen is actively trying to resign some of these players, as he’s stated last week.

As soon as he does, that number dwindles down very fast

 

[CCBoy]

If you are just going to sing a song of crap...then running a negative and unsermountable series of posts does NOTHING more than leave only a picture of pessimism and rewards just being an obstacle to even seeing real progress or when things are changing beyond anyone commenting more than just firing Jerry.

You guys are a crap load.

The turn key is the resigning of Prescott and that will allow the presented sums of cap to become realistic and Stephen getting to the process of wrapping top shelf talent for the immediate future as well.

To sign those contracts, by all means, that does diminish the funds aviailable.

Your negative views are about as on target and appreciated as a goat chewing on items on a clothesline...

ok dallas is the cap mgmt champs now what ?
you also need to know when to use it and for what players.

really better to have players who can play than a bunch of cap space your not going to use.

It doesn’t mean anything. Stephen is actively trying to resign some of these players, as he’s stated last week.

As soon as he does, that number dwindles down very fast

The I.Q. required to dumb down what was already stated is astoundedly low as well as close to ignorant.



This is why and how it can work...and Stephen is the master of cap management right in the smack dab center of a great roster.



You guys dumb or just rascals who don't go to work in this morning?


Really think the cap money is just sitting around even though it can be lost eventually if NOT used?

The pizza on the left was cap available before Stephen started to renegotiate previously. The center pizza is what was available after release of Elliott. The right pizza is what will be available for new contracts after Prescott's is negotiated.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

ok dallas is the cap mgmt champs now what ?
you also need to know when to use it and for what players.

really better to have players who can play than a bunch of cap space your not going to use.

Is having 20m$ in unused cap after June 1st good cap management?

 

[doomsday9084]

Quite frankly, Dallas had a very good offseason capwise. The Cowboys deserve credit. The fact that they were able to bring in Cooks and Gilmore like they did were two of Dallas' smartest moves during the Jones era* There have certainly been mistakes made in Dallas. The whole Amare thing versus Gallup comes to mind. That said, if you just look at the last few months the Cowboys haven't been shooting themselves in the foot too much.

*At least it looks good, got to wait for on field results to really proclaim that for certain.

 

[DandyDon52]

Is having 20m$ in unused cap after June 1st good cap management?

I cant say, not enough info in regards to that.
It depends on what a team is trying to do and when.

 

[big dog cowboy]

According to Over The Cap, owner/general manager Jerry Jones and the Cowboys currently have $20.45 million in cap space to work with. That's the seventh-highest total among all NFL teams, and tops among those in the NFC East.

That's true. But it's not telling the whole story. There are a number of players who need new deals and some FA's were were signed to just one year deals. So as a snapshot of where the Cowboys are today it looks and sounds looks good. But it won't be long and that picture will change a lot. So telling me on June 20th the Cowboys are over $20M under the salary cap doesn't get me overly excited.

Side note - the salary cap is expected to go up around $20M in 2024.

 

[gimmesix]

ok dallas is the cap mgmt champs now what ?
you also need to know when to use it and for what players.

really better to have players who can play than a bunch of cap space your not going to use.

Very little will be used (if any) to add any new players to the team, and only fairly cheap ones at that. We may have the most, but the team is going to use most of it on extensions or roll it over. The Joneses' method of managing the cap is being cheap in free agency. Frankly, I'd rather have less cap than the rest of the East if it meant having more top-line players because my goal is to win a championship, not get a merit badge for cap management.

 

[gimmesix]

Quite frankly, Dallas had a very good offseason capwise. The Cowboys deserve credit. The fact that they were able to bring in Cooks and Gilmore like they did were two of Dallas' smartest moves during the Jones era* There have certainly been mistakes made in Dallas. The whole Amare thing versus Gallup comes to mind. That said, if you just look at the last few months the Cowboys haven't been shooting themselves in the foot too much.

*At least it looks good, got to wait for on field results to really proclaim that for certain.

I applaud both the Cooks and Gilmore moves, but also acknowledge that both players have quite a bit of mileage on them, which is why they were available for so cheap. We've had cheap moves for aging players burn us before, so I hope these don't. I don't think they will, though, because I think we got both of these players before the wheels are falling off while players like Gerald McCoy were brought in in free agency with a blowout.

 

[jazzcat22]

Is having 20m$ in unused cap after June 1st good cap management?

For having a very good roster and that much cap space to use to extend your good to great players.
Yes, yes it is.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Cap Boy gonna Cap.

Let's not pretend he's going to use that $20.45 million in cap space to add talent.

He will use it to try to retain talent but will balk once that talent doesn't want to sign for a discount.

Same boat, same iceberg.

 

[Kwyn]

Is having 20m$ in unused cap after June 1st good cap management?

Yes. Yes, it is.

 

[jazzcat22]

Cap Boy gonna Cap.

Let's not pretend he's going to use that $20.45 million in cap space to add talent.

He will use it to try to retain talent but will balk once that talent doesn't want to sign for a discount.

Same boat, same iceberg.

What talent is out there, who can come in and help at this point.
They will go into TC as is, except maybe add another K. See what they have before any moves may be made.

And all these supposed players out there to pay this cap $$$ to, why have they not been signed yet by any other team?

If they had only $2 million in cap space. you and others would be whining they have no space and "cap boy" doesn't know how to use the cap.

 

[KingintheNorth]

What talent is out there, who can come in and help at this point.
They will go into TC as is, except maybe add another K. See what they have before any moves may be made.

And all these supposed players out there to pay this cap $$$ to, why have they not been signed yet by any other team?

If they had only $2 million in cap space. you and others would be whining they have no space and "cap boy" doesn't know how to use the cap.

I just want them to compete for Super Bowls again. Cap Boy and his father continue to be the biggest obstacle to that for close to 3 decades.

Stephen is an excuse maker. He's not a winner.

 

[Cowboys93]

We’re clapping our hands on how much money the brass has saved for their pockets? Oh brother

 

[Mannix]

Ummmmm......I'm telling Fish on you for using the term "cap boy" which he deems juvenile....yet he has no qualms to call people "slappies" who dare challenge his point of view.

 

[jazzcat22]

I just want them to compete for Super Bowls again. Cap Boy and his father continue to be the biggest obstacle to that for close to 3 decades.

Stephen is an excuse maker. He's not a winner.

I understand that. We get the lip same service every year. Though we have not had any of the stupid sayings like secret sauce lately.

I was just responding that it doesn't matter if they had $50 million or $2 million, there are no moves out there to be made for any type of impact player.
Not any that will get us to that SB, unless they get lucky.

 

[jazzcat22]

We’re clapping our hands on how much money the brass has saved for their pockets? Oh brother

Not in their pockets. It will eventually go to players. It means nothing to them personally. This is another myth fans need to get over.
If it makes one feel better to vent, then I guess they vent. To me it means nothing, so no need to vent.