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

[CCBoy]

The going rate for a franchise quarterback is roughly 22.5% of the salary cap. The 2023 cap is $224.8 million and the most recent quarterback extensions include Lamar Jacksons annual salary of $52 million (23.1%) and Jalen Hurts at $51 million (22.6%). When Kyler Murray signed his extension last year the cap was at $208.2 million and his annual salary is $46 million (22.1%).

Additionally, the salary cap has seen an average annual increase of 6.3% over the last decade which means next year’s cap is estimated to be around $239 million. And if the going rate for a franchise quarterback is about 22.5% of the yearly cap hit, that puts next year’s top deal-signer with an annual average salary of roughly $54 million.

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[Brooksey]

Say what you want about the Jones, the clown show...but we cleaned up our cap, let's see if they will add the necessary pieces in FA to make a real run before time runs out on Jerry.

 

[ghst187]

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.

Agree. I don’t like our RB2/3 situation at all but getting Gilmore and Cooks were sublime moves that didn’t cost us much. Also, resigning Wilson was another home run.
If we hit on Mazi and Moonshaker….could get really interesting.

 

[CCBoy]

Agree. I don’t like our RB2/3 situation at all but getting Gilmore and Cooks were sublime moves that didn’t cost us much. Also, resigning Wilson was another home run.
If we hit on Mazi and Moonshaker….could get really interesting.

Stephen is affording all of this with the improvements as well...

 

[DandyDon52]

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.

exactly, it depends on what the FO is trying to do, sign stars in future or win a SB now, not just dallas but any team.

 

[Dools29]

We generally have relatively low draft capital (late picks) and we spend little to nothing in FA. We build teams with the least amount of resources, so much so, the nfl literally had to step in and require Stephen to spend money to get the team above the cap floor. And we call this “cap management!”

 

[CCBoy]

We generally have relatively low draft capital (late picks) and we spend little to nothing in FA. We build teams with the least amount of resources, so much so, the nfl literally had to step in and require Stephen to spend money to get the team above the cap floor. And we call this “cap management!”

If what you is merely your own words for a failure, that doesn't mean one is describing what is occurring now, as well. That cap has to be there in the 'now' to be able to afford negotiations for top of NFL positional players as well. Contract negotiations are bartered, but the money is there for a player. If highball is all that is being bantered, then, other teams are available. I don't feel that is the picture in camp right now.

Stephen will get 'er done, and reasonably at that.

 

[Rockport]

I'd rather be told the whole truth not deceived by telling half the story.

Duh.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

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...



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.

Oh master, explain to us, in pizza size of course, the cap after Diggs, Lamb, Steele, and Parsons are resigned. Please include old pizza crust as dead money still going to Elliott

 

[b0xZZ]

Does un-used cap space win football games? Better yet, can that 20 million play QB? If not who cares.

 

[CowboyoWales]

The going rate for a franchise quarterback is roughly 22.5% of the salary cap.

So that equates to : $50m (2023), $57m (2024), $63m and then $69m.

Now Dak may be eager to get his hands on the signing bonus in 2023, which is the ONLY reason he'd consider signing an extension now. Im sure France's advice is.....why sign now, you're getting $34m in your pocket in salary in 2024, at which point you can demand $63m+ per (provided he's still classed as a franchise QB, or whether he's firmly in the franchise QB who needs too much help to win anything).

As it looks atm, talking heads and fans are saying we cant afford the $59m hit in 2024.....but maybe

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 could be that we're 'hoarding' CAP with a plan to rollover to 2024 which would give us a $40+ (even more if when we extend CeeDee). If that happens we could bite the bullet on Dak's restructured bonus, and in affect gets 2 years to prove himself.

The only concern is if we dont extend Dak after 2024, i'm still unsure whether the outstanding Void prorated bonus is paid in 2025, or it gets moved up into 2024.

 

[DandyDon52]

So that equates to : $50m (2023), $57m (2024), $63m and then $69m.

Now Dak may be eager to get his hands on the signing bonus in 2023, which is the ONLY reason he'd consider signing an extension now. Im sure France's advice is.....why sign now, you're getting $34m in your pocket in salary in 2024, at which point you can demand $63m+ per (provided he's still classed as a franchise QB, or whether he's firmly in the franchise QB who needs too much help to win anything).

As it looks atm, talking heads and fans are saying we cant afford the $59m hit in 2024.....but maybe

It could be that we're 'hoarding' CAP with a plan to rollover to 2024 which would give us a $40+ (even more if when we extend CeeDee). If that happens we could bite the bullet on Dak's restructured bonus, and in affect gets 2 years to prove himself.

The only concern is if we dont extend Dak after 2024, i'm still unsure whether the outstanding Void prorated bonus is paid in 2025, or it gets moved up into 2024.

YES It gets complicated, and depends on FO plans, what they intend to do and when.
I think this season may be the determing factor in many decisions.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

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.

GL with that.......by the way Prescott is playing for his Cowboy life this coming season.
P.S. Expect disappointment as a leopard doesn't change his spots!

 

[gtb1943]

If what you is merely your own words for a failure, that doesn't mean one is describing what is occurring now, as well. That cap has to be there in the 'now' to be able to afford negotiations for top of NFL positional players as well. Contract negotiations are bartered, but the money is there for a player. If highball is all that is being bantered, then, other teams are available. I don't feel that is the picture in camp right now.

Stephen will get 'er done, and reasonably at that.

The Cowobys have not got it done in 27 years. No matter what the fanboys of Jerry and company claim.

 

[Scotman]

I think it's great. We are literally in a position to keep some of our best players that have contracts coming up. We have a financial situation that enables us to win. It won't be the reason that we don't.

But if the end result of being in this position is 27 more years of frustration...then it ended up not making a difference.

 

[blueblood70]

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'm sorry but that's your opinion on Amari Cooper, that wasn't the mistake made in my opinion,

the mistake we made was maybe not keeping Cedric Wilson

they knew that CD lamb was their number one wide receiver, and they were correct...
You don't pay your number two wide receiver $22 million and that's what was gonna be due if they kept him on the roster any longer than they did, they were up against time and they made a trade much like we did to get cooks and Gilmore,

we got more than say what the Cardinals got for Hopkins or Minnesota got for cook, so they had to outright release them they got didn't even get a fifth rounder...

so let's start with the whole it was a mistake keeping gallup over amari, Gallup was supposed to be the number two wide receiver making $11 million a year he didn't come back as healthy as they hoped maybe that'll pay off this year so we did not have the depth they did not know that James Washington was going to get hurt, that tolbert was gonna be so bad,and that gallup wouldn't come back that was a mistake, yes but the Cooper being released for a fifth rounder was not, it was maybe not having another backup plan in case Gallup didn't work out and that would have been maybe keeping Cedric Wilson, that was the misstep IMO.

 

[Loso86]

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.

Nah our fans will find a way to complain anyway. Because if we spend the money on players and they don't play how WE want we complain we should've kept the space. ThEN complainn when we dont have space to sign anybody!! Lol

 

[BigStar]

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.

Shouldn't they have used this 20M early in FA? That would've been the most fitting time.

I'd rather have another star player or even two signed as one year rentals instead of hoarding it. If they apply it mostly towards extensions than that would be different (if applied to this year's cap). Sign Lamb and Diggs this year and try to front load if possible, etc.

 

[EenonyMoose]

If that is in fact the final say, then just how does the team make the three other contracts work. No, an inclusion of Dak expands the pie available contracts that will be top of position, for the other three.

Beyond being assenine, just do explain how that occurs without getting a carving knife and letting blood flow on the roster...

I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're asking.

 

[jazzcat22]

Shouldn't they have used this 20M early in FA? That would've been the most fitting time.

I'd rather have another star player or even two signed as one year rentals instead of hoarding it. If they apply it mostly towards extensions than that would be different (if applied to this year's cap). Sign Lamb and Diggs this year and try to front load if possible, etc.

They did not have this $20 million at the time. $10 million came from Zeke being a June 1st cut.
I believe they have $5 million, then restructured some deal to gt to the $10 million.

And who was really out there that would be THAT DIFFERENCE MAKER?
They made 2 very good deals to get Gilmore and Cooks. So no need to spend on big $$$ FA's that was not going to cripple the cap for years.
They will have that coming up next year until they do something about Dak and his $59 million cap hit.

I am perfectly fine with how they handled this. I am not one to scream. ... sign a FA, sign a FA, then most will whine later they suck because the spent high $$$ on that FA, who is not living up to the contract.