News: ESPN: With cap issues looming in 2022, Dallas Cowboys need to win now

[nobody]

I think DLaw does the dirty duty and is under appreciated however 27M is 27M MIA.
and we're 5-1. Hard decisions lay ahead.

I agree. If he doesn't renegotiate and take a pay cut, I think DLaw's days are numbered. They're doing fine without him. Sure he'd help, but 27M worth? Probably not.

 

[CouchCoach]

The Joneses are like L'il Orphan Annie about the cap, "tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow is a brand new day".

They are the most year to year front office I have seen but I can't say that has really been the cause for the record. Have they been forced to let players walk that would have really made the difference? Ware went to a better team and much better defense.

The one who seems to keep his eye of the cap of the future is Belichick and that drives a lot of his decisions about the future players on his team.

KC kept their entire starting 22 together and are 3-4.

The Cowboys keep drafting as they have the last couple of seasons and the cap becomes less of an issue.

 

[DanA]

I just don't see how it's any different to other years.

Just restructuring Dak and cutting Lawrence (post June 1st) puts us 16.5m under the cap. Job done, that probably gives us enough to sign Gregory, Shultz, Kazee, Kearse, and C.Wilson if structured to minimise cap hit in 2022. If we want to keep Lawrence then we option to restructure Martin or Zeke. There are others we can cut like Jarwin and Zuerlein to help things as well.

 

[Praxit]

well, obviously this is click bait for cowboys fans...but

there are quite a few candidates for their contract to get redone to open up cap space.

there are few players that probably won't be here in 2022,

• DLaw (post june 1 releasing him would open 19M in cap space)
• Jarwin (post june 1 opens up around 5M)
• Anthony Brown (post june 1 opens up another 5M)
• Jourdan Lewis (could save around 3M)

so that's about 25-30M on 4 players alone.

then restructuring a few can open up quite a bit of cap space, like Dak, Cooper, Smith, Zeke, Zak, Collins.
Plus the cap maybe much higher than 208M, getting back to normal and some new TV contract deal that will add to NFL dollars.

I think we are fine.

..haha.. that's funny, I'd pick same guys. I know that Dlaw does the dirty work, so its difficult. But for his salary basis, he's overpaid. Brown is not consistent. Lewis avg Jag. Jaws takes pay cut, keep him.

 

[MichiganCowboyFan]

Who would you restructure to get in the black
Zeke? Dlaw?

Dak, zeke, olinemen

 

[Stash]

I just don't see how it's any different to other years.

Just restructuring Dak and cutting Lawrence (post June 1st) puts us 16.5m under the cap. Job done, that probably gives us enough to sign Gregory, Shultz, Kazee, Kearse, and C.Wilson if structured to minimise cap hit in 2022. If we want to keep Lawrence then we option to restructure Martin or Zeke. There are others we can cut like Jarwin and Zuerlein to help things as well.

Yeah, uh no.

 

[Flamma]

It's a win now league. FA and salary caps insure parity. Too bad it doesn't work very well imho. Wonder if it ever will?

Funny you mention this because I was thinking the same. The NFC is anything but parity. And in the AFC you're just seeing a lot of bad football.

Make no mistake about the salary cap. Parity is the reason put forth to the public. Keeping player salaries down is the goal. This way they don't have to pay average to poor players a ridiculous amount of money like they do in baseball.

 

[shabazz]

This is exactly what some of us were hoping this franchise wouldn’t do because of bloated contracts.

ESPN says it, and it’s considered news; forum members say it and it’s called “hating”

 

[Flamma]

I just don't see how it's any different to other years.

Just restructuring Dak and cutting Lawrence (post June 1st) puts us 16.5m under the cap. Job done, that probably gives us enough to sign Gregory, Shultz, Kazee, Kearse, and C.Wilson if structured to minimise cap hit in 2022. If we want to keep Lawrence then we option to restructure Martin or Zeke. There are others we can cut like Jarwin and Zuerlein to help things as well.

Dak's contract is set up for a restructure. He'll be an 18 million dollar cap hit next year. Somewhere around that. That's huge. Around 15+ mil off the cap.

Lawrence cap hit is 27 million if they keep him and 19 million if they don't. Which is worse? Your guess is as good as mine.

Zeke's cap hit is a problem next year. But I can't see them restructuring his contract.

Cooper might not be on the team next year. A Dak restructure and releasing Cooper should solve any outstanding cap issue. But I'm not a GM and I only did a cursory glance.

 

[nightrain]

This is why I do not get the mind set of talking of trading a player like a Gallup for a vet player you will have to pay big money to. In my view Dallas will have to release or trade some players and if you do so I think it is the draft picks that you go after. Rookie deals are much more manageable than vet contracts, and mid level FA pick ups as the Cowboys have done. The notion of going out and getting a top FA player on a big contract in my view is not a direction this team need to take. Cowboys will likely restructure some deals to free up cap space and if we continue to work the draft we can bring in young talent at low cost.

Trade him for a draft pick. The optimal way to be consistently competitive is with a young, well balanced roster.

 

[DanA]

Dak's contract is set up for a restructure. He'll be an 18 million dollar cap hit next year. Somewhere around that. That's huge. Around 15+ mil off the cap.

Lawrence cap hit is 27 million if they keep him and 19 million if they don't. Which is worse? Your guess is as good as mine.

Zeke's cap hit is a problem next year. But I can't see them restructuring his contract.

Cooper might not be on the team next year. A Dak restructure and releasing Cooper should solve any outstanding cap issue. But I'm not a GM and I only did a cursory glance.

The 2022 cap hit is about 8m for Lawrence if he’s cut post June 1st

 

[DanA]

Yeah, uh no.

This is like when someone asks do you want fries or salad and you answer “yes”. It makes no sense without clarification.

 

[Flamma]

The 2022 cap hit is about 8m for Lawrence if he’s cut post June 1st

But doesn't that send the remaining 11M to next season?

 

[DanA]

But doesn't that send the remaining 11M to next season?

Yep, however the the cap next year decreases 1m while it increase something like 20m the following season. It will be easily to absorb if we kick it down the road a litte bit and IMO our “window” is now.

 

[Stash]

This is like when someone asks do you want fries or salad and you answer “yes”. It makes no sense without clarification.

Yeah. That’s how it felt reading your initial post. Exactly like that.

 

[conner01]

Dak, zeke, olinemen

The only oline you could is Collins or smith
Pretty sure we did Martin earlier this year
Zeke I wouldn’t touch
I don’t want to be paying a 30 year old RB

 

[rambo2]

This is all ********. They will win now and next year too. They have plenty of young talent.

 

[Proof]

I'm not cutting Cooper/Jarwin. I'm restructuring/extending those and keeping/tagging Gallup, and keeping Ced Wilson if he's cheap. Lawrence may be extended or restructured... I would cut him but I think there's too much dead money in that. Anthony Brown definitely a sure fire cut, all savings and virtually no dead money.

jarwin absolutely needs to go.

 

[Proof]

I really like Cooper, but for the price of Cooper I can have both Gallup and Wilson. Otherwise, Gallup walks, but I struggle to pay Cooper 22M/year.

Lawrence is in the same boat - I'll defend the player all day, but not at >$25M/year.

Both those contracts need to change in some fashion.

cooper is easily worth both gallup and wilson. easily. he's a fricking monster

 

[Proof]

I thank they should just franchise him. You can do lots of things with guaranteed money and pot.

DE tage is pretty untenable. but i suppose it's better than letting him walk