I don't know why people still think the Carr contract is a negotiation. The guy has a signed contract; it isn't his fault the Cowboys were stupid then, just like it isn't Lee's fault he gets hurt. He may decide to take a cut or he may refuse to take a cut; that's his right. Dallas isn't automatically going to cut him to save that money because they will save money, but they won't save all of it, and they'll still be looking for a starting CB. Even if he's overpaid, so what? If he's the starting CB and the next guy is a dropoff, then why cut him unless you are going to really use that money for something great that will help the team win this year.
Carr doesn't need to make anywhere near the money somewhere else that he has here. Between what the Cowboys will have to pay him for cutting him, along with a moderate contract somewhere else, he'll still make big money, more than anyone is willing to sign him for. The only real negotiation is if he wants to stay here, he can maybe take a small cut, a wee cut, still be paid more than we think he deserves, but if we hit a number that equals what he and his agent think is tops that he'd make between a new contract elsewhere and what we have to pay him anyway, then he'd probably accept it if he really wanted to stay here.
But to think he'll automatically be cut is silly. It's not like we're going to use that savings to sign Murray or Hardy or Suh or anyone still out there who will immediately make us better. At this point, we're looking at the draft and minor role players to improve the team, so how important is saving some money by cutting Carr if he's still among the top 3 corners on the team?
You shouldn't cut your CB to spite your Face.