Jerry about not being able to afford players and the cap and so on

[805BoysInBlue]

Chuckles said they had to sign several players currently on the roster so they can't afford to sign free agents. I fully expect them to sign Parsons to a monster deal even though he hasn't earned it.

Imagine signing the crap you been trotting out there and paying them a crazy amount of money, and then expecting different results. Lmao. These 2 morons are something else. We're not winning with what we have, change the tactics.

 

[KJJ]

There is no guarantee after you pay CD that he plays at the same level as before. Not sure what your point is. I would take my chances with 3 players instead of 1.

There’s no guarantee with any player that you pay that they will perform at the same level. A lot of them don’t but at least they’re proven unlike a draft pick. It’s very easy to see what my point is, sorry that you can’t see it. Go ahead and take your chances. There’s a reason teams give up several draft picks for one great player. You’re looking for a difference maker. If you end up with a three average players, that’s not going to make you better.

 

[Chasing6]

There’s no guarantee with any player that you pay that they will perform at the same level. A lot of them don’t but at least they’re proven unlike a draft pick. It’s very easy to see what my point is, sorry that you can’t see it. Go ahead and take your chances.

I would happily take 2 first round picks and save $30M to replace CD.

 

[KJJ]

I would happily take 2 first round picks and save $30M to replace CD.

You’ll be using one of those first round picks to
try and replace CeeDee and that player probably won’t be nearly as good. If your QB doesn’t have a big-time weapon, you’ll never maximize the amount of money he’s making. It would’ve been incredibly stupid to pay Dak $60 million per season and trade away his number one receiver.

 

[Chasing6]

You’ll be using one of those first round picks to
try and replace CeeDee and that player probably won’t be nearly as good. If your QB doesn’t have a big-time weapon, you’ll never maximize the amount of money he’s making. It would’ve been incredibly stupid to pay Dak $60 million per season and trade away his number one receiver.

Last year was a very deep WR class. I would have had no problem doing that. With 3 first round picks, I could have got a better LT and a WR. Then another WR and Henry in FA.

 

[KJJ]

Last was a very deep WR class. I would have had no problem doing that. With 3 first round picks, I could have got a better LT and a WR. Then another WR and Henry in FA.

No one would have given you two first round picks for CeeDee. KC didn’t get two first round picks for Tyreek Hill. The one first round pick you would’ve gotten for CeeDee would’ve been used on another WR who likely wouldn’t have been as good. If you didn’t use the pick on a WR then your chances of coming up with a good replacement for CeeDee would have been even less likely. You would have ended up downgrading at WR.

 

[Chasing6]

No one would have given you two first round picks for CeeDee. KC didn’t get two first round picks for Tyreek Hill. The one first round pick you would’ve gotten for CeeDee would’ve been used on another WR who likely wouldn’t have been as good. If you didn’t use the pick on a WR then your chances of coming up with a good replacement for CeeDee would have been even less likely. You would have ended up downgrading at WR.

Tyreek Hill is 30. CD is 25.

 

[KJJ]

Tyreek Hill is 30. CD is 25.

Tyreek Hill was 27 when KC traded him. Even a 30 year old Tyreek Hill is better than CeeDee.

 

[Chasing6]

I thought Mahomes was better than Dak.

 

[Bobhaze]

ALL OF IT IS BS. the cowboys have 23M in cap space and yet, Jerry and stephen said, they couldn't afford Henry. not that they think Zeke is good as him or almost as good, they couldn't afford henry.

Dallas had 10M on the cap in 2023. they have 23M available on the cap in 2024.

in terms of dead cap money, we are at 20M, which is 26th in the league. this tells me they hold on to their players until contracts run out. they are not making moves.

in terms of total cash spent, we are 14th, mostly because of CD and Dak contract, else we were in the 30th range.
some of the top 10 in cash spend include Philly, SF, Miami, Det, Houston, KC....coincedence?
we are 17th in cash spend at this point for 2025 (committed money).

in terms of combined AAV, we are 15th in the league.... again Philly, Detroit, SF, Buffalo, Miami, Houston, Min are all in top 10.

this is a badly mismanaged team, that doesn't know how to manage the cap. they are not interested in building a team. obvious they are not interested in FA. they are focused on maximizing profits. they don't care about winning a championship or building a champtionship team. I have heard all the people complaining about Dak's contract and now we have no cap to spend on anybody else!!!!....yet we have 23M available!!!!

we are 7th in cap allocation in 2025, with ability to open about 65M on the cap with a few restructures. but will they do it? probably not.

source: Cap space per team

You’re right it is complete non-sense.
According to overthecap.com, the Dallas Cowboys currently have $22.156 million in cap space. Here’s the link to site:
https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

 

[Chasing6]

ALL OF IT IS BS. the cowboys have 23M in cap space and yet, Jerry and stephen said, they couldn't afford Henry. not that they think Zeke is good as him or almost as good, they couldn't afford henry.

Dallas had 10M on the cap in 2023. they have 23M available on the cap in 2024.

in terms of dead cap money, we are at 20M, which is 26th in the league. this tells me they hold on to their players until contracts run out. they are not making moves.

in terms of total cash spent, we are 14th, mostly because of CD and Dak contract, else we were in the 30th range.
some of the top 10 in cash spend include Philly, SF, Miami, Det, Houston, KC....coincedence?
we are 17th in cash spend at this point for 2025 (committed money).

in terms of combined AAV, we are 15th in the league.... again Philly, Detroit, SF, Buffalo, Miami, Houston, Min are all in top 10.

this is a badly mismanaged team, that doesn't know how to manage the cap. they are not interested in building a team. obvious they are not interested in FA. they are focused on maximizing profits. they don't care about winning a championship or building a champtionship team. I have heard all the people complaining about Dak's contract and now we have no cap to spend on anybody else!!!!....yet we have 23M available!!!!

we are 7th in cap allocation in 2025, with ability to open about 65M on the cap with a few restructures. but will they do it? probably not.

source: Cap space per team

Some how through GM Jethro thought he could waste a 4th round pick and $5.2M on Trance.

 

[Adreme]

Chuckles said they had to sign several players currently on the roster so they can't afford to sign free agents. I fully expect them to sign Parsons to a monster deal even though he hasn't earned it.

Parsons has been top 3 DPOY each of his past 3 years. Granted by missing time this year its unlikely he goes 4 for 4 but if, with his resume, you can say Parsons has not earned it then no player can have earned there extension because a stronger start is basically impossible.

 

[Wangchung83]

Here is the part of the problem.

You don't pay players based on their previous performance. If they out played their previous contract that is a win for the team.

The next contract needs to be equivalent to what you think they can do moving forward and into future.

If you are going to pay a player more money moving forward because you feel like they were under paid in the past that is a horrible mistake.

We also can not over pay a CB because he benefited from Micah Parsons pash rush.

Are you British? Serious question bc you spell defense with a c… it’s an American sport and the cowboys play in America; there defense, not defence. Also you believe your statement then Dak shouldn’t have been paid anything bc he is going to play anywhere close to 60 million a year.

 

[gtb1943]

IT was a flat out lie by Jethro that we could not afford Henry; or other FA's
Other teams find the way to do it

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

We need this years money to compensate for Daks high cap hit in 25. So we will move it to 2025.

This year is a rebuilding year. To get out of cap hell.

All JJ says points to it:

- we like our guys -> means: we wont sign players in FA because we rebuild
- we couldnt afford Henry -> we save the cap space because we rebuild
....

He makes those comments since the start of the season. You just have to listen and understand.

next year is next year....and when was the last time we really spent on FA? and we can restructure a few contracts and open up 65-70M in cap space. that's what everybody does.

what gives it away? we are 17th in cash spend.....before Dak and CD we were 30th or worse.

and we are bottom 5th in dead cap money, which means we keep players despite their performance until their contracts run out (so we don't pay, cut and then have to sign a replacement and pay them too, to jerry that's double whamy).


and we have as I said 23M in cap space...henry and an extra 3M a year? or Zeke?

 

[DandyDon52]

And Parsons will likely be a dominant pass rusher well into his next contract.

So what’s your point?

he was early on, but lately he is ordinary or less than ordinary.
He hasnt made a impact in a game in years.

 

[DandyDon52]

IT was a flat out lie by Jethro that we could not afford Henry; or other FA's
Other teams find the way to do it

it was a lie, and he didnt even call him, so how could he know what henry would want??
Half of what jerry says are lies lol, and he thinks we all are so stupid that we believe him !
Apparently some do lol.

 

[nightrain]

Jerry and Stephen are completely incompetent when it comes to roster and cap management. They are incapable of taking a multi-dimensional, holistic approach to what is probably the most critical function of managing player personnel.

 

[Portnoy1]

You have to overpay a QB and your top receiver. Look around the league. If we moved on from either one we would be real screwed. The player we need to trade is Parsons. He’s not going to be worth near the money he’s asking for. His best years already look behind him.

It’s a clusterfck because 1) Micah fits Zim scheme perfectly but only as an inside LB. 2) Micah only wants to rush the passer and likes playing on the edge. 3) Cowboys don’t spend on quality FAs

What should be a good match is made useless because you have a player that thinks too highly of himself mixed with a lame duck DC that can’t force him to play off the edge.

If Zim was going to be here more than a year, I’d trade Micah for two 1st and a 3rd, then ship OSA for a mid-round pick (4th). At the end of the season tell DLaw thank you for your service.

Now Zim would have part of the $35 million (Micah’s most likely annual salary)to spend on DLine along with a few picks in the upcoming draft

That won’t happen though. The cowboys essentially can fix this and be contenders in offseason. But they won’t.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Parsons has been top 3 DPOY each of his past 3 years. Granted by missing time this year its unlikely he goes 4 for 4 but if, with his resume, you can say Parsons has not earned it then no player can have earned there extension because a stronger start is basically impossible.

Whatever he’s earned, it’s time to decide to sign him or trade him. He’s going to demand a lot of money and strikes me as the kind of player that will not play his 5th year sans a new long term deal. There is no upside to waiting if the plan is to keep him. Teams value 1st and 2nd round draft picks more than in even the recent past. After the trade deadline teams will be less inclined to deal them. Trade deadline is Nov. 5 at 3:00 PM Central. His trade value is greater now than it will be a month from now. Time for the Cowboys to be proactive. Do something.