Jerry on idea of creating cap space this offseason

[CowboyoWales]

I really believe Jerry did not want to resign Dak.. that's why he got Lance. Lance sucked so bad Jerry seemed to have no choice

Yep, he didnt want to re-sign him to THAT contract. Id guess he wanted some form of 'gratitude' as Jerry gave the injured Dak a full NTC, 4 year contract on elite money last time around.....my guess is that Jerry wanted some form of career ending contract that would allowed restructuring (its length of contract he's angry about not the AAV). The agreement is 4 years, there's little chance that Dak gets another, so he cant, as he did last time spread $40m into a 'next contract' it all has to be paid in 2029......
.......then to put the cherry on top of the cake, Dak is average/ not good enough/dreadful (delete as applicable) in the 8 games he plays and then gets another serious injury.
Actually Jerry should be thankful that he can get out of that contract in 2026......but that will result in a wasted 2025, as he wont want to HEAVILY RESTRUCTURE DAK's (2025) basic salary.
Yes on what you said on Lance, he was used as an alternative to get Dak to the table.

 

[CowboyoWales]

The man who got the 240 million needs to STEP UP big time and carry this team to GLORY!
GL with that...............

Sorry, is this the same guy who's supporters have (over the last couple of seasons) blamed: O-Line, Receiving corp, running game, OC (X2), HC, Defense for not stopping the run and making him have to rush. At some point you need him to step up and be more than a brilliant QB when everything else is going to plan.
.....Jerry's probably seen the CAP history and noticed that outside of the elites: Brady, Mahomes, Manning (?), nobody has won or even got to a SB with a CAP% HIT anywhere near 15%.......Dak's minimum over next four years 19%.
Then again JERRY STOP MOANING, YOU GAVE IT TO HIM.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

Sorry, is this the same guy who's supporters have (over the last couple of seasons) blamed: O-Line, Receiving corp, running game, OC (X2), HC, Defense for not stopping the run and making him have to rush. At some point you need him to step up and be more than a brilliant QB when everything else is going to plan.
.....Jerry's probably seen the CAP history and noticed that outside of the elites: Brady, Mahomes, Manning (?), nobody has won or even got to a SB with a CAP% HIT anywhere near 15%.......Dak's minimum over next four years 19%.
Then again JERRY STOP MOANING, YOU GAVE IT TO HIM.

Yes, it's the same guy, and the Church of Dak wants their ice cream and cake as the 240 million contract makes it impossible to surround their man with top-notch HOF talent to carry the BUM to success.
Don't you know bud it's every player's fault when we lose except GOD DAK.......Hail to the man who points his finger towards the sky!!!

 

[Runwildboys]

HE, IS, blaming Dak and in respect of length of contract ,he may have a point, though it just shows up his ineptitude in giving him the contract in the first place. He's probably seeing the: Darnolds, Wilson, Hurts, Mayfield, Stroud and wishes he hadnt paid Dak (or that Dak could of foregone the hard ball negotiation to get to free agency in 2029 and instead signed a career ending contract).

Right, Dak shouldn't have gotten that contract (He shouldn't even have felt he deserved it), but Jerry's the one who ok'd it. He has nobody but himself to blame.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Right, Dak shouldn't have gotten that contract (He shouldn't even have felt he deserved it), but Jerry's the one who ok'd it. He has nobody but himself to blame.

Didn't say it wasn't Jerry's fault, but expecting more from the QB's that demanded that money isnt irrational.

 

[DuncanIso]

Right, Dak shouldn't have gotten that contract (He shouldn't even have felt he deserved it), but Jerry's the one who ok'd it. He has nobody but himself to blame.

There was a lot of dead cap money in 2025 from Daks previous contract.

the new deal keeps Dak playing through 2025.

Jerry can opt out after next season.

2024-25 was always going to be a draft rebuild.

almost every big contract Jerry awards can be opted out after two seasons..

 

[big dog cowboy]

And this is why the Cowboys are no longer America's team.

Yes they are.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Maybe. Possibly. Perhaps it is as simple as Jones being Ebenezer Scrooge with players (and coaches lol) and Richie Rich with what he considers are better investments for his money.

It is not that he does not have the money to spend. It is all about what he is 100% committed in spending his money on. The saddest thing is the Cowboys GM also controls the team's purse strings.

Right. I can't remember now who wrote the article, but there was a good one this past offseason about how Jerry might just see spending on the team as a lower-ROI venture compared to his other businesses.

He can get better returns pouring his money into his real estate, oil and gas, etc. investments compared to players and coaches, because he's virtually guaranteed to make certain (huge) revenues from the NFL structure as long as the team is decent.

It might be as simple as that. Where is his ROI highest? It's not on spending that marginal extra money on a good DT or edge rusher.

Bottom line, Jerry loves attention and money more than anything. He's already the most famous owner and #1 on the Forbes list, so why change what he's doing?

 

[DallasEast]

And this is why the Cowboys are no longer America's team.

NFL Films' Bob Ryan and narrator John Facenda conceived and spoke the phrase 'America's Team' into existence. It is a brand. It is a unique brand as transferable as ANY other unique brand given to other teams in every sport.

In other words, it is a label that cannot be re-adopted by another team--despite how (really) hard some people constantly try. The Tom Brady/Bill Belichick New England Patriots dynasty was the last great example of some folks desperately attempting to re-brand either their favorite or promoted team. The attempt failed. It will most likely always fail.

It is totally understandable why some people want to remove the label from the Dallas Cowboys. The team has not won a championship for decades. That fact does not exorcise the brand from the franchise. It is exceptionally unlikely to ever be removed.

Retrospective is needed. Think of any professional team, in any sport, anywhere in the world, over the past one hundred years. When has 'this team deserves the other team's brand' ever worked? Serious question. I do not know. I do know it will have been very few times if it has happened. And 'very few times' may be an exaggeration.

 

[LOBO7]

These fickle fans will fall back in line the first sight of something good.

Thats the nature of the business. Winning solves everything

 

[Chuck 54]

You guys are such suckers for whatever the owner and media tell you.
Why are we sitting on 20 million in cap space this season?
When the pre planned restructures take place this summer, along with the CAP increase, we will be below the cap again, even after signing Parsons.
Why do other teams not only pay top dollar to their QB and stars, but also are big players in free agency every season?

Stop buying into the excuses!

 

[Runwildboys]

Didn't say it wasn't Jerry's fault, but expecting more from the QB's that demanded that money isnt irrational

I didn't think we were disagreeing.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

You guys are such suckers for whatever the owner and media tell you.
Why are we sitting on 20 million in cap space this season?
When the pre planned restructures take place this summer, along with the CAP increase, we will be below the cap again, even after signing Parsons.
Why do other teams not only pay top dollar to their QB and stars, but also are big players in free agency every season?

Stop buying into the excuses!

it is excuses and most of the gusys who are poopooing are Dak haters.
now I am not a Dak Lover or supporter, but I, much like you don't buy into this BS spewed by Jerry.
we had 20M on the cap this year, they screamed its to cover Dak's contract next year...great, then next year there will be more cap space we don't use...and they scream its because of Dak's contract the year after and so on.
we had 15M on the cap last year. 15, the year before and 18 the year before that....

you don't worry about cap 3, 4 years down the line, you invest to win now and Jerry doesn't do that. he is all about the money.
and as it was said multiple times (there is a thread about it), we can restructure 3, 4 contracts and have 65M on the cap next year.
and redoing Parsons contract will provide more cap space since as of now his cap hit is about 24M and it can be lowered with bonuses and restructuring.


and you are absolutely right. I laid this out in another comment. Philly hasd 6 top 5 position contracts including Hurts being top 6. Detroit has 5 of the top 5 position contracts, including Goff. same with SD. same with Baltimore... all these teams are fielding competitive teams and vying for championships. yet, one single contract, lets say 5M above other 55M contracts that had been handed out to multiple QBs has handicapped the cowboys!!!! if that's the case, then Jerry and stephen are more stupid that I give them credit for.

the problem is not Dak or Dak's contract or CDs, etc. every team pays their stars. the problem is Jerry and Stephen lying.

 

[FaSho]

So McCarthy and Zimmer get high grades this year and you can't really create room when you pay your QB.

These morons are really going to bring the band back again next year.

I wish I was surprised, but I saw how long Garrett stuck around.

 

[JonesBoys]

You have to marvel at the stupidity. They sit there and do nothing in the offseason while their division rival is ultra aggressive. Then they see that same rival at the top of the conference while they miss the playoffs and their response is to do more of their usual. They still know better.

Yup, Philly just paid their QB and what did they do? Did they sit on their hands and use the we paid the QB excuse to their fans? Nope, they went out and got arguably the best running back in the league that turned around their team. Oh, Philly also paid their WR as well. So sick of the Jones clowns thinking the fans are stupid. There are examples of other teams getting it done.

 

[fivetwos]

NFL Films' Bob Ryan and narrator John Facenda conceived and spoke the phrase 'America's Team' into existence. It is a brand. It is a unique brand as transferable as ANY other unique brand given to other teams in every sport.

In other words, it is a label that cannot be re-adopted by another team--despite how (really) hard some people constantly try. The Tom Brady/Bill Belichick New England Patriots dynasty was the last great example of some folks desperately attempting to re-brand either their favorite or promoted team. The attempt failed. It will most likely always fail.

It is totally understandable why some people want to remove the label from the Dallas Cowboys. The team has not won a championship for decades. That fact does not exorcise the brand from the franchise. It is exceptionally unlikely to ever be removed.

Retrospective is needed. Think of any professional team, in any sport, anywhere in the world, over the past one hundred years. When has 'this team deserves the other team's brand' ever worked? Serious question. I do not know. I do know it will have been very few times if it has happened. And 'very few times' may be an exaggeration.

I watch old NFL highlights that I don’t care about just to hear Facendas voice. The big band music gives me chills. Love it.

“Americas Team” isn’t going anywhere. Too many have been fans for too long in every city. That’s also why every NFL fan hates the other teams in their division…and Dallas.

Jerry has the nerve to defend the job he is doing by saying they are “eons” ahead of every other team in ratings and merchandise sales. Yeah sure, thats all about YOU Jerry. I can’t stand that guy beyond what I can explain.

Im actually happy that Coach isn’t around to have seen the disgraceful mess this has become, and I mean that well beyond wins and losses.

 

[fivetwos]

Yup, Philly just paid their QB and what did they do? Did they sit on their hands and use the we paid the QB excuse to their fans? Nope, they went out and got arguably the best running back in the league that turned around their team. Oh, Philly also paid their WR as well. So sick of the Jones clowns thinking the fans are stupid. There are examples of other teams getting it done.

Semantics maybe, but I don’t think they think fans are stupid as much as they just aren’t good at running a team, yet act as if they are and other teams are dumb for being aggressive trying to win.

 

[big dog cowboy]

NFL Films' Bob Ryan and narrator John Facenda conceived and spoke the phrase 'America's Team' into existence. It is a brand. It is a unique brand as transferable as ANY other unique brand given to other teams in every sport.

In other words, it is a label that cannot be re-adopted by another team--despite how (really) hard some people constantly try. The Tom Brady/Bill Belichick New England Patriots dynasty was the last great example of some folks desperately attempting to re-brand either their favorite or promoted team. The attempt failed. It will most likely always fail.

It is totally understandable why some people want to remove the label from the Dallas Cowboys. The team has not won a championship for decades. That fact does not exorcise the brand from the franchise. It is exceptionally unlikely to ever be removed.

Retrospective is needed. Think of any professional team, in any sport, anywhere in the world, over the past one hundred years. When has 'this team deserves the other team's brand' ever worked? Serious question. I do not know. I do know it will have been very few times if it has happened. And 'very few times' may be an exaggeration.

 

[Iago33]

So McCarthy and Zimmer get high grades this year and you can't really create room when you pay your QB.

These morons are really going to bring the band back again next year.

I thought you wanted McCarthy back?

 

[CowboyoWales]

it is excuses and most of the gusys who are poopooing are Dak haters.
now I am not a Dak Lover or supporter, but I, much like you don't buy into this BS spewed by Jerry.
we had 20M on the cap this year, they screamed its to cover Dak's contract next year...great, then next year there will be more cap space we don't use...and they scream its because of Dak's contract the year after and so on.
we had 15M on the cap last year. 15, the year before and 18 the year before that....

you don't worry about cap 3, 4 years down the line, you invest to win now and Jerry doesn't do that. he is all about the money.
and as it was said multiple times (there is a thread about it), we can restructure 3, 4 contracts and have 65M on the cap next year.
and redoing Parsons contract will provide more cap space since as of now his cap hit is about 24M and it can be lowered with bonuses and restructuring.


and you are absolutely right. I laid this out in another comment. Philly hasd 6 top 5 position contracts including Hurts being top 6. Detroit has 5 of the top 5 position contracts, including Goff. same with SD. same with Baltimore... all these teams are fielding competitive teams and vying for championships. yet, one single contract, lets say 5M above other 55M contracts that had been handed out to multiple QBs has handicapped the cowboys!!!! if that's the case, then Jerry and stephen are more stupid that I give them credit for.

the problem is not Dak or Dak's contract or CDs, etc. every team pays their stars. the problem is Jerry and Stephen lying.

You can't seriously, say you're not a Dak fan and then going 4 paragraphs without one criticism of him ?????
Dak and his contract is certainly a part of the problem, the problem being that he, unlike the other elite contracts, requires a full compliment of weapons/protection and defense for him to produce and the length of contract made it more difficult to restructure (especially now as Dak's highly unlikely to get another contract).
The unspent CAP is because we were soft resetting (rather than bringing back the team that proved against GB, weren't good enough). Isn't Jerry's problem (other than getting rinsed in negotiations), that he wastes CAP money just trying to be relevant?
it looks as if Jerry was looking to Dak/CeeDee to up their game and play to their contract....he found out again (as he did after trading Amari) that Dak just needs too much.
Oh and we are top heavy with our CAP, ..WE pay thr largest CAP% on top 3 players and we neve seem tor get production to justify it.
2024, was a look at what we've got, 2025 should be another....if Dak returns as the 2024 version he's likely to be cut in 2026 (post June).