CFZ My offseason plan

[john van brocklin]

We're talking about Stephen Jones... That's is specialty...

Fair point ....

 

[noshame]

This will be the 3rd year in a row with double digit wins.

Stay tuned for the NFC east.

 

[Acceptablename]

extend Dak, restructure D-Law and Zack Martin, extend Dorance armstrong, and Jayron Kearse, cut Jordan Lewis,
subtracting the excess from the cap, the cowboys would have around 42M, good money to spend.
designate Zeke and Tyron Smitch as cut after June 1st, which would have an additional 24.5M to sign players in the draft and players left in free agency,
(Tyron can also be released before June 1 and release 9.5M with 8M in dead money, this option adds more money to spend in free agency which is a good option, they could have around 51.5M!!)
put the non-exclusive franchise tag on Pollard, and look for some trade, you can get something for him maybe a second or third round,
sign Terence Steele, and a free agency guard like Will hernandez, or re-sign Connor McGovern, or even go for players like Matt Pryor or Isaac Seumalo.

As for WR, you can go for a player like OBJ, Juju Smith or DJ Chark, to give more depth to the receiving corps.

Look for a DT like Davin Tomlinson, Davin Onyemata or Fletcher Cox in free agency, and re-sign Johnatan Hankins,

look for a CB like Marcus Peters, Patrick Peterson or Cameron Sutton.
if it doesn't ask for much resign LVE LB and Donovan Wilson S

Regarding the draft, I am not a fan of taking a RB in the first round, but I think this player is worth it and due to the situation of Zeke and Pollard, it is a necessity,
My draft for this occasion would be:
Bijan Robinson RB
Rashee Rice WR
Julius Brents CB
Colby Wooden DL
Nick Broeker IOL
Ventrel Miller LB
Trey Palmer WR
Dee Winters LB
Kaevon Merriweather S

That You took Robinson in the first round I look more kindly on the lighter rounds I have one suggestion and I don’t know the draft. I heard the sweet spot for guards is the second round. The latest the third period I like the center from Minnesota Schmidt? In the second that’s my only quival with your work thanks I appreciate it

 

[LatinMind]

That You took Robinson in the first round I look more kindly on the lighter rounds I have one suggestion and I don’t know the draft. I heard the sweet spot for guards is the second round. The latest the third period I like the center from Minnesota Schmidt? In the second that’s my only quival with your work thanks I appreciate it

This team would be better with biadasz than McGovern. Dallas doesn't need a center

 

[shabazz]

We are all in with super Dak. I just hope he doesn't throw up all over himself in the playoffs for the third year in a row.

I think we can get one more play-off win out of him……maybe 2 more before it’s all said and done but there will be more losses too.

 

[Sandyf]

Some won't like it but they will extend Dak, restructure Martin, Gallup, and Lawrence. Armstrong is a candidate for restructure or cut. Probably will restructure Tyron even though most against it. Zeke will be offered a pay cut or will be a June 1st cut. Lewis may stay but will be up to Quinn still wanting him.

Could them resigning LVE, Wilson and maybe Schultz although if we sign Deion Jones in FA then LVE only back on team very friendly contract.

Free agency should be interesting if rumors true. Supposedly Quinn really wants Deion Jones and Da'Ron Payne.and Arden Key. Jones and Key should both be reasonable but Payne going to cost. Jerry still enamored with OBJ but could see McCarthy wanting Parris Campbell who is similar to Randall Cobb and coaching staff still high on Tolbert even if fans not. Probably sign an OG like Powers or Hernandez and another LB like Azee, Al-Sharir and a CB.

Draft is really unpredictable until after combine, personal workouts and the 1st 3 weeks of FA. Face the facts that QBs will end up making guys fall in the draft which will make interesting trade down or trade up scenarios.

So far now I'll go with this.
1. Joey Porter, Jr. CB PSU - perfect compliment to Diggs.
2. Steve Avila OG/OC TCU - would be starting LG next to Tyler Smith. Steele will be ready gor start of season.
3. Tucker Kraft TE South Dakota St. - seems like another George Kittle type.
4. Kendra Miller RB TCU - nice compliment to Pollard and much better blocker and pass catcher than most think.
5. Joe Tippermann OC Wisconsin - believe he is better than Biadasz.
6. Isaiah Land DE Florida A&M - small school guy who fits Quinn's scheme to a tee.
7. Clayton Tune QB Houston - maybe our next backup QB

I know we get probably 3 comp picks but have to see where they go.

 

[Acceptablename]

This team would be better with biadasz than McGovern. Dallas doesn't need a center

Yes I like bad *** Schmidt I was thinking about left guard and he would have the versatility or or flexibility of center

 

[GuitarBytes]

Hmmm. We need CB's. Not sure I would cut him. Already enough holes to fill this off season.

well, the options its sign another CB in free agency, and draft a CB,

 

[GuitarBytes]

I was all in until you said extend Dak

I am not in favor either, but it is the only viable option, to release more money, according to overthecap, extending Dak would release 23.8M, or if necessary, restructure the contract to release some clauses and have more freedom to make decisions in the future . depending on his performance

 

[GuitarBytes]

Steele's availability date is unknown. They can't repeat the Gallup scenario of hoping the injured player will be fully functional on the most optimistic timeline.

Your scenario means Josh Ball is the 1st option to start at RT in game 1.

Free Agency comes before the draft. If they don't retain Pollard then they'll have to force a pick at RB early. Drafting for need is the top reason for draft class fails.

Current year cap space has minimal relevance. Teams manage the cap on a multi-year basis. They need to cut Zeke because keeping him adds 10.9M to the total multi-year cap total.

Example:
What if cutting Zeke decreased the 2023 cap space by 4.1M but increased the 2024 cap space by 15M?

It would not matter because they can restructure other contracts to move the 15M of 2024 cap space into 2023.

As fans it would be very difficult to evaluate the multi-year impact of signing an expensive free agent now. Sites like OTC show future cap space but that is only for players under contract for those seasons.

Teams have to project the future years cap by estimating the costs of a full 53 man roster plus practice squad and players on IR. We as fans can't do that with OTC.

the first option is Bijan, but there is a second option in Jahmyr Gibbs, and of course there are good running backs that can be selected later, my point is that pollard can be replaced with a player in the draft and not have to pay him a lot of money, Instead Pollard already has experience and is a proven RB, of course someone will be interested in his services.
cut Zeke after 1 june free up above 10M the remaining years and dead money is minimal

 

[GuitarBytes]

Obj is most likely going to get 13mil a yr, JuJu atleast 10, chark probably 8-10. So you want this team to pay over 30mil AAV for your wr core with CEeDee most likely signing for 20+ the following yr?

Guarantee you this is not happening.

Then add Tomlinson, Cox, Peter's or Peterson or Sutton.

Release Tyron, who is going to play tackle? Steele tore his acl and mcl in December. When do you think he'll be back?

Extending Lawrence? That made me mad lol

Gallup can be cut in 2024 very easily, and if you need to have another good WR, and they are not cheap, unless you can get one in the draft, but as it is, when you get to the Cowboys pick, all the best first-round WR prospects will be gone,

and I didn't say extend to Dlaw, I said restructure,

Tyron, he is no longer healthy, it is the same to have him or not, you will have to depend on other OLs.

 

[GuitarBytes]

I dont understand how you get to 42 mils of cap space just by restructuring DFlaw and Martin and by cutting Lewis.

With both restructured you free ~ 21 mils.
Cutting Lewis will cost you ~ 1 mil
We are now (even with the rollover from 2022) 7,6 mils under the cap.

So you will get to ~ 13 mils. Not bad. But not nearly where you put it.

To your information: Extending Dak, Kearse and Armstrong does do nothing to your cap in 2023 unless you restructure their current contracts in the same step.

Anyways your whole "plan" seems to circle around the idea to push every cost into the future. But you dont spend 1 sec explaining about the ramifications of this approach.

Not a well thought plan. I have to say no.

please go to overthecap and see the extension result for that players and you will see, Dak free up 22.3M this year. extend to Kearse because he is a very good player and this is his last year of contract. and be able to manage the money throughout the contract, and you're wrong, and cutting Lewis frees up 4.7M

 

[GuitarBytes]

If you put the non exclusive tag on Pollard and another team gives him a better contract and the Cowboys don’t match it, the Cowboys get 2 first round picks. You don’t need to trade him then. I don’t think a team would give up 2 first round picks for him. The draft is too deep at RBs.

you're wrong, the non-exclusive tag allows other teams to negociate with the original team given the choice to match any offer, trade it's an option, if the original team chooses not to match an offer, it receives 2 first-round picks,

 

[Shane612]

By doing extensions and restructuring, aren't you just delaying the inevitable?
Sooner/later, there will be dead money to be paid, and cap space hardship....
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Usually, when the time comes for them to pay for all the dead contracts, the first to start complaining are the ones who knowingly advocated for it.

 

[noshame]

I am not in favor either, but it is the only viable option, to release more money, according to overthecap, extending Dak would release 23.8M, or if necessary, restructure the contract to release some clauses and have more freedom to make decisions in the future . depending on his performance

How far in the future that's the question. I'd rather suffer this year and be out of it if necessary next year.

 

[Einstein]

I've seen many say no more washed up older DT, but I've also seen many say sign Cox... well which one is it, lol...

 

[GuitarBytes]

Yes, you're right, but for that to happen, a good QB would have to be selected in this draft. There's an article out there that says that the cowboys are very interested in QB Herndon Hooker, who in my opinion is the type of QB that It was expected of Dak, although age is an issue. he is 25 years old,

 

[TwentyOne]

please go to overthecap and see the extension result for that players and you will see, Dak free up 22.3M this year. extend to Kearse because he is a very good player and this is his last year of contract. and be able to manage the money throughout the contract, and you're wrong, and cutting Lewis frees up 4.7M

Extending Prescott does nothing to your cap in 2023. I know that OTC shows in green that there will be cap savings. But this is wrong. You also need to restructure his old contract to actually save cap space.

You can only restructure his base salary and that is 31 mils in 2023. You pay him this as a signing bonus and stretch it over 5 years. That means his salary next year will be 52 mils + 31/5 = 58 mils.

Have fun paying him that kind of money. Id say: Great plan!

Now i know you will come back and tell me you will restructure him again in 2024. But remember. The guy is already in your books with 21 + 31/5 mils in 2025. And thats his first void year. Now you gave him a new contract. That means you have to pay him a salary in that year also. If you restructure in 2024 that means another 6 mils that adds up in 2025. So he will be in your books with 33 mils and thats without the money from the new contract: base salary, signing bonus. Go figure it out yourself.

And all that and you still need to have a plan to have enough talent around that bum. So you are able to win some games.


But you are right about Lewis. I posted his dead cap money if you cut him pre june. My bad.

 

[JoeKing]

I was all in until you said extend Dak

Nicely done!