Our 2017 salary cap situation sucks, right?

[Killerinstinct]

Fwiw, I would not restructure Dez. Tyron and Frederick are much better candidates since their contracts will be easier to manage towards the end

I could not agree more. Fred , Tyron and once Martin has a new contract: Those three should be the ones restructured and extended again and again.

 

[Hoofbite]

That's terrible cap mismanagement.

Go on.

 

[Vinnie2u]

This thread is like getting ready to go into a battle and wondering if the reinforcements are coming next war.

 

[dallasdave]

This thread is like getting ready to go into a battle and wondering if the reinforcements are coming next war.

 

[ConceptCoop]

This thread is like getting ready to go into a battle and wondering if the reinforcements are coming next war.

Sadly, yeah.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Go on.

If you do that every year eventually, 5 years at most, you will end up paying the NFLPA and have no return for it. You have to reach the cap floor.

 

[Craig]

If you're worried about the ability to improve the team via free agency. Worry less about money and more about the fact that the team isn't going to be a big spender in FA.

 

[Common Sense]

The 2016 cap situation isn't as rosy as some are making it out to be, but it's also not as bad as it looks. Restructures to Frederick and Dez should get them up to around $13M or so, with 46 players under contract, assuming Over the Cap's numbers are up-to-date. Could be better, but it's totally manageable.

The problem with restructuring Dez is that his 2018 and 2019 cap hits each become over $20M. Yikes.

 

[Joe Realist]

That's terrible cap mismanagement.

Really, there are teams that do that.

 

[Sandyf]

The cap will go up as usual and projections are it will go up around 10 million. Tony will still be on the team in 2017. Can't believe anyone would think differently. Witten probably does retire. There will as always cuts and restructures but they will not be Tony or Witten that are restructured. Everyone always worries that we won't get under the cap or not enough to sign the free agents we want, we being fans. Clearly free agents of big money are not what Dallas goes after anymore. 12th youngest roster and after the draft next year probably improves on that. Far to early to even think about any cap problem because frankly there isn't one.

 

[darthseinfeld]

They gain 5.1M of cap space by cutting Romo next off-season.

For kicks and gigs, what happens if he is traded

 

[big dog cowboy]

Shout out to @xwalker and @bkight13 for the knowledged they dropped in this thread.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Don't forget the cap goes up pretty much every year too. Mucho $$$

 

[Hoofbite]

If you do that every year eventually, 5 years at most, you will end up paying the NFLPA and have no return for it. You have to reach the cap floor.

I was thinking the OP meant that the team would start with a surplus of $15M, which doesn't necessarily mean they end there and always have $15M free.

But even if I misunderstood, the current cap total of $155M would allow a team to carry $15M from here on out and comply with the 89% floor, wouldn't it?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I was thinking the OP meant that the team would start with a surplus of $15M, which doesn't necessarily mean they end there and always have $15M free.

But even if I misunderstood, the current cap total of $155M would allow a team to carry $15M from here on out and comply with the 89% floor, wouldn't it?

Sure and this is moving the goalposts but this team is not coming off a super bowl and even if you are other teams are all trying to get better as well. The team needs to be using every asset at it's disposal to try and get better. Sitting on your laurels is a good way to get passed by.

The team is making a disgusting amount of money. Spending up to the cap has little bearing on the franchise bottom line anyway. Efficiency is extremely important as is vision but not frugality.

 

[Hoofbite]

Sure and this is moving the goalposts but this team is not coming off a super bowl and even if you are other teams are all trying to get better as well. The team needs to be using every asset at it's disposal to try and get better. Sitting on your laurels is a good way to get passed by.

The team is making a disgusting amount of money. Spending up to the cap has little bearing on the franchise bottom line anyway. Efficiency is extremely important as is vision but not frugality.

Lol, dial it down a notch. It was an ideal scenario for the guy to see Dallas be able to remain competitive while also having a surplus of cap space every year.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Lol, dial it down a notch. It was an ideal scenario for the guy to see Dallas be able to remain competitive while also having a surplus of cap space every year.

Dial what down?

Not IMO. I believe that the best case scenario is every dollar spent at max efficiency. Given the scarcity of labor that will never be less than the cap. Because of cap inflation, dollars spent in future years are worth less than the current year.

 

[marius]

if dallas cut romo after 1 june
in 2016 dead money $12,335,000 cap savings $8,500,000
in 2017 dead money $10,700,000 cap savings $14,000,000
in 2018 dead money $5,700,000 cap savings $19,500,000
in 2019 dead money $3,200,000 cap savings $20,500,000

 

[rynochop]

would love to be in a situation where they field a playoff team every year and be 15 million under cap. I dream I suppose.

You can root for the Jaguars instead of the Eagles then, because that's what they do, except for make the playoffs, well, also like the Eagles

 

[dstew60105]

I could not agree more. Fred , Tyron and once Martin has a new contract: Those three should be the ones restructured and extended again and again.

Restructure Dez, Fred and Crawford. Cut Free and we are 20M under assuming no additional cap increase over forecast bump.