Our roster is a disaster

[Awakened]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

 

[75boyz]

Culture plus Coaching and Contracts equals Cowboys Cancer.

Today's message brought to you by the letter C.

 

[fivetwos]

Are the numbers in parentheses supposed to be the ages of those players?

 

[Awakened]

Are the numbers in parentheses supposed to be the ages of those players?

The year they become a free agent. Sorry, I added the apostrophe I should've had in there.

 

[fivetwos]

The year they become a free agent.

Ahh ok.

I think theres some flexibility after 2021. Maybe not so much for Elliott, but I think they will be able to keep who they want of their own.

I dont think the roster is all that bad, but large money is allocated to guys that arent at all earning it.....that's for certain

 

[Vanilla2]

Despite all the roster issues this team performs in the category that matters most. Team value. That’s my super bowl.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

Come May we will be Superbowl bound here in the CZ once again.
Jerry has the best customers in the NFL....

 

[Awakened]

Ahh ok.

I think theres some flexibility after 2021. Maybe not so much for Elliott, but I think they will be able to keep who they want of their own.

I dont think the roster is all that bad, but large money is allocated to guys that arent at all earning it.....that's for certain

Check out the cap numbers. No flexibility with Zeke, J. Smith or D. Law till at least 2022. Even then it would be painful. We're trapped.

 

[JoeKing]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie (21), Williams (22), Gregory (22), Gallup (22), Schultz (22), Knight (22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

Why do you concern yourself with this minutia? It's not like Stephen Jones doesn't always find a way to put together one of the most talented rosters, year after year. It's the coaching that's been bitting us in the arse.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

Pappy smear smearing up another thread.

One of Jerry’s best customers has spoken!

p.s.until he lets Dak hit the road .....

 

[Rockport]

One of Jerry’s best customers has spoken!

p.s.until he lets Dak hit the road .....

One of Jerry’s best customers has spoken!

p.s.until he lets Dak hit the road .....

Don't like Jerry and Dak is going to be here for another 10 years so get use to it and quit whining all the time, every day, every thread, every post.

 

[catiii]

Most experts and at least half of us said how stoopid the Zeke contract was and how stooopid Jones was to pay him 2 years early. Dem chickens comin home to roost for
dem two arkansas bogans. Too bad their stoopid decisions don't affect their income. It's all a real life Madden game to those clowns and ain't nuthin' any of us can do 'bout any of it.
Now they gonna make another stooopid decision w Dak........

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

When did Dlaw decline? Lol

 

[CowboyRoy]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

Zeke and Jaylon are the big ones, other then that, I dont see any big problems.

Offense is stacked just need to move on from ZEke. Defense is where the big problems lie. If we can get a top 7 pick and use most of the draft on defense that will be a great start.

 

[Awakened]

Why do you concern yourself with this minutia? It's not like Stephen Jones doesn't always find a way to put together one of the most talented rosters, year after year. It's the coaching that's been bitting us in the arse.

I can't tell if you're serious calling this a talented roster with zero pro bowl players. I'll admit that, if Dak gets signed and Martin & Collins return healthy, the offense will be talented. But our defense has so many holes we literally have need at every single position. Outside of several quality free agent signing, which we can't afford, it would take at least two years of excellent drafts focused on defense to rebuild it.

 

[The Fonz]

Come May we will be Superbowl bound here in the CZ once again.
Jerry has the best customers in the NFL....

wise man pappy wise man

 

[Awakened]

When did Dlaw decline? Lol

Sacks:
2017 - 15
2018 - 10.5
2019 - 5
2020 - 5.5

DLaw is a very good DE, but he's not elite. He's paid like he's elite.

 

[JoeKing]

I can't tell if you're serious calling this a talented roster with zero pro bowl players. I'll admit that, if Dak gets signed and Martin & Collins return healthy, the offense will be talented. But our defense has so many holes we literally have need at every single position. Outside of several quality free agent signing, which we can't afford, it would take at least two years of excellent drafts focused on defense to rebuild it.

With a healthy roster and proper coaching, we have one of the more talented rosters in the league.

 

[Kaiser]

Why do you concern yourself with this minutia? It's not like Stephen Jones doesn't always find a way to put together one of the most talented rosters, year after year. It's the coaching that's been bitting us in the arse.

Because Cap Hell, that's why! Cap Hell I tells ya!!!!

I see someone is getting their 2021 Offseason Cap Hell threads out of the way early.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Sacks:
2017 - 15
2018 - 10.5
2019 - 5
2020 - 5.5

DLaw is a very good DE, but he's not elite. He's paid like he's elite.

Reminder, using less than 2% of a player's snaps to determine how they are performing is never a smart idea! Ever.