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Menudo stuffed with tripe is another invention that is pretty tough consuming even with peppers and chili.Sounds a lot like tripe.
Menudo stuffed with tripe is another invention that is pretty tough consuming even with peppers and chili.Sounds a lot like tripe.
I would not be surprised if an offer for Gregory actually exceeds the $12-$15M range as his agent may argue he is a DE more than a B thereby elevating contract demands, even for Dallas. As far as Lawrence, restructuring him only pushes him further down the road as I think Dallas has to simply recognize that the contracts they gave to Lawrence, Cooper, and Zeke were inflated and the return on investment simply did not match the contract....therefore trying to get out of them ASAP (Cooper could be gone after this season, Lawrence and Zeke after the 2022 season).
The Dallas defense is now the Parsons/Diggs defense and Dallas should continue adding youth and moving on from the bad contract guys (Lawrence just like LVE and Smith).
So he guessed your breakfast right? How a successful adult could still subject himself to menudo is one of life's great mysteries to me.Menudo for breakfast.....great cure for a hangover!. Lol
Franchise Tag in 2021 for DE is $16M and $14.7M for LB......so as you referenced I would not be surprised to see Dallas apply the tag to Gregory as both a means to retain Gregory while also seeing how he performs next season given his obvious checkered past as well as injuries this season.
Something to keep mind, Jerry was highly p'd at Coop for missing the 2 games. In fact, he stop short blaming him for one loss, calling him selfish. My point is, some have long memories........it wouldn't surprise me if Coop still doesn't sit well with Jerry after the season's over.
Think CW walks and competition is brought in to compete ( draft or free agent ) with McGovern for starting LG[/QUOTE
Passing offense pre Cooper was awful, same can be said after he missed 2 games, he isn’t going anywhere
Someone is always willing to pay big money for a guy who may be an elite pass rusher. We're going to have to pony up for him. All these injuries in the middle of the season stunk, but hopefully it also took his asking price down.
Good post.DALLAS COWBOYS ON PACE TO BE -$12M CAP SPACE IN 2022 (3rd Worst)
2022 FREE AGENTS (Sample cap hits below of potential big contracts)
- QB none
- RB Corey Clement
- TE Dalton Schultz
- (Top 10 TEs NFL 2021 Cap Hits $5.8-$8m)
- WR Michael Gallup, Cedrick Wilson, Noah Brown, Malik Turner
- (Top 20 WRs NFL 2021 Cap Hits $6.5-$22mm)
- G/C Connor Williams
- (Top 10 Gs NFL 2021 Cap Hit $7.7-$18.8m)
- OT Ty Nsekhe
- DE Randy Gregory, Dorance Armstrong
- (Top 5 EDGEs NFL 2021 Cap Hit $20-$25m)
- DT Brent Urban, Carlos Watkins
- LB LVE, Keanu Neal, Luke Gifford
- S Jayron Kearse, Demontae Kazee, Malik Hooker
- (Top 5 Ss NFL 2021 Cap Hit $10-$20m)
- CB Maurice Canady
- ST Brian Anger, Jake McQuaide
- (Top 5 P NFL 2021 cap hit $2-$4m, Top 5 LS cap hit $1-$1.5m)
2022 TOP SALARY CAP HITS:
- Dak $34.5m
- Tank $27m
- Coop $22m
- Zack Martin $20.2m
- Zeek $18.2m
- Tyron Smith $17m
- Lael Collins $15.2m
- Anthony Brown $6.5m
- Blake Jarwin $6.2m
- Jourdan Lewis $4.7m
- Micah Parsons $3.9m
- CeeDee Lamb $3.8m
- Terrell Basham $3m
- Greg Zuerlein $2.8m
2022 TOP 100 NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS BY POSITION COUNT:
- QB 7
- WR 15
- RB 7
- TE 3
- G/C 5
- OT 13
- EDGE 16
- DT 5
- LBs 8
- S 8
- CB 14
- K/P 0
2022 TOP FREE AGENTS IN COWBOYS POSITIONS OF NEED:
- OT (Tyron Smith's injuries) Terron Armstead, Orlando Brown Jr.
- EDGE (if lose Gregory and/or Tank) Chandler Jones, Von Miller, Jadeveon Clowney
- DT Akiem Hicks
- WR (if lose Gallup and/or Coop) Davante Adams, Chris Godwin, Allen Robinson, Mike Williams, Courtland Sutton
- TE (if lose Schultz) Mike Gisecki
- S (if lose Kearse and Kazee) Marcus Williams, Jesse Bates, Tyrann Mattheiu
- Even if Cowboys cut Zeke's contract, Pollard is a good RB replacement, so didn't include RBs.
- No idea on how many journeymen will be available at each position.
Just ignore him. You have quality posts. He has never posted anything informative.Never too early to start signing my friend. Especially if you want to avoid a bidding war with teams being rewarded $30m in new cap space next year.
When there is a cap in place it is all of our concern how the team spends it's money...Is it your money? I don't worry about stuff I can't control.... Salud!
They need a plan for replacing Tyron even if he remains on the roster.I look at Tyron as more of an unexpected retirement loss than a cut. It's so hard to find a franchise LT, I think the Cowboys will ride it out until they know for sure they have their replacement. But with all the constant damage, I could easily see Tyron saying "#*$# it, I've had enough!" A few guys here wanted a LT last year. Glad we got Parsons, but yeah, I think it's time now to start looking for one. That and an EDGE will be easy to find in the first round this year, and they are both just as important.
I read that Dak’s contract was setup intentionally to allow a restructure that will reduce his cap hit this year by about 15 mill. If you release Tank, Brown, and Jarwin that will bring the cap hit down by another 18 mill. This will absolutely allow you to keep Gregory an Kearse.
Schultz, Gallup, and Williams likely gone. At that point to the bargain bin we go. Smaller 1 year and 2 year deals will be what we see.
The heavy lifting once again will be in the draft.
I think Gregory and Schultz are primary players we have to resign. we have no depth behind them that can produce close to the same level.I would try to re-structure Tank, Zeke and Coop with potential cuts for all three depending on how much room is needed and what the draft or FA holds. Other cap hit targets - Collins (replace with Steele), Zuerlein (replace with free agency), Jarwin (replace with free agency, draft).
- Who do you target for re-signing?
- Who do you cut to get under cap?
- What positions do you rely on the draft or free agency?
Top free agents for me would be Gregory, Kearse, Schultz, and Gallup. Lower contracts would love to retain if possible - Armstrong, Neal, Anger and McQuaide. C.Williams is a goner if they're already benching him for McGovern.
OT and EDGE are looking nice in the draft for a first rounder.
Going to 208 MillionHow much is the cap going up?
Good post.
Basham's based is 1.75M for 2022. That might keep them from re-signing Armstrong.
Jarwin's base is 4.5M for 2022. They'll probably retain him.
- Blocking TEs are cheap. They can add one to pair with Jarwin and McKeon.
- I would be in favor of using a premium draft pick on a TE is a quality prospect is available.
- It appears that McKeon can likely replace Schultz.
- Kellen Moore has schemed Schultz open.
- Schultz often struggles with contested catches and his blocking is erratic.
Expensive Players to Retain:
- They'll try to retain Gregory.
- They'll try to retain Kearse; although, I don't think they'll give him anything more than an average NFL starting Safety contract.
- Gallup is a big question mark. Cooper's base is 20M for 2022 through 2024. Would they pay 2 WRs top dollar for multiple seasons?
- Pollard is another difficult decision. Pollard will want to be a starter and could likely do that elsewhere.
I don't see how we'll upgrade TE unless we get lucky in the draft.
Didn't put it in there, but Pollard would be my "Most Likely to Hold Out." I would if I were him. Now or never, as Zeke did earlier. He's small too, every year is a potential career threatening injury.
The Ticket Fake Jerry cracked me up last week talking about Zeke vs Pollard's salaries. Asked the Hardline how many millions per yard we were paying Zeke, and then said thank god we have Pollard at minimum wage.