Romo restructuring? Seems like a no brainer to me.

[Bleu Star]

As the Cowboys look to free up cap space for free agency, the key could come in the contract of quarterback Tony Romo.

David Moore of the Dallas Morning News writes that converting Romo's $17 million salary in 2015 into a bonus will help the Cowboys free up space they need.

"The club will convert a large portion of that salary into a signing bonus," Moore writes. "That way Romo can get the money in a lump sum before the season gets underway and the club can break it up and spread it over the remainder of his contract. That lowers the salary cap hit in 2015, giving the club more room to retain their own free agents or pursue others."

Moore quotes Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as saying that converting Romo's salary was part of the plan all along.

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http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Romos-Salary-Holds-the-Key-to-Clearing-Cap-Space-34937127

 

[Beast_from_East]

Smart move to keep restructuring Romo until he physically cant play anymore and has to literally be carried off the field............when Romo is done we are going to suck anyways so eating the remainder of his contract at that point doesn't matter.

 

[Nightman]

This was the plan all along. That is why the contract was structured this way, with a 27m cap hit

When Romo retires, deducting his salary will offset any cap hit and the team will actually save cap space the first year he is gone.

 

[kevm3]

We will only suck when Romo is done is if we fail to smartly build the team. We've been making decent moves as of late, and it would be smart of us to find a suitable replacement when Romo is done. With that said, restructuring can be a great thing to keep the ball rolling.

 

[NickZepp]

We will only suck when Romo is done is if we fail to smartly build the team. We've been making decent moves as of late, and it would be smart of us to find a suitable replacement when Romo is done. With that said, restructuring can be a great thing to keep the ball rolling.

If we still build a good offensive line and keep getting younger guys there, we can afford time to find a QB to replace Romo after a few years. Finding someone as good as Romo will be hard if not impossible. There just aren't that many great QBs out there. But keeping and building a team around a QB will make that process easier. When we lost the big 3 in the late 90s early 2000s we basically lost all our talent at once. And it took forever to recover.

 

[alicetooljam]

It was the plan before Romo had multiple back issues. Romo is signed through 2019. Restructuring most likely leads to A LOT of dead money when he retires.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Smart move to keep restructuring Romo until he physically cant play anymore and has to literally be carried off the field............when Romo is done we are going to suck anyways so eating the remainder of his contract at that point doesn't matter.

AS many resources as this team has put into putting pieces around Romo....this team better not suck without him. And they shouldn't it. For them to suck they must've lost all of their offensive line and Dez among other players.

 

[kristie]

i figured that was what was going to happen.

 

[Bleu Star]

AS many resources as this team has put into putting pieces around Romo....this team better not suck without him. And they shouldn't it. For them to suck they must've lost all of their offensive line and Dez among other players.

I agree with this. The team is building a solid core of talent and expanding that core expoentially. By the time Romo retires, this team should be at a point where a young budding star can step in and adjust on the fly under less than average pressure. There's lots to be said about our coaches too. They will have plenty to do with the continuity of the team's success post Romo era.

 

[Bullflop]

I'm not too sure if restructuring is the most practical route to resolve our personnel problems but it's exactly what Stephen has been doing all along, so it surely wouldn't come as a surprise. Pushing more money down the line is why we're in this dilemma to survive the cap restrictions to begin with but perhaps it's unavoidable at this stage of the game. At some point, we'll be obliged to pay the piper, though. It should be interesting to see what the FO decides to do. I'm quite sure they're fairly torn between maintaining the salary structure and getting the most out of retaining the personnel they'll require to be playoff contenders. Some tough decisions are definitely pending.

 

[lostar2009]

This was the plan all along. That is why the contract was structured this way, with a 27m cap hit

When Romo retires, deducting his salary will offset any cap hit and the team will actually save cap space the first year he is gone.

I thought its the guarantee money that needs to be paid out ?

 

[lostar2009]

I'm not too sure if restructuring is the most practical route to resolve our personnel problems but it's exactly what Stephen has been doing all along, so it surely wouldn't come as a surprise. Pushing more money down the line is why we're in this dilemma to survive the cap restrictions to begin with but perhaps it's unavoidable at this stage of the game. At some point, we'll be obliged to pay the piper, though. It should be interesting to see what the FO decides to do. I'm quite sure they're fairly torn between maintaining the salary structure and getting the most out of retaining the personnel they'll require to be playoff contenders. Some tough decisions are definitely pending.

I kinda forget how the restructures work. We cut a player salary for a year to gurantee the money this year or future years???? Does the guarantee money count on our cap?

 

[TheFinisher]

Question... if Romo retires are we still on the hook for the guaranteed money?

 

[Nation]

What would be the point of restructuring Romo? We don't have an immediate need for cap space with moves coming on Melton and Carr, and the team has shown no interest in making any monster free agency moves. Plus even if they made a monster free agency move, by the nature of the beast they aren't going to have a giant Year 1 cap hit for that player. And in the case of Dez, if they do an extension for him his cap hit will be less than the franchise tag also. I'd rather keep Romo as-is so if you have to make a hard decision on him in a few years you aren't screwed on dead money.

 

[starfrombirth]

Anyone that thinks Romo will be able to play 4 or 5 more years is smoking something funny. and I still think it's a bad to operate that way.

 

[John813]

Well if Jerry thinks these next two years are the best possible years to win it all then it makes sense.
If restructuring means we can keep our big soon to be FAs and maybe grab another quality fa then I'm all for it.

 

[NickZepp]

What would be the point of restructuring Romo? We don't have an immediate need for cap space with moves coming on Melton and Carr, and the team has shown no interest in making any monster free agency moves. Plus even if they made a monster free agency move, by the nature of the beast they aren't going to have a giant Year 1 cap hit for that player. And in the case of Dez, if they do an extension for him his cap hit will be less than the franchise tag also. I'd rather keep Romo as-is so if you have to make a hard decision on him in a few years you aren't screwed on dead money.

My guess is they are trying to clear money to keep both DeMarco and Dez.

 

[Frosty]

Well if Jerry thinks these next two years are the best possible years to win it all then it makes sense.
If restructuring means we can keep our big soon to be FAs and maybe grab another quality fa then I'm all for it.

Smells like the old Jerry Jones, the gambler, the high risk, high reward mentality is coming back..... Romo has been beat up, beat down, kicked on and ran amuck for the last 4 years...the guy is worth every penny. Yet, I just don't like the High Roller mentality of Jerry Jones....the way they managed the cap last year was encouraging...don't want to see this organization go back to its old ways....

 

[BIGDen]

Anyone that thinks Romo will be able to play 4 or 5 more years is smoking something funny. and I still think it's a bad to operate that way.

When you get a chance, could you lend me your crystal ball? I could use one of those. Nobody thought Manning would make it back from multiple neck surgeries in his late 30s and he played at a ridiculously high level. We should all cross our fingers, pray, whatever, that Romo can play for 3-5 more years. He just played a season with multiple injuries and led the NFL in passer rating and was named All-Pro. I would NEVER underestimate Romo or his ability to defy the odds.

 

[khiladi]

I wonder how it feels to get a lump sum of a 17 million dollars in the bank.

Romo would probably get hit with a bigger tax percentage as well. It's not necessarily smart financially from his perspective I would think. It would be a Sacrifice.