Salary cap expected to jump to 155 million in 2016

[Craig]

Im glad they didnt go all in for 2015. If Romo goes and roids up and the. Gets some sketchy surgery to repair him overseas, maybe that will ne the time to do it.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Im glad they didnt go all in for 2015. If Romo goes and roids up and the. Gets some sketchy surgery to repair him overseas, maybe that will ne the time to do it.

He should call Peyton...

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

I don't get too excited about this, because this just means everybody has more to spend, so the overall prices just go up.

Yep, where we were before in regard to sal cap we are in the same place with the new cap. ANd the player's want increases over last year's deals. It never is any big news for any one team.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

If a free agent ever said "wearing the star " was more important than money, I would question if their brain was functional.

People make employment decisions all the time based on a number of factors. Money is often the biggest consideration but it isn't the only one. For instance Murray turned down bigger offers from Jacksonville and Oakland.

Meanwhile everyday Americans turn down jobs, everyday, that would pay them more.

I question the functionality of anyone's brain who can't understand a simple concept such as this one.

 

[Alexander]

People make employment decisions all the time based on a number of factors. Money is often the biggest consideration but it isn't the only one. For instance Murray turned down bigger offers from Jacksonville and Oakland.

And what were Murray's reasons? Oh, he wanted a change to play for a title.

Hate to break it to you, for a team that has won exactly two playoff games in the last twenty years, Dallas is no better of a destination than many teams if the player evaluates things correctly.

Meanwhile everyday Americans turn down jobs, everyday, that would pay them more.

I question the functionality of anyone's brain who can't understand a simple concept such as this one.

Yes, players chose destinations for a variety of reasons.

But if a player chooses based on the decal on the helmet or the allure of star power because they are hitching themselves to a false brand, yes, I will question that player's ability to function in every day life.

You see this silliness every day.

You have fans blowing up Lamar Miller's Twitter feed to get him to sign with Dallas.

If he chose the Cowboys and left money on the table, once more, yes, he is an imbecile.

 

[lostar2009]

I don't get too excited about this, because this just means everybody has more to spend, so the overall prices just go up.

Not really. It is always the same teams spending money every year. But 12 million can go towards one of the following resgining some of our guys, sign a huge FA, or brinf in several FAs.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

And what were Murray's reasons? Oh, he wanted a change to play for a title.

Hate to break it to you, for a team that has won exactly two playoff games in the last twenty years, Dallas is no better of a destination than many teams if the player evaluates things correctly.

Murray chose money. It is his right.

My point was not everyone does.

What part of people make life decisions based on a host of decision factors don't you understand?

Yes, players chose destinations for a variety of reasons.

If he chose the Cowboys and left money on the table, once more, yes, he is an imbecile.

Every offseason a host of players leave money on the table. Every. Single. Year.

Why?

Because on the margin if money is similiar people choose where to live and work for a multitude of reasons. Why is this confusing to you?

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

 

[coult44]

Lets hope we manage it wisely and dont give the jj Wilcox's/Barry church's/ of the world any of it......

Better yet, just don't spend it at all. Lots In here think we are great at every position and don't need quality FA's to get better.

 

[Hoofbite]

Every year the cap rises it makes the people who call us irresponsible for pushing money into future years look more and more foolish. Anything we pushed forward becomes a proportionally smaller amount each year. If we just played it straight we would make less effective use of the cap money.

It's such a great plan it's a mystery why the Jones' would have started to move away from that as their SOP.

 

[Nightman]

It's such a great plan it's a mystery why the Jones' would have started to move away from that as their SOP.

Because they can pocket an extra 50m and fans like you will still carry their water

 

[Hoofbite]

Because they can pocket an extra 50m and fans like you will still carry their water

Fans like me? Now I'm some sort of Jerry minion? I'd love to hear how you came to that conclusion.

Glad we could agree on where the team stands regarding the cap though. That will save a whole lot of time.

 

[kazzd58]

Jacksonville and Oakland are 70mil + under the cap. Plenty of other teams are 30mil + under the cap. Guys like Lamar Miller ain't coming to Dallas when they can get paid somewhere else.

Jacksonville and Oakland already have RB Murray for Oak and the rb they drafted from Alabama last year n 2nd round cant remember his name so y would the spend big money on a fa rb/ what are you talking about? those teams are not in the market for a rb.

 

[DBOY3141]

Jacksonville and Oakland already have RB Murray for Oak and the rb they drafted from Alabama last year n 2nd round cant remember his name so y would the spend big money on a fa rb/ what are you talking about? those teams are not in the market for a rb.

Yeldon.

 

[AbeBeta]

It's such a great plan it's a mystery why the Jones' would have started to move away from that as their SOP.

When did they start to move away from it? Most of the big contracts we write have a 2nd year that is designed to be restructured. Sometimes even a third.

 

[AbeBeta]

It drives me crazy that we don't maximize the cap. We have a cash advantage and won't use it.

We went crazy when the cap was stagnant and now that the cap is exploding we want to go with the austerity budget.

It is mind bottling, especially since we are in the twilight of Romo's career. DEN showed us how to go all in.

Honestly, aside from Murray, who else would we have spent on. That's not about austerity. It is about not throwing money away on mediocre talent

 

[TwoCentPlain]

I think many teams will use the increase to help eat a lot of contracts that they were planning to restructure. Why restructure Romo and Dez and Tyron Smith if they already conveniently fit into the increased cap? This year's FA market is pretty lackluster and not worth spending a lot of money. I also think a lot of teams will rollover the maximum amount they can.

 

[Direwolf63]

Relative to other teams, the higher cap number makes no difference.

But it does give the team more breathing room in terms of signing their own guys and restructuring contracts. Or avoiding to restructure contracts.

 

[Nightman]

Honestly, aside from Murray, who else would we have spent on. That's not about austerity. It is about not throwing money away on mediocre talent

You are not going to sell me on there is no one to spend money on.

How do we still have that many holes?

The guys we let go like Murray, DHarris, JDurant, BCarter, JParnell and HMelton were money decisions.

 

[Craig]

I think there is a difference between a money decision and a value decision. Each of those were value decisions. Money goes into that, but its certainly not the only variable.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Its too bad certain people dont realize things like this, like how $15/hr minimum wage would just mean gas,food,utilities etc would all double or even triple as well....

Just a quick note - I lived in LA when they passed a $15 minimum wage and the LA Times exposed the whole program as corporate propaganda and a sham. While workers celebrated, the companies who it affected instituted the increase over seven years until the $15 wage is met.

The problem?

Those same companies have automation designs ready to roll out over that same time period. In seven years, while everything goes automated those people won't see a nickel of that money. There's already a fully automated Mickey D's in Phoenix and a fully automated hotel in New York city.

It's coming.

http://newsexaminer.net/food/mcdonalds-to-open-restaurant-run-by-robots/