State of the Salary Cap: Cowboys' in position to defy tradition, splurge in 2025

[MarkP88]

This is a great article about the Cowboys salary cap situation. Where they are now, in 2025, 2025 restructures, 2025 needs, and the Parsons situation. I highly encourage everyone to take a couple of minutes and completely read it. There is lots of good information and is very informative.

State of the Salary Cap: Cowboys' in position to defy tradition, splurge in 2025
K.D. Drummond
September 18, 2024

It’s a horrible feeling to wake up in Week 3 and think that the team one has dedicated their sports life to is dead in the water already. Make no mistake; the Cowboys are better than what they displayed on Sunday in their 44-19 bludgeoning at the hands of the New Orleans Saints.

The club has a new defensive coordinator and system, one that’s notoriously hard to learn. The stars didn’t play in the preseason whatsoever on either side of the ball, and they were missing one of their only two proven passing game weapons and the fill-ins hurt them on numerous occasions. But those excuses do nothing to assuage the feelings that this team has to have perfect circumstances to emerge victorious at the end of the season, and perfect doesn’t happen around here.

So even with the NFC East looking extremely winnable, and teams from San Francisco and Detroit looking within reach, the more than likely outcome is that Dallas will be spinning things forward in 2025 instead of looking to run things back. Fortunately, the salary cap outlook for such a thing is actually pretty promising in that regard. Unfortunately, it’s just not the team’s track record.

MUCH MORE: https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/20...4-2025/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

They could have splurged this year, if they had any interest in doing so.

 

[Teague31]

Anyone who thinks the Jones’ are going to spend to win haven’t been paying attention for the last 30 years

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

This is a great article about the Cowboys salary cap situation. Where they are now, in 2025, 2025 restructures, 2025 needs, and the Parsons situation. I highly encourage everyone to take a couple of minutes and completely read it. There is lots of good information and is very informative.

State of the Salary Cap: Cowboys' in position to defy tradition, splurge in 2025
K.D. Drummond
September 18, 2024

It’s a horrible feeling to wake up in Week 3 and think that the team one has dedicated their sports life to is dead in the water already. Make no mistake; the Cowboys are better than what they displayed on Sunday in their 44-19 bludgeoning at the hands of the New Orleans Saints.

The club has a new defensive coordinator and system, one that’s notoriously hard to learn. The stars didn’t play in the preseason whatsoever on either side of the ball, and they were missing one of their only two proven passing game weapons and the fill-ins hurt them on numerous occasions. But those excuses do nothing to assuage the feelings that this team has to have perfect circumstances to emerge victorious at the end of the season, and perfect doesn’t happen around here.

So even with the NFC East looking extremely winnable, and teams from San Francisco and Detroit looking within reach, the more than likely outcome is that Dallas will be spinning things forward in 2025 instead of looking to run things back. Fortunately, the salary cap outlook for such a thing is actually pretty promising in that regard. Unfortunately, it’s just not the team’s track record.

MUCH MORE: https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/20...4-2025/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Yes, informative and a bit uplifting going forward.
Already I hate this 2024 slog of ineptitude by the franchise..

 

[zekecowboy]

What does this have to do with the article I posted?

I fail to see any connection with your comment and the Dallas Cowboys salary cap situation.

Looks like Dallas just plans to continue restructuring. Dak has 4 voidable years to 2032. I can't say that I like this strategy. Keep Dak on the books for 8 more years!!!!!

Prescott’s deal calls for a 2025 base salary of $47.75 million. He’ll get that cash, but there’s an obvious reason why his four-year extension included another four void years that run through 2032. The Cowboys are going to pull the restructure lever and kick the majority of his base salary down the road in five-year installments.

To keep the accounting neat, we’ll assume they drop his base salary down to $2.75 million for 2025, and turn $45 million into a restructure bonus. That’s allocated across each year, from 2025 through 2029, at $9 million per.

Now his 2025 cap hit plummets from $89.9 million to $63.9 million, shaving $36 million in space.

 

[JoeKing]

One of the Cowboys radio shows were talking about this last week, about possibly having a separate cap for QB's only, or something like a max contract for the NBA or as to where it doesn't affect what you do with the rest of the cap. It has to be worked out by the players association soon, like at what point will a QB finally make 100 million a season if they don't get a hold on it

Bingo!

 

[big dog cowboy]

One of the Cowboys radio shows were talking about this last week, about possibly having a separate cap for QB's only, or something like a max contract for the NBA or as to where it doesn't affect what you do with the rest of the cap. It has to be worked out by the players association soon, like at what point will a QB finally make 100 million a season if they don't get a hold on it

 

[zrinkill]

They will be "ALL IN" just like they were this year.

Dumpster diving and signing guys they are comfortable with.