Stop Thinking We Don’t Have Enough To Sign All The Stars

[Diehardblues]

Yep. He kind of glossed over that fact.

Sure, we can sign all the stars but that then leaves little for depth and other positions. You become a top heavy roster which is something we should understand well.

It’s easy to say, no big deal, use up most of our cap on like 10-12 players and then draft ridiculously well and have a great roster.

In practice it is very tough.

And it doesn’t scratch the surface of whether it is wise to pay them all anyway. For example, how much sense does it make to claim you have to pay the TB elite money because he’s the most important player on offense, but then you also pay the QB a contract that fits with a QB who is the best player on an offense.

Right

Prob cant pay them all. Just the most critical.

Our dilemma at RB is magnified cause of our dependability on his talent with a less than Elite QB. And why so many have argued not over paying QB.

If we can’t win games without an Elite RB and WR with this QB then they become necessary and will have to get by with less elsewhere.

 

[OmerV]

So the team will be top-heavy with little great depth again. Cool.

My only major depth concerns are at QB and RB. Key positions worthy of concern, no doubt, but depth across the team doesn't really seem to be a big issue.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

My only major depth concerns are at QB and RB. Key positions worthy of concern, no doubt, but depth across the team doesn't really seem to be a big issue.

Pretty confident every NFL team has depth concern. Hell, that's logic considering the cap and escalating salaries btu I'm guessing we like any other team will selectively decide which position to strengthen our depth coz you certainly not going to have the kind you'd like at every position. Notice the beginning of the offseason how Stephen made no secret about their intent to upgrade the back-up RB position. Think it's a coincidence before giving Zeke a new long-term deal? I doubt it, they know exactly what they are doing. Protecting their investment, making his workload is nowhere close to DeMarco Murray.

 

[OmerV]

Pretty confident every NFL team has depth concern. Hell, that's logic considering the cap and escalating salaries btu I'm guessing we like any other team will selectively decide which position to strengthen our depth coz you certainly not going to have the kind you'd like at every position. Notice the beginning of the offseason how Stephen made no secret about their intent to upgrade the back-up RB position. Think it's a coincidence before giving Zeke a new long-term deal? I doubt it, they know exactly what they are doing. Protecting their investment, making his workload is nowhere close to DeMarco Murray.

Yep, no team is completely satisfied with their depth at every position. Between the salary cap and sky rocketing salaries and a limit on the number of quality players there are to choose from, it's difficult to have everything a team wants.

 

[Corso]

My only major depth concerns are at QB and RB. Key positions worthy of concern, no doubt, but depth across the team doesn't really seem to be a big issue.

Today, yes.

 

[OmerV]

Today, yes.

Will it change tomorrow?

 

[gjkoeppen]

There have been similar threads before but a lot of y’all seem to ignore facts and just run with media or personal narratives. I feel like it’s the duty of giving correct info to do another thread, maybe a few more fans will see past media and personal hype.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/24...NFL-salary-cap-space-explained-133271069/Amp/

The Cowboys have the cap space, future flexibility, knowledge of cap-maneuvering tactics, and a 10% increase in salary cap room every season.

The Cowboys (in the event no one resigns until then) would have over 100M in available cap space entering 2020. Extending Dak, Zeke, Coop, Byron, & Jaylon is technically possible. Now whether the teams wants to resign all 5 is up to them, but it is possible.

The way the FO has played the last few seasons has allowed us to be in one of the best cap situations in the league. We DO have the ability to sign all of the stars, who we Won’t be able to resign are the solid starters and depth guys like Maliek Collins, La’el Collins, and Anthony Brown.

And that’s how it’s supposed to go, you sign the stars you draft, then restock the glue guys and role players in the draft. With the way this FO drafts, we have the capability to sustain a high end roster for years at a time. Will it result in a SB? Probably not with this coach but it won’t be for a lack of talent retention.

Your starting point is wrong so that throws the rest of your logic off. The cap hasn't raised by 10% every year, it gone up about 10 mil a year. There's a huge difference and here's your proof. The 2018 cap was 177 mil and if it goes up by 10% that means the 2019 cap would be 194.7 mil; but it actually is 188 mil or 11 mil more not the 17.7 that it would be at 10%.

Next nobody at this point knows for sure what any future cap will actually turn out to be but those that make their living doing caps project the Cowboys to have about 74mil to work with not the 100 mil you think there will be. Lastly there is another thing you haven't taken into account and that is the current CBA end after the 2020 season so planning beyond the 2020 season before having a new CBA in place is guess work because nobody at this point knows for sure at what percentage the total revenue will be split. This is why it's important to use some caution with the amounts they sign players to now. That may mean that one of the 4 highly valued players they want to resign may not get resigned.

In past years teams could either use the franchise tag or the transition tag but there is a good thing for the Cowboys next year because according to the current CBA it is deemed the final year and both can be used so say Prescott can be franchise tagged and Cooper or Elliott if the Cowboys exercise the 5th year option, can be transition tagged keeping both players tagged out of free agency.
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[408Cowboy]

There have been similar threads before but a lot of y’all seem to ignore facts and just run with media or personal narratives. I feel like it’s the duty of giving correct info to do another thread, maybe a few more fans will see past media and personal hype.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/24...NFL-salary-cap-space-explained-133271069/Amp/

The Cowboys have the cap space, future flexibility, knowledge of cap-maneuvering tactics, and a 10% increase in salary cap room every season.

The Cowboys (in the event no one resigns until then) would have over 100M in available cap space entering 2020. Extending Dak, Zeke, Coop, Byron, & Jaylon is technically possible. Now whether the teams wants to resign all 5 is up to them, but it is possible.

The way the FO has played the last few seasons has allowed us to be in one of the best cap situations in the league. We DO have the ability to sign all of the stars, who we Won’t be able to resign are the solid starters and depth guys like Maliek Collins, La’el Collins, and Anthony Brown.

And that’s how it’s supposed to go, you sign the stars you draft, then restock the glue guys and role players in the draft. With the way this FO drafts, we have the capability to sustain a high end roster for years at a time. Will it result in a SB? Probably not with this coach but it won’t be for a lack of talent retention.

That last line killed me.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

A human being can survive eating all the cookies in the cookie jar, sure.

But the fat kid isn’t winning any beauty contests.

 

[Corso]

Will it change tomorrow?

I'm not Miss Cleo.

 

[OmerV]

I'm not Miss Cleo.

Damn, I was hoping for some insight on my love life.

 

[Corso]

Damn, I was hoping for some insight on my love life.

Lol

 

[OmerV]

Lol

Could you at least inform my wife I should have a love life?

 

[Corso]

Could you at least inform my wife I should have a love life?

Her Chi is strong. I can't get through.