The issue is that this is all about cap savings, but we do NOTHING with those cap savings. What did we do when Dak was on that cheap 4th rounder contract? Nothing. We cut Amari and did what with those savings? Nothing. In the meanwhile, other teams are actively loading up their rosters. Sure, we can win some regular season games, but when the play-offs come around, actively working to improve the roster will pay dividends.
1) You had Dak on a cheap deal, but you still had the Romo money on the books. I agree the Cowboys could have utilized their space better, but it's not like they didnt still have significant money tied up into the QB position. I dont have all the historical data, but what I could find from a quick good search shows they had $9MM after 2017, $19MM entering free agency in 2018, $18MM entering 2019 free agency. Lets not pretend that the Cowboys were just hoarding cap space year after year.
2) They got rid of Amari and I'll admit im assuming a ton here, but I sense they needed that money more for future years than 2022. Daks cap hit balloons from $20MM this year to $50MM next year. It's just now that Daks contract is getting real for the Cowboys and we saw some strategic moves being made to save money, replacing Steele for Collins, and resigning Gallup instead of keeping Coop, not beating the Broncos offer for Gregory, etc.
3) Who else is loading up their rosters right now? LA did last year and in the offseason...oh yeah the Cowboys just beat them with their backup QB. The 9ers just made a deal for CMC, but have we seen another other moves? We still have time before the deadline. The Cowboys still might look to make a move, we don't really know yet. I'm hoping they do look to upgrade one of the DT, WR, or OG positions. I'd love to see a Derrick Brown type of acquisition for this team. Not getting my hopes up, but this is the same front office that went out and got Amari Cooper before the deadline a few years ago too so who knows.
