Why no more signings. Don't we have 40 million in space?

[Corso]

'presidential' qualities: 3 wives and 8 confirmed mistresses...c'mon - Cowboys!

You animal! A tip of the cap.

 

[rambo2]

Courtland Sutton

 

[CowboyJ70]

Rumblings are they wanna trade for courtland Sutton. If they do, they would need to pay him. Plus, they are working on Micah deal. Whatever they don't use, they may be wanting to roll it over to 2026.

Where did you read they want to trade for Sutton?

 

[Rayman70]

Where did you read they want to trade for Sutton?

I saw the story on Mike Fishers yt channel. He heard it somewhere too. Dunno how true it is.

 

[Rayman70]

They are looking into it

 

[Flamma]

Bland and Parsons would cancel eachother out in the cap. Dallas would get 10-12M in cap space with Parsons. Lose about that much with Bland.

They probably won't sign Tyler Smith this year. When was the last time the Cowboys voluntarily extended a 1st round pick after 3 years? Zeke forced the issue.

 

[bleachedwheat]

Where did you read they want to trade for Sutton?

I don't think they will part with him but if they did it would make sense.
He would probably get 20m per year which seems pretty reasonable.
If they move back to 20 and get Denver's 4th as well I would do it. That's a high 3rd 250 point gain in draft capital for Denver but it also gives Dallas a 4th which they really need.

 

[Flamma]

I saw the story on Mike Fishers yt channel. He heard it somewhere too. Dunno how true it is.

The dudes market value is 26M. I'm not sure that would be a good idea for a 30 year old WR.

 

[Flamma]

I don't think they will part with him but if they did it would make sense.
He would probably get 20m per year which seems pretty reasonable.
If they move back to 20 and get Denver's 4th as well I would do it. That's a high 3rd 250 point gain in draft capital for Denver but it also gives Dallas a 4th which they really need.

I'm looking at his market value and it says 26m. I'm not sure he'll get that. But I doubt Jerry pays that for a 30 year old WR. I think it's more likely Dallas drafts a WR than they are to pay for someone's old WR.

 

[DuncanIso]

Why do some of you think that blowing money in FA is going to fix everything? The ignorance and stupidity of some fans just blows my mind!!

#NFLCreditCard

 

[DuncanIso]

After the draft, some players will get released. They could look to fill some holes with vet players.

Right now about 73 on the roster, with 9 draft picks, if they use them all. Puts them at 82, so 8 spots open for UDFA's.
Look for 3 to 5 on the current roster getting released, opening up for vet FA's, and more UDFA's.

Yup.

Likely league Min contracts. 1M

Extending Micah might free up 15M+ though

 

[Coogiguy03]

We have around $30 million in usable cap space right now. When Parsons contract is done, that number will actually go up.

Problem is there is no one left in FA that is really worth serious cap money.

NOW if we could trade for someone with a big cap hit, it would be worth it.

But you know this brain dead FO will not do anything.

You're out of your mind!!!! There's plenty of free agents BEGGING Jerry to pay them below the league minimum, Jerry is just being patient but trust me he's got his eyes on ALL OF THEM!!!

 

[Coogiguy03]

This front office purportedly signs fill-ins so that they are not locked into having to prioritize a position in the draft because they don't have a "capable" starter. They have taken care of that, so they likely won't add anyone else until after the draft and possibly not until they see how it goes in camp.

Elam replaces Lewis.
Scott replaces Edoga.
Williams replaces Dowdle.
Sanders replaces Elliott.
Turner replaces Lawrence.
Thomas replaces Golston.
Murray replaces Kendricks.
Sanborn replaces Vigil.
Campbell replaces Cooks.
Fowler replaces Lawson.

About the only position where we don't have a fill-in is backup QB, so I expect us to sign one of those at some point, but we're probably done with the rest for now.

We'll be doing the same thing next year

 

[CowboyoWales]

Yeah I was thinking exact same thing but was listening to Jeff Cavenagh explain that if they sign or trade for a guy for an amount of over 3.5mill per year to replace a guy that they lost, they then lose any compensary pick they may have gotten had they just lost the guy to free agency to another team.
The deadline for that is the date of the draft. So basically after the draft, this is no longer in effect and they can sign whomever they want without losing comp picks.
So obviously Cowboys, as well as other teams, will wait til after the draft to sign free agents they think will make it.
.

Yep, this is the central strategic thinking around their roster building (on the cheap). I suppose the problem is that it's a limited strategy to hide behind, rather than a risky speculative move to improve....after all we NEVER trade away or let the ELITE/BETTER players hit FA, so our Compensatory Picks are seldom higher than a couple of 5ths.
Everything the FO does is to a formulaic strategy, which is why Jerry is rinsed with extensions, we overpay in trades (as every team just notes, the players McClay previously liked).
As an exercise it may be interesting to see, if Jerry took a stand after the GB game, and did trade away the one year contracts (Martin, DLaw, J-Lew and Osa), and let Dak play out the contract.....what we would have this season to as way of draft capital as opposed to the Compensatory Picks in 2026.

 

[CowboyoWales]

We have around $30 million in usable cap space right now. When Parsons contract is done, that number will actually go up.

Problem is there is no one left in FA that is really worth serious cap money.

NOW if we could trade for someone with a big cap hit, it would be worth it.

But you know this brain dead FO will not do anything.

No, the problem is, that we're so bereft of talent THROUGHOUT the roster, that one magic bullet isnt going to move the needle and if it does, all it does is make us RELEVANT.
Jerry, is hoping (because that's the strategy blueprint), to build something around the drafts and Lightening in a Bottle, once regarded FA's and an elite core.
2025, is a holding year, to 'hope' for big bounce backs from: Dak, recent Draft Classes, and these (once regarded) prospects we've just picked up.
I totally get that he could/should spend something, but where and what purpose, we arent winning anything in 2025. My bigger concern is that Jerry cant do extremes (ideal opportunity after GB to go ALL-IN v TEAR DOWN), and if 2025 see's no upward shift (with new coaching), is he able to accept that he needs to step aside and enact a tear-down.

 

[DuncanIso]

No, the problem is, that we're so bereft of talent THROUGHOUT the roster, that one magic bullet isnt going to move the needle and if it does, all it does is make us RELEVANT.
Jerry, is hoping (because that's the strategy blueprint), to build something around the drafts and Lightening in a Bottle, once regarded FA's and an elite core.
2025, is a holding year, to 'hope' for big bounce backs from: Dak, recent Draft Classes, and these (once regarded) prospects we've just picked up.
I totally get that he could/should spend something, but where and what purpose, we arent winning anything in 2025. My bigger concern is that Jerry cant do extremes (ideal opportunity after GB to go ALL-IN v TEAR DOWN), and if 2025 see's no upward shift (with new coaching), is he able to accept that he needs to step aside and enact a tear-down.

I don’t think the team has a choice.

The draft gives them a 4 year window with a player.

 

[shabazz]

With that, send a wake up flare up the day that the agent gives up trying to replace Musk.

'presidential' qualities: 3 wives and 8 confirmed mistresses...c'mon - Cowboys!

I'll be smiling everyday knowing that you'll be facing this every day for the next 4 years....its just getting revved up.

Enjoy!

 

[CowboyoWales]

I don’t think the team has a choice.

The draft gives them a 4 year window with a player.

Yea, but the choice is the ability to evaluate what we have and then: extend, trade or run-down the contract, with a view to a set time to be actively challenging.

It could be argued that Jerry (like it or not) had some kind of strategy, creating three 12-5 seasons.....but to do that he restructured contracts, but never went all-in (eg Henry at trade deadline in 2023).

Indeed, 2024 could/SHOULD of been the defining season, the very last Hurrah of Dak, Tyron,Martin, D-Law, even Gilmore, Crooks, Hankins, Fowler, Pollard and then start again in 2025 from a lower start point.....or tear it down pre-2024, trade everything of value, with a view to starting again in 2025. Jerry TRIED TO DO A MIXTURE OF BOTH, and got the worst of both worlds and resulted in 2025 being another rerun of 2024....but with less draft capital (that may of been achieved if we'd traded off the one-year contracts).

Spending money on FA, when we NEED upgrades at EVERY Area is suicidal, especially when realistically (for the next two years) we're fighting for a best finish of 7th seed.

Fans want signings, but just to elevate us to RELEVENCY is just no point imo.

 

[CowboyoWales]

I don’t think the team has a choice.

The draft gives them a 4 year window with a player.

Sorry, previous long winded. Yep we have no choice, 2025 is suck it and see, see who Schott will like and move onto 2026.....and pointing out that whilst the CAP maybe $50m in credit, he has to: account for Micah's first big year post signing bonus lower CAP HIT, rollover money and start planning to extend Bland and Tyler ......because we all know that's what he'll do, he has to follow his blueprint (sign ALL top players, despite every other team trading top stars, especially when their QB gets expensive).

 

[Flamma]

No, the problem is, that we're so bereft of talent THROUGHOUT the roster, that one magic bullet isnt going to move the needle and if it does, all it does is make us RELEVANT.
Jerry, is hoping (because that's the strategy blueprint), to build something around the drafts and Lightening in a Bottle, once regarded FA's and an elite core.
2025, is a holding year, to 'hope' for big bounce backs from: Dak, recent Draft Classes, and these (once regarded) prospects we've just picked up.
I totally get that he could/should spend something, but where and what purpose, we arent winning anything in 2025. My bigger concern is that Jerry cant do extremes (ideal opportunity after GB to go ALL-IN v TEAR DOWN), and if 2025 see's no upward shift (with new coaching), is he able to accept that he needs to step aside and enact a tear-down.

The Eagles went from a total implosion to winning the SB in one offseason. They did it rather easily too. The Cowboys were just as good or better than the Eagles in 2023. How did the two teams sprint in opposite directions? IMO it's their team building philosophy.