Lockout impact on the Cowboys....

[sbk92]

From the ESPN blog....


Dallas Cowboys: Aside from the Redskins, an extended labor impasse probably puts the Cowboys at the biggest disadvantage of the NFC East teams. Jason Garrett took over as interim head coach last season and earned the permanent job. Garrett has history with the team and knows the personnel well. But he could really use this offseason to firmly establish his system and style. The Cowboys added defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, and an extended labor impasse prevents the defensive players from even getting to know their new leader.

Quarterback Tony Romo missed the last 10 games of last season and could use the on-field time with the rest of the offense, particularly receiver Dez Bryant, who has yet to go through a full offseason with Romo. The Cowboys also face a big task coming out of a long labor impasse. They have a league-high $137.4 million committed toward a 2011 salary cap, and that doesn’t include draft picks or tenders. Depending on when the labor situation is resolved, the Cowboys will have to create a lot of cap room quickly, and that might prevent them from being able to be active in whatever kind of free-agency period ends up taking place.

 

[sbk92]

I agree. I think the lockout really hurts the Cowboys more so than most teams. Maybe every team.

The new staff can't implement change and the cap is a mess (big props to cap guru Stephen Jones). If there is a free agency, it's gonna come quick and we're in no position to start adding players.

 

[Cr122]

That sucks, thanks Stephen.

 

[sbk92]

That sucks, thanks Stephen.

Stop. He's a guru. We're lucky to have him.

 

[Cr122]

Stop. He's a guru. We're lucky to have him.

This organization is in big trouble for the future, if this dipshit can't manage the cap.

Yeah, sure we can release some players to lower it but those numbers are terrible, and we still have the draft. Ridiculous.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

A little bit of an over-reaction in these posts.

#1 Who knows if there will be a salary cap in 2011... And who knows what the amount will be.

#2 There are several players who could be cut to create some decent cap room, at least a couple of which represent little or no value to the team in 2011, i.e. Columbo and Barber.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

A little bit of an over-reaction in these posts.

#1 Who knows if there will be a salary cap in 2011... And who knows what the amount will be.

#2 There are several players who could be cut to create some decent cap room, at least a couple of which represent little or no value to the team in 2011, i.e. Columbo and Barber.

Watch out! You going to get labeled a HOMER if you say anything that does not reflect negatively against the Jones.

 

[Bonecrusher#31]

A little bit of an over-reaction.
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That's the Cowboy fan way...

 

[sbk92]

I don't think it's an overreaction at all. Just a cold hard dose of reality most fans don't want to acknowledge.

The team's cap shape is terrible. The worst in the league. With a roster full of holes.

The bottom line is the Cowboys have to scramble just to create enough space to maybe target a player or two while most of the rest of the league will have plenty of room under the new cap figure. Cutting Barber and Colombo is nice, but doesn't change things all that much.

And btw, it doesn't matter what that cap figure will be. All that matters is the Cowboys have considerably more salary spent on players in 2011 than every other team in the league. So whether the new number gives us 5 million, 10 or 40 is irrelevant. Because every other team in the league has much more to spend than we do.

This is your cap guru, the great Stephen Jones, at work here. The guy people want to pretend is some great GM in the making.

What he looks like to me is the same piece of shat his father is. Just a fat version.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I don't think it's an overreaction at all. Just a cold hard dose of reality most fans don't want to acknowledge.

The team's cap shape is terrible. The worst in the league. With a roster full of holes.

The bottom line is the Cowboys have to scramble just to create enough space to maybe target a player or two while most of the rest of the league will have plenty of room under the new cap figure. Cutting Barber and Colombo is nice, but doesn't change things all that much.

And btw, it doesn't matter what that cap figure will be. All that matters is the Cowboys have considerably more salary spent on players in 2011 than every other team in the league. So whether the new number gives us 5 million, 10 or 40 is irrelevant. Because every other team in the league has much more to spend than we do.

This is your cap guru, the great Stephen Jones, at work here. The guy people want to pretend is some great GM in the making.

What he looks like to me is the same piece of shat his father is. Just a fat version.

A lot of opinions there.

Yes there are holes to fill.

But until the CBA is agreed to then a lot of conjecture exists.

 

[sbk92]

A lot of opinions there.

Yes there are holes to fill.

But until the CBA is agreed to then a lot of conjecture exists.

lol

What conjecture is that?

There's a cap next year. You can pretend we don't know that. We know that.

The Cowboys have far and away more money spent on their 2011 roster than any other team in the league. Meaning they'll have the least room to sign free agents. They'll be forced to release and rework deals to even have a shot at any key free agents.

Where is there opinion in that? Where am I making assumptions?

 

[MichaelWinicki]

lol

What conjecture is that?

There's a cap next year. You can pretend we don't know that. We know that.

The Cowboys have far and away more money spent on their 2011 roster than any other team in the league. Meaning they'll have the least room to sign free agents. They'll be forced to release and rework deals to even have a shot at any key free agents.

Where is there opinion in that? Where am I making assumptions?

You have no idea what number the cap will be.

In addition there are teams that won't spend to their cap limit.

 

[sbk92]

You have no idea what number the cap will be.

In addition there are teams that won't spend to their cap limit.

It doesn't matter what the cap number will be. It's about where the Cowboys are as opposed to the rest of the league. Whatever the number ends up being, the Cowboys are in the worst cap shape of anyone in the league.

Still waiting to hear where my opinion plays into it. Seems like I'm just stating facts here.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It doesn't matter what the cap number will be. It's about where the Cowboys are as opposed to the rest of the league. Whatever the number ends up being, the Cowboys are in the worst cap shape of anyone in the league.

Still waiting to hear where my opinion plays into it. Seems like I'm just stating facts here.

I prefer to wait until the cap figure is announced and the dust settles from players that are released before I get too agitated about this topic.

 

[sbk92]

I prefer to wait until the cap figure is announced and the dust settles from players that are released before I get too agitated about this topic.

You prefer to sound like a jackass who can't admit his team is in the worst cap shape in the entire league, you mean.

When the dust settles, the Cowboys will have more money committed to players than anyone.

And they're not gonna change that by releasing a few veterans. They're still gonna have much less to spend than most everyone else.

The only way I'm wrong is if the figures given were wrong. But our payroll next year has already been confirmed since those numbers came out.

That brings me back to Stephen Jones.

Remind me again why I should think he brings anything of value to this football team and it's future?

 

[Cr122]

A little bit of an over-reaction in these posts.

#1 Who knows if there will be a salary cap in 2011... And who knows what the amount will be.

#2 There are several players who could be cut to create some decent cap room, at least a couple of which represent little or no value to the team in 2011, i.e. Columbo and Barber.

Stephen has just proven he can't manage the cap, the proof is in the article above. If he can't manage it now how do you think he'll mange it for the future?

Jerry has Stephen doing things his way.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

The other thing to keep in mind is the question about how many free agents the Cowboys would try to sign?

I could see a safety.

I could see a guard.

Other than an a backup ILB, I can't see the club being interested in many other free agents.

I don't think any potential cap hit in 2011 for a safety, guard and backup ILB would be that high.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

If you folks want to stew about this topic... Then be my guest.

 

[sbk92]

If you folks want to stew about this topic... Then be my guest.

Yeah, you're right. Having more money committed to this year than any other team in the league, by a wide margin, shouldn't matter to anyone. We should instead play dumb homer fan and pretend when the "dust settles" we'll magically have all kinds of money to spend on a roster filled with needs.

We're overreacting. You're playing it cool.

 

[sbk92]

The other thing to keep in mind is the question about how many free agents the Cowboys would try to sign?

I could see a safety.

I could see a guard.

Other than an a backup ILB, I can't see the club being interested in many other free agents.

I don't think any potential cap hit in 2011 for a safety, guard and backup ILB would be that high.

Doesn't matter how many they intend to sign. You're spinning to make the situation more palatable.

Common sense tells you that if the Cowboys come to the party with a light wallet, they can't win a bidding war for any single coveted free agent.