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Cowboys Mailbag
KYLE COX - EAST DUBUQUE, IL: If the salary cap comes in as low as it is being speculated, the Cowboys could have a crisis on their hands. How will they manage if they come in as much as $20 million over budget when the league year starts?
Rob: Right now it's all speculation. The cap could be much higher than that. But remember that list of four to five unnamed vets whose future Jerry Jones couldn't predict before the draft? This is a big reason why. The Cowboys don't know what their financial flexibility, if any, will be. They'd have to look at cutting high-priced vets and/or restructuring other big deals. One way is reducing a player's base salary and dishing out more guaranteed money to them instead. Just remember that a guy like Roy Williams still counts roughly $12 million against the cap if he's cut, so that's not exactly a solution.
Josh: They'll have to cut guys - a few of the underperforming veterans, or guys who they think can be easily replaced. But the other option is simply to make sacrifices at certain positions, unfortunately. That could mean they don't get to sign two free agent safeties, or even one. It could mean they have to roll with some young guys on the defense line or offensive line. Re-signing Doug Free will have to come above all else.
FELIPE RODRIGUEZ - BRYANS ROAD, MD: With a lockout preventing the organization from being able to stay on top of the players, who can we least trust to stay in shape? Big guys like Leonard Davis or Igor Olshansky? Tony Romo?
Rob: It's not necessarily a matter of trust, but there always should be more concern about the big guys. They've got more natural body fat, more potential for slippage in weight and conditioning. I think most guys understand they better be in shape. But the best way to ensure that is by hitting their wallet. Wouldn't that motivate you?
Josh: I think you have to worry most about the linemen, whose weight can fluctuate a wide range very quickly, and also the older veterans. As Roy Williams said, some of the older guys have been using the down time to rest up their bodies. For the Cowboys, that might include a linebacker or two, or anyone coming off an injury last season. Romo's collarbone healed early enough that he should have been able to work out as normal.
KYLE COX - EAST DUBUQUE, IL: If the salary cap comes in as low as it is being speculated, the Cowboys could have a crisis on their hands. How will they manage if they come in as much as $20 million over budget when the league year starts?
Rob: Right now it's all speculation. The cap could be much higher than that. But remember that list of four to five unnamed vets whose future Jerry Jones couldn't predict before the draft? This is a big reason why. The Cowboys don't know what their financial flexibility, if any, will be. They'd have to look at cutting high-priced vets and/or restructuring other big deals. One way is reducing a player's base salary and dishing out more guaranteed money to them instead. Just remember that a guy like Roy Williams still counts roughly $12 million against the cap if he's cut, so that's not exactly a solution.
Josh: They'll have to cut guys - a few of the underperforming veterans, or guys who they think can be easily replaced. But the other option is simply to make sacrifices at certain positions, unfortunately. That could mean they don't get to sign two free agent safeties, or even one. It could mean they have to roll with some young guys on the defense line or offensive line. Re-signing Doug Free will have to come above all else.
FELIPE RODRIGUEZ - BRYANS ROAD, MD: With a lockout preventing the organization from being able to stay on top of the players, who can we least trust to stay in shape? Big guys like Leonard Davis or Igor Olshansky? Tony Romo?
Rob: It's not necessarily a matter of trust, but there always should be more concern about the big guys. They've got more natural body fat, more potential for slippage in weight and conditioning. I think most guys understand they better be in shape. But the best way to ensure that is by hitting their wallet. Wouldn't that motivate you?
Josh: I think you have to worry most about the linemen, whose weight can fluctuate a wide range very quickly, and also the older veterans. As Roy Williams said, some of the older guys have been using the down time to rest up their bodies. For the Cowboys, that might include a linebacker or two, or anyone coming off an injury last season. Romo's collarbone healed early enough that he should have been able to work out as normal.
