Spagnola: If They Are So Good Why Are They Free Agents?

[Sheik]

Oh I hate that saying, and that lopsided mongoloid.

His articles are banned from here.

 

[cmd34]

If Jerry went out and signed three of the biggest free agents out there, Mickey would say how aggressive we are being.

I honestly don't think he's just the official reporter of DallasCowboys.com, I believe he's Jerry's Joseph Goebles. I think Jerry tells Mickey the "plan" and Mickey goes out there and sells it. (Meanwhile, Hostile does it for free). There's no way, Spagnolia should be paid for what he does. He has zero integrity and offers nothing in football opinion or analysis.

 

[Sheik]

Probably exactly right.

 

[CobraKai]

One article from Mickey and 20 posts saying Mickey sucks. The DCU.

 

[CobraKai]

Friday, the Cowboys will be well under their official cap of $134.4 million. Maybe by as much as $2 million.

Well under.

 

[Jon88]

$2 million may get you 2 cheap players. Then what will you do once the draft comes?

That's not well under. That's scraping by with a shitbag roster.

 

[Iamtdg]

$2 million may get you 2 cheap players. Then what will you do once the draft comes?

That's not well under. That's scraping by with a shitbag roster.

Well under is a ridiculous statement. Here is a list of how everyone's cap room sits right now:

http://overthecap.com/nfl-cap-space.php?Year=2014

 

[Jon88]

Cap Spending

Dead Money

Cap Room


Raiders

$61,651,338

$9,311,192

$63,783,470



Jaguars

$87,977,954

$7,789,511

$56,373,848



Browns

$96,421,061

$11,394,157

$49,218,350



Vikings

$87,664,769

$4,963,455

$40,680,093



Jets

$86,754,921

$8,028,958

$39,185,558



Colts

$93,722,480

$1,867,402

$37,514,024



Dolphins

$111,818,831

$4,942,896

$33,798,273



Packers

$110,300,045

$2,677,484

$29,338,930



Bengals

$113,324,240

$984,283

$26,850,957



Broncos

$111,447,116

$3,992,330

$24,988,429



Ravens

$103,400,107

$6,202,216

$24,425,100



Buccaneers

$115,451,123

$139,119

$23,675,539



Eagles

$124,074,688

$2,058,343

$23,532,737



Bills

$115,781,224

$12,070,113

$22,446,638



Redskins

$101,403,865

$9,153,567

$21,938,568



Falcons

$111,056,960

$6,530,841

$18,037,399



Cardinals

$110,896,452

$10,287,468

$17,062,087



Giants

$112,716,676

$2,778,141

$17,001,183



Seahawks

$115,876,106

$6,307,367

$13,157,531



Patriots

$115,036,492

$9,367,055

$12,199,254



Lions

$119,122,484

$4,181,938

$10,666,130



Titans

$126,985,884

$2,449,725

$10,013,952



49ers

$122,948,073

$1,934,689

$9,788,276



Chiefs

$121,975,251

$3,505,823

$9,396,444



Texans

$122,036,512

$3,248,841

$8,325,377



Bears

$122,712,330

$2,276,671

$8,253,726



Panthers

$114,063,813

$17,840,241

$6,604,214



Rams

$125,965,962

$133,805

$6,396,233



Chargers

$116,047,944

$12,543,317

$6,224,080



Steelers

$125,464,116

$5,349,900

$3,034,434



Saints

$117,854,209

$12,987,551

$2,154,240



Cowboys

$120,103,197

$12,034,439

$1,639,057

 

[peplaw06]

And need I remind you of some of this:

The St. Louis Rams are releasing cornerback Courtland Finnegan, who just two years ago in free agency signed a five-year, $50 million deal that was to include another $3 million roster bonus on March 13. Wasn’t worth the money, evidently.

I see also where the Falcons, after trading for cornerback Asante Samuel and signing him to a three-year, $14.7 million deal in 2012, are cutting him after two years and with but a $3.5 million base in the final year of his deal.

Oh, and how close did this come to being a nightmare for the Cowboys? At training camp in 2011 the Cowboys were all set to sign cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha for like five years, $50 million until at the last minute the Eagles came in with a five-year, $60 million offer for the ninth-year veteran, with $25 million of that guaranteed. He was cut by the Eagles after two seasons, played three games with the Niners this past year and now is retiring. Ouch.

Laughing about any of that now?

Yeah we dodged those bullets... And got Brandon Carr for $50 mils.

The differences are we don't know when to cut bait on a bad deal. We just restructure it and make it worse.

 

[Iamtdg]

Yeah we dodged those bullets... And got Brandon Carr for $50 mils.

The differences are we don't know when to cut bait on a bad deal. We just restructure it and make it worse.

I know this sounds really idealistic considering the front office we are talking about, but I wish we would stop making these bad deals to begin with.

 

[dbair1967]

I know this sounds really idealistic considering the front office we are talking about, but I wish we would stop making these bad deals to begin with.

what would be the example of a "good" deal?

 

[Jon88]

what would be the example of a "good" deal?

Avoiding Carr would have been a good deal. Not extendnig Ratliff when he had 2 years left on his contract would have been a good deal. Not jumping the gun and siging Austin like we did would have been a good deal.

Drafting better and signing role players instead of paying money to people with terrible attitudes and work ethics would be a good deal also.

 

[peplaw06]

I know this sounds really idealistic considering the front office we are talking about, but I wish we would stop making these bad deals to begin with.

That would be great... but I will give dbair mentality this. It's correct that all teams make bad free agent signings from time to time.

But I doubt there's a team out there that makes as many bad deals as we do and straight up refuses to get rid of them until it's too late (Ware). And when you do give out a big deal... WHY ARE YOU CHANGING SCHEMES TO MAKE WARE AND CARR EVEN LESS IMPORTANT??

 

[bbgun]

WHY ARE YOU CHANGING SCHEMES TO MAKE WARE AND CARR EVEN LESS IMPORTANT??

You're an idiot! This new scheme frees up Ware to rush the QB without worrying about dropping back and defending the pass! You'll see!

 

[Jon88]

 

[dbair1967]

Avoiding Carr would have been a good deal. Not extendnig Ratliff when he had 2 years left on his contract would have been a good deal. Not jumping the gun and siging Austin like we did would have been a good deal.

.

Austin was a probowl calibar player in his prime when we resigned him. Carr was widely regarded as the best CB on the market that yr, and got paid accordingly. If you want to call them deals that didnt work out, ok. But saying they were "bad deals" when they were signed is not really all that accurate IMO.

Ratliff I would agree with, he didnt warrant another extension and they did it anyway. There's been other deals that have been bad too.

 

[dbair1967]

straight up refuses to get rid of them until it's too late (Ware). And when you do give out a big deal... WHY ARE YOU CHANGING SCHEMES TO MAKE WARE AND CARR EVEN LESS IMPORTANT??

I think Ware would have been fine last yr if he hadnt had so many injuries. He looked explosive and sominant the first three games of the season.

Also not sure the scheme hurt Carr as much as Carr just didnt play worth a shit.

 

[marionbarberthe4th]

Miles Austin was always Patrick crayton and Laurent robinson

 

[Jon88]

Miles Austin was always Patrick crayton and Laurent robinson

Well that makes sense.

 

[Jon88]

I think Ware would have been fine last yr if he hadnt had so many injuries. He looked explosive and sominant the first three games of the season.

Also not sure the scheme hurt Carr as much as Carr just didnt play worth a shit.

You'd think if you pay someone $50 million there would be some accountability there.

Nope