Team-by-team Cap Room

[LonghornsLegend]

Dallas isn't doing too bad right now considering were going to let Canty walk, restructure Roy Williams(SS) contract or release him outright, and Greg Ellis maybe...This is good news for re-signing Miles Austin who at this point is all I'm concerned about.

[dan77733]

With the Cowboys only having $10m in cap room, no way in hell they release T.O. and take an $8m cap hit. Even releasing Williams and Ellis, DAL still wont have enough to sign Ware to an extension as well as their draft picks.

[Sniper]

With the Cowboys only having $10m in cap room, no way in hell they release T.O. and take an $8m cap hit. Even releasing Williams and Ellis, DAL still wont have enough to sign Ware to an extension as well as their draft picks.

No no no. They can let Ware go to Philly!

[yourfavestoner]

31 million in cap and we're lowballing the hell out of Haynesworth. It's gonna be a sad day when he walks... :(

You guys gotta remember that cap money is just a figure. Just because a team is $31 million under the cap doesn't mean that they have $31 million to spend. The money that these players make (especially fat guaranteed bonuses) comes out of somebody's pocket. That's why I keep saying that it's gonna be tougher for small market teams to meet the minimum required spending amount than it will be for them to go over the cap.

[bearsfan_51]

It always amazes me every year when the Vikings seem to have $15/20M in cap room.

They must be masters of the cap, because they've spent like crazy.

The Vikings never have good players to resign. Which is why it seems like they are always spending money, re-signing your players doesn't make big headlines.

[holt_bruce81]

If Rams cut Pace and Holt, they go from having 14 million to spend to having 28 million to spend.

[Paranoidmoonduck]

And having one proven commodity on the entirety of the offense.

[MetSox17]

With the Cowboys only having $10m in cap room, no way in hell they release T.O. and take an $8m cap hit. Even releasing Williams and Ellis, DAL still wont have enough to sign Ware to an extension as well as their draft picks.

Brad Johnson, Kyle Kosier, Anthony Henry, Roy Williams, and Greg Ellis are all guys that most likely won't be in Dallas next year.

That move alone creates about 15 million dollars of cap room.

[Me Likey Rookies]

Woohoo Bucs are first in something! Lets go Haynesworth!!

[LonghornsLegend]

With the Cowboys only having $10m in cap room, no way in hell they release T.O. and take an $8m cap hit. Even releasing Williams and Ellis, DAL still wont have enough to sign Ware to an extension as well as their draft picks.

TO is gonna count against the cap anyway regardless, he's not factored into the remaining money we have left:

Last June, the Cowboys paid Owens a $12.9 million signing bonus as part of a four-year, $36 million contract. Should the Cowboys cut Owens, he would count $680,000 more against the '09 cap than the $8.99 million he is scheduled to count if he stays. And because this is the last capped season, the Cowboys cannot spread out the hit over two seasons like teams were able to do previously.

The question the Cowboys must answer: Would you rather have T.O. count $8.99 million against the cap to play for the Cowboys next season or an extra $680,000 to go away?

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/ar...terrell-owens/


That's also assuming we aren't going to cut a large number of pricey veterans like most teams do..I also think it's cute when people say "there is no way they will be able to afford Ware", yea ok Ware isn't going anywhere, and people should realize that Jerry isn't that naive to let that come close to happening.

[Geo]

Even if the Cowboys can't afford Ware now, they'll just franchise him until they do work out a deal.

[M.O.T.H.]

Dallas isn't doing too bad right now considering were going to let Canty walk, restructure Roy Williams(SS) contract or release him outright, and Greg Ellis maybe...This is good news for re-signing Miles Austin who at this point is all I'm concerned about.

It's not all that good actually...when Ware will get 13 per. Even when you cut some of the fat and get some more room, we're not in the best of shape. We wont exactly be in cap hell but, we wont have a real lot of room to work.

[Sniper]

It's not all that good actually...when Ware will get 13 per. Even when you cut some of the fat and get some more room, we're not in the best of shape. We wont exactly be in cap hell but, we wont have a real a lot of room to work.

But most of the big guns on your team has been locked up so it's not too bad.

[M.O.T.H.]

But most of the big guns on your team has been locked up so it's not too bad.

Yeah, that's true but, a lot of our fans are expecting us to make big splashes via FA and it doesnt look all that possible. Hell, Canty probably wont even be back because, he's too pricy.

[MetSox17]

It's not all that good actually...when Ware will get 13 per. Even when you cut some of the fat and get some more room, we're not in the best of shape. We wont exactly be in cap hell but, we wont have a real lot of room to work.

His salary will be around that high, but i don't think the cap number will be anywhere close. Flozell is making about 14 million a year and his cap number is about 10 less than that.