Rome has broken back, out 6-10 weeks

[Scooby-Doo]

@Scooby-Doo

So you don't think Romo should retire after this season?

Why are you framing your post as if I said I don't think he should retire?

 

[UK Cowboy]

Add in his 2016 earnings and it looks a little bleaker.

Not bleak at all, Romo wouldn't retire this year if it meant ruining the cap

 

[Uhsplit]

Not bleak at all, Romo wouldn't retire this year if it meant ruining the cap

You sure about that?

YearBase SalaryProrated SBCap Hit
2017 14,000,000 10,700,000 24,700,000
2018 19,500,000 5,700,000 25,200,000
2019 20,500,000 3,200,000 23,700,000

now add in 2016 dollars...
2016 $8,500,000 $10,700,000 $20,835,000 including dead money cap hit at $31,935,000 total for a guy that may never play again. That is my understanding of Romo's contract.
Not bleak at all?
Those dollars are all Jerry's fault for putting off on paying the piano player. Live for today? Pay tomorrow.

 

[UK Cowboy]

You sure about that?

YearBase SalaryProrated SBCap Hit
2017 14,000,000 10,700,000 24,700,000
2018 19,500,000 5,700,000 25,200,000
2019 20,500,000 3,200,000 23,700,000

now add in 2016 dollars...
2016 $8,500,000 $10,700,000 $20,835,000 including dead money cap hit at $31,935,000 total for a guy that may never play again. That is my understanding of Romo's contract.
Not bleak at all?
Those dollars are all Jerry's fault for putting off on paying the piano player. Live for today? Pay tomorrow.

The fact is, the Cowboys cap is in better shape going forward than it has been in years. The club has been building through the draft, and since Stephen and McClay started handling the bulk of the day to day, the results have been excellent. Add to that Romo's relationship with the club, and it's really no big deal

 

[Phantom]

This guy should have retired last year. He costs way too much money for what he's worth. Hopefully Prescott turns out the be the real deal, and we'll all be asking "Romo who?" in 6 to 8 weeks.

 

[Manster7588]

You sure about that?

YearBase SalaryProrated SBCap Hit
2017 14,000,000 10,700,000 24,700,000
2018 19,500,000 5,700,000 25,200,000
2019 20,500,000 3,200,000 23,700,000

now add in 2016 dollars...
2016 $8,500,000 $10,700,000 $20,835,000 including dead money cap hit at $31,935,000 total for a guy that may never play again. That is my understanding of Romo's contract.
Not bleak at all?
Those dollars are all Jerry's fault for putting off on paying the piano player. Live for today? Pay tomorrow.

The 2016 numbers is why he wouldn't retire right now, even if he knew his career was over. He'd go on IR and retire next season.

 

[Iggloo]

Cowboy fans be like...

 

[jarntt]

Cowboy fans be like...

1 - no we aren't being like that at all, so that makes no sense. But, yeah, we are a lot happier than we would have been if Dak didn't look so good in the last couple of weeks

2 - and most importantly...that isn't even funny. If you are going to make a joke at least bring your "C game" if you have no "A game"

 

[Iggloo]

It's funny bro.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

It's funny bro.

It really isn't

 

[Dude]

Not the smart ones.

At least all the talk about whether Dak is a Hall of Famer or lucky rookie who can't play against anything but a vanilla defense and players that aren't trying will be answered. My guess is the answer is somewhere in between...

No kidding, huh? You're really going out on a limb with that brave and wild speculation.

 

[Dude]

It's too bad, Romo is a good QB, fun to watch.

 

[handicappers]

I say go out and get Dirty Sanchez or Geno Smith. Those two guys are straight up ballers.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

Preseason can create false hope so how Prescott looks when teams actually game plan for him will be interesting to see.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I'm all for getting rid of the cap especially now, but I see why it's needed, and I'm fairly certain it's here to stay.
Maybe they can institute an cap forgiving injury/retirement rule.

It would be a mercy killing.

 

[Wamu]

I say go out and get Dirty Sanchez or Geno Smith. Those two guys are straight up ballers.

Has anyone mentioned Johnny Manziel yet? Word is he's been sober for about 24 hours.

 

[Wamu]

Preseason can create false hope

Not when you're a Browns fan.

Spoiler

 

[Hank Kingsley]

By: K.D. Drummond | 17 hours ago


The Cowboys have learned that franchise quarterback Tony Romo’s back injury is more serious than originally thought. The club’s doctors have identified a L1 fracture that is expected to keep the quarterback sidelined anywhere between an optimistic estimate of four weeks and up to 10 from other accounts.

As this is Romo’s second broken back, on top of three broken clavicles and two other back surgeries, plenty are questioning whether or not Romo will choose to retire at the conclusion of the 2016 season. As it stands, that would have a serious impact on future Cowboys salary caps.

Because of how NFL salary cap accounting works, the financial ramifications of Romo retiring and the team choosing to cut him are aligned in most ways.

Starting in 2017, Romo has three years remaining on his contract. That includes the base salaries for all three years, as well as prorated signing bonus amounts which count towards the cap in each of those years.

The amounts are as follows:




Year Base Salary Prorated SB Cap Hit
2017 14,000,000 10,700,000 24,700,000
2018 19,500,000 5,700,000 25,200,000
2019 20,500,000 3,200,000 23,700,000

As base salaries are obviously not paid to retired or released players, the important parts here are the prorated amounts on each of the years remaining.

Romo has $19.6 million remaining of unamortized signing bonus. If he outright retires, that would accelerate onto the 2017 ledger, meaning the Cowboys would save $5.1 million of space on next year’s cap.

That would also clear up $25.2 million of 2018 space that is currently earmarked for Romo, and $23.7 million of similar 2019 space.

Financially speaking, that flexibility would be a boon for the Cowboys.
There is also a possibility that due to his affinity for the club, Romo could allow the club to release him as what was formerly known as a June 1st cap casualty. If that were the case, then only the 2017 prorated bonus amount ($10.7 million) would hit the cap next year, giving Dallas the savings of Romo’s entire 2017 base salary, $14 million.

If that were the case, then the $8.9 million prorated amounts for 2018 and 2019 would then be on the 2018 salary cap as dead money.

That would mean the Cowboys would save $10.6 million on the 2018 cap, and still the same $23.7 million in 2019 space.


Is that all about right ? to the cap gurus

KTC.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

Not when you're a Browns fan.

Spoiler

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RGIII to Gordon... All the way to the playoffs.

 

[Wamu]

RGIII to Gordon... All the way to the playoffs.

I'd be happy w/ not losing double digit games this year. As far as the playoffs...