Some miscellaneous stuff

[UK Cowboy]

well I can agree with everything you are saying. I wanted henry. But that stuff happened before the season. We are here now.
I am not being a proponent for Zeke. I am just saying I wont be surprised to see Zeke stay (now) on the active while he is the best bet for a blocking back. No one is disagreeing with the fact the GM has sucked this offseason.

I'll tell you what, with Dowdle being deactivated because of an illness, there is absolutely no excuse for Cook to receive less than 15 carries to see if he has anything. I don't give a crap if Zeke "explodes" for 39 yards on 10 carries instead of the more likely 22 yards on 10 carries. We all know he is washed. It's time to see what Cook has. Any Zeke carry that isn't made in an and 1 situation is a total waste and coaching malpractice

 

[jarntt]

Zeke has sucked for a few years now and shouldn’t be on the team, let alone active. I’m sure tonight is the night he breaks out…

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

I'll tell you what, with Dowdle being deactivated because of an illness, there is absolutely no excuse for Cook to receive less than 15 carries to see if he has anything. I don't give a crap if Zeke "explodes" for 39 yards on 10 carries instead of the more likely 22 yards on 10 carries. We all know he is washed. It's time to see what Cook has. Any Zeke carry that isn't made in an and 1 situation is a total waste and coaching malpractice

I find it hard to believe that Cook is more washed than Zeke

 

[UK Cowboy]

I'll tell you what, with Dowdle being deactivated because of an illness, there is absolutely no excuse for Cook to receive less than 15 carries to see if he has anything. I don't give a crap if Zeke "explodes" for 39 yards on 10 carries instead of the more likely 22 yards on 10 carries. We all know he is washed. It's time to see what Cook has. Any Zeke carry that isn't made in an and 1 situation is a total waste and coaching malpractice

Jerry is so predictable it's pathetic.
Zeke 10 carries 34 yards
Cook 6 carries 12 yards
Absolutely ridiculous for me to call Zekes exact number of carries. All 16 should have gone to Cook. Since the car is out of the bag, lets stop pretending
Jerry needs to fire MM immediately. Name himself Head Coach/Playcaller. Fire the equipment manager too so he can do socks and jocks as well. Cut Dowdle and Cook, give Zeke 30 carries a game and let's go. Jerry's got this

 

[cowboycolors]

wish you wouldnt use taco's name, when talking about how horrible we are at drafting DTs.
It only reminds of the DLineman that got away!

Oh you mean the guy that did not “fit” the defense? The guy that just might be a hall of fame player that was sitting there for Dallas to pick? Gee what was his name….. something about light bulbs which were burnt out in our frat room that year …..

OH OH OH it was T.J. Watt a typical Jerry Jones I am smarter than the rest of the NFL move.

You suck Jerry

 

[jarntt]

Jerry Jones’ kids involved in freak car accident outside stadium before game vs 49ers

Charlotte Jones, Jerry Jones Jr injured after their vehicle hit rising barricade.

nypost.com

And Cowboys fans everywhere yelled: that was the wrong car...

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

So what exactly is Daks contract. I know its 60 mil per year , but isnt there a no trade clause too?? When could we possibly have a new QB. ??
I am not pinning this on Dak. Just wondering when a reset could happen ?

 

[cowboycolors]

Jerry Jones’ kids involved in freak car accident outside stadium before game vs 49ers

Charlotte Jones, Jerry Jones Jr injured after their vehicle hit rising barricade.

nypost.com

And Cowboys fans everywhere yelled: that was the wrong car...

 

[PDay8810]

So what exactly is Daks contract. I know its 60 mil per year , but isnt there a no trade clause too?? When could we possibly have a new QB. ??
I am not pinning this on Dak. Just wondering when a reset could happen ?

I'd like to know this as well.
@jarntt

 

[jarntt]

Full no trade clause

 

[PDay8810]

Full no trade clause

so 5 more years.

 

[jarntt]

so 5 more years.

We can cut him but with huge cap hits. Less as it goes on of course. Spotrac shows a chunk of his base guaranteeing each March. If we don't kick a huge amount down the road we can reasonably cut him any time after the 2025 season. But next years cap hit is $82M so I can't imagine we will restructure him next year which would make him harder to cut from a cap perspective.
As an example and assuming we don't restructure him next year (even though we will) if we cut him in March of 2026 but designate him a post 6/1 cut:
2026 cap hit: $28M; do nothing current cap hit $68M so big savings (but need another QB)
2027 cap hit: $34M; do nothing current cap hit $62M so big savings
two year total if cut $62M; two year total if keep $130M; two year savings $68M

But in reality if we restructure him next year and reduce his base from $48M to $8M (reduce by $40M) that will leave $8M in the 2025 year and push $32M out to other years so the $62M dead money for 25-26 in the example above becomes $94M. So unless you tick off all of that 2025 cap hit he kind of becomes uncuttable. This is the main reason I wanted to not sign him nor restructure him this year. It was the only way to reset his cap hit so that he his old dead money is gone and he becomes cuttable in future years. I assume the team will restructure him each year and when he leaves after 2028 we will have a monstrous dead money hit. The refusal to move on has destroyed this team's chances IMO. The problem with Dak isn't that he isn't worth $60M per year because very few are. The problem is I'm not sure he is even worth $40M per based on his play.

 

[PDay8810]

We can cut him but with huge cap hits. Less as it goes on of course. Spotrac shows a chunk of his base guaranteeing each March. If we don't kick a huge amount down the road we can reasonably cut him any time after the 2025 season. But next years cap hit is $82M so I can't imagine we will restructure him next year which would make him harder to cut from a cap perspective.
As an example and assuming we don't restructure him next year (even though we will) if we cut him in March of 2026 but designate him a post 6/1 cut:
2026 cap hit: $28M; do nothing current cap hit $68M so big savings (but need another QB)
2027 cap hit: $34M; do nothing current cap hit $62M so big savings
two year total if cut $62M; two year total if keep $130M; two year savings $68M

But in reality if we restructure him next year and reduce his base from $48M to $8M (reduce by $40M) that will leave $8M in the 2025 year and push $32M out to other years so the $62M dead money for 25-26 in the example above becomes $94M. So unless you tick off all of that 2025 cap hit he kind of becomes uncuttable. This is the main reason I wanted to not sign him nor restructure him this year. It was the only way to reset his cap hit so that he his old dead money is gone and he becomes cuttable in future years. I assume the team will restructure him each year and when he leaves after 2028 we will have a monstrous dead money hit. The refusal to move on has destroyed this team's chances IMO. The problem with Dak isn't that he isn't worth $60M per year because very few are. The problem is I'm not sure he is even worth $40M per based on his play.

Thank you for this concise response.

You walk alone with cap explanations. Tip of the cap.

 

[PDay8810]

The problem with Dak isn't that he isn't worth $60M per year because very few are. The problem is I'm not sure he is even worth $40M per based on his play.

100% based on 7 games, not so much in early September.

The problem seems more the pressure that goes with that salary and playoff resume. Compounded with forcing footballs to Lamb. (int #2). Dak could crumble, may need a total rework this offseason cause suddenly he seems extremely fragile.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Well, we can take this one to the bank, Dak has vowed to play better.

 

[PDay8810]

Well, we can take this one to the bank, Dak has vowed to play better.

triple option?

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Well, we can take this one to the bank, Dak has vowed to play better.

A far more mature response as opposed to deez nuts.

 

[UK Cowboy]

We can cut him but with huge cap hits. Less as it goes on of course. Spotrac shows a chunk of his base guaranteeing each March. If we don't kick a huge amount down the road we can reasonably cut him any time after the 2025 season. But next years cap hit is $82M so I can't imagine we will restructure him next year which would make him harder to cut from a cap perspective.
As an example and assuming we don't restructure him next year (even though we will) if we cut him in March of 2026 but designate him a post 6/1 cut:
2026 cap hit: $28M; do nothing current cap hit $68M so big savings (but need another QB)
2027 cap hit: $34M; do nothing current cap hit $62M so big savings
two year total if cut $62M; two year total if keep $130M; two year savings $68M

But in reality if we restructure him next year and reduce his base from $48M to $8M (reduce by $40M) that will leave $8M in the 2025 year and push $32M out to other years so the $62M dead money for 25-26 in the example above becomes $94M. So unless you tick off all of that 2025 cap hit he kind of becomes uncuttable. This is the main reason I wanted to not sign him nor restructure him this year. It was the only way to reset his cap hit so that he his old dead money is gone and he becomes cuttable in future years. I assume the team will restructure him each year and when he leaves after 2028 we will have a monstrous dead money hit. The refusal to move on has destroyed this team's chances IMO. The problem with Dak isn't that he isn't worth $60M per year because very few are. The problem is I'm not sure he is even worth $40M per based on his play.

100% on the money. I was saying $60M from day one, and likely $65+ if he hit FA, which is why I was ready to completely move on. Jerry and Stephen have proven they will not move money around to being in FA's. It's the draft and the off the couch dumpster. Dak has proven over time that his level of play is directly related to the amount of talent around him. He literally needs a loaded team. We can't give him that anymore. The best thing, IMO, is trade anyone else making money that will help our cap and accumulate all the draft capital we possibly can. Its very depressing

 

[UK Cowboy]

Well, we can take this one to the bank, Dak has vowed to play better.

He will. In December, when we start playing scrubs again

 

[PDay8810]

Its very depressing

but we all should say expected