The power that the clowns ...

Savvy, but you have to have an owner willing to really back you, not every front office has that. The Raiders, Steelers, Bengals and others can’t operate that way.

In fairness to the eagles they draft well and put the money in the right places usually, and aren’t afraid to move on when they make a mistake, eg Wentz

it does mean you’ll have the odd bad year / reset year or whatever, but so be it

 

My co-worker has a hot blond cousin who married the long snapper for the Eagles.

A very charmed life he lives. Makes great money, great insurance, barely breaks a sweat, not allowed to get hit during his action, travels the country for free, lots of catered meals, pretty women trying to step into your gaze and he runs a camp to teach other kids the fine art of long snapping in the off-season for extra bread.

Not tooooo bad. But there are only 32 of those jobs in the world. Gotta have some pressure to always deliver or there is some whippersnapper there to step in if they are more cool under pressure. I bet once you are out that it’s very tough to get back in. There are no backups in that position.

 

I would take P. A good one can make some coin.

Think practice time too. I think even a 3rd string QB got to practice allot.

 

There is no league mandated cap neutral date so in theory the cap isn't a limitation. I agree that cap inflation will slow but it might not happen for a decade or more. That's a long time to build a roster with upfront cash. There are murmurs that some owners want annual cash spend to have a required cap. I suppose even if they do this some savvy GM will figure a way around it.



The bar chart above shows a visual of the league’s cash spending compared to the salary cap, where you can see the clear spike beginning in 2020. While it looks like cash spending relative to the cap is actually coming down, remember that the 2025 number only counts players under contract on June 5th, with free agents like Von Miller and Aaron Rodgers still looking for a home and pleanty of contract extensions (i.e.: signing bonuses) to be inked between now and the end of the league year.

 

Great post and I was talking about that several week ago in the nfl section in the thread about,the salary cap is fake?

 

Just another example of how easy it is to manipulate contracts to get under the cap. But you have to have an owner willing to sell out his future for the present. This is likely Jones' last gasp at a SB. Prescott's deadcap is now obscene.

Cowboys Announce 3 Big Contract Decisions For Dak Prescott & More
Priyanko Chakraborty

Mar 4, 2026 | 1:53 PM EST

Cap compliance relied on accounting restructures, not immediate player cuts or extensions

Jerry Jones once again found a way out. After the Dallas Cowboys used the franchise tag on George Pickens, the team suffered in available cap space, staring at a deficit of nearly $55 million. But Jones leaned on contract restructures and internal financial maneuvering, pulling Dallas back into workable territory ahead of free agency.

“Cowboys now have officially restructured the contracts of Dak Prescott and Tyler Smith, creating $47 million in cap room, per @FieldYates and me,” reported Adam Schefter on X.

Cowboys now have officially restructured the contracts of Dak Prescott and Tyler Smith, creating $47 million in cap room, per @FieldYates and me.

They still are expected to restructure CeeDee Lamb’s contract to help get cap compliant. pic.twitter.com/rXf71e6gox

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 4, 2026

Jones had mentioned he “will spend more money in free agency” than he had. Many questioned how the owner would achieve this with such a massive amount still needing to be restructured. The answer soon arrived as he restructured the contracts of two star players, QB Dak Prescott and WR CeeDee Lamb, along with a few others.
According to Prescott’s contract, his base salary in 2026 was around $40 million. But Jones made some changes to it, converting $38 million of his base salary into a signing bonus, clearing $30.4 million of cap space.

It is nothing new to see the quarterback’s base salary getting converted to a signing bonus. Exactly a year ago, he converted $45.75M of his 2025 base salary into a signing bonus as well.
Coming back to the present, Prescott is not the only one who had his contract restructured. The franchise converted about $22.25 million of Lamb’s base salary into a signing bonus, clearing up $18 million in cap space.

Even OL Tyler Smith’s contract was tweaked, further opening up the cap space. Thanks to these changes, the Cowboys created almost $66 million in cap space, a fact confirmed on their website as well.

However, as per the official Dallas Cowboys site, there is still more action to follow. There are more restructures incoming, as Jones has big plans for free agency.

Jerry Jones is looking to tweak several other contracts, according to reports. The top of his list seems to contain three defensive tackles: Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark, and Osa Odighizuwa. Restructuring their contracts will increase the Cowboys’ room to spend on experienced players. It is as Jones said. He is ready to splash the cash where it is required.

“The only way to push more is for me to go borrow some of my future. Expect me to go borrow some of my future…” said Jerry Jones, as per the Dallas Cowboys official site. “I want to do everything we possibly can to stop somebody and to basically win some third downs more than we did last year. So I think that would be the area that you would see me bust the budget.”

Last season, a far from ideal performance from the defense earned him major criticism. The franchise ranked 32nd in the league when it came to defense. They gave away an average of over 30 points per game, giving away more than 500 points during the regular season.

Jones was blamed, especially for letting go of All-Pro DE Micah Parsons. Without a stable defense, they can barely dream of the Super Bowl. While former Super Bowl winner Michael Irvin suggested that the franchise should go for edge rusher Maxx Crosby, Jones may be eyeing free agency to bring the necessary players to the defense.

“A defense that could support an offense the way that we played at the level last year, and get us into the playoffs, and give us a chance to get good after we get in the playoffs, I see that defense this year,” said Jones. “I do. We don’t have to do much to get better.”

Now, it remains to be seen whether Jones will have his wish fulfilled or not. As things stand, free agency may shape the Dallas Cowboys‘ 2026 season.

 

It's right up there with Vanna White flipping letters on Wheel of Fortune for the best gig ever.

 

Myrtle Beach's Finest

 

That “dumb blonde” was actually pretty savy

She is worth more than Pat Sajak was

 

This thread comes up every couple of years...The players are overpaid...

A common sense answer that appears after many pages of debate is: Compared to a normal working man's job...yes. But if the stadiums are full, TV contracts keep rising and endorsements keep rising, then is anybody overpaid?

Never saw an insightful answer to that.

 

I seriously think soemtimes the Browns are a paid to lose by others.

 

A new car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team
Money, it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash