2013 Salary Cap: "You Can't Handle The Truth!!!"

[The_Slamman]

Here is the break down of each players 2013 cap hit.

2 things need to be pointed out: 1) I used Spotrac. Spotrac and Todd Archer are slightly different with Spotrac being slightly higher for a couple players, but for the most part the numbers are the same. 2) Todd Archer says that there are 44 players under contract, I can only find evidence of 43 players cap hits for 2013 (I’m assuming the missing player is PROBABLY Josh Brent as Archer said 44 BEFORE Brent's DUI Manslaughter).

Keep in mind that only the top 51 salaries count against the salary cap.

2013 Salary Cap Breakdown By Player

1. Tony Romo- 11.5 + $5.728 SB- $17.228M cap hit
2. Brandon Carr- 14.3M + 2M SB- 16.3M cap hit
3. DeMarcus Ware- 5.5M + 5.3M SB + 1.418,750 other bonus- $12,221,750 cap hit
4. Doug Free- 7M + 4.175 SB- 11.175 cap hit
5. Miles Austin- 6.732M + 1.57 SB- 8.302 cap hit
6. Jason Witten- $5.5M + 2.5M SB- 8M cap hit
7. Jay Ratliff- 5M + 2M SB- 7M cap hit (It would cost cowboys $1m to cut Rat)
8. Dan Connor- 3M + 1.350M= 4.350M cap hit
9. Orlando Scandrick- 3.8M cap hit http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4702192/cowboys-face-tough-cap-situation-in-2013
10. Gerald Sensabaugh- 3M + 750K- 3.750M cap hit
11. Morris Claiborne- 1,129,296 + 2,567,182= 3,696,478 cap hit
12. Dez Bryant- 1,557,500 + 390K SB + 1,935,000 other bonus= 3.66M cap hit
13. Tyron Smith- 1,511,009 + 1,897,018= 3,408,027 cap hit
14. Kyle Orton- 1.35M + 1,666,667= 3,016,667 cap hit
15. Jason Hatcher- 2M + 833,333= 2,833,333 cap hit
16. Marcus Spears- 2M + 700K= 2.7M cap hit
17. Mackenzy Bernadeau- 1.75M + $812,500= 2,562,500 cap hit
18. Nate Livings- 1.7M + 700K= 2.4M cap hit
19. Barry Church*** (estimate) 1.4M + 625K= 2.025M cap hit http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/cowboys/2012/10/cowboys-reward-safety-barry-church-with-a-four-year-contract-extension.html
***I’m assuming 3.8M in guarantees includes 1.4M base for 2013 + 2.5M SB
20. Jeremy Parnell- 1,023,088 + 333,333= 1,356,421 cap hit
21. Lawrence Vickers- 1.2M + 100K= 1.3M
22. Ryan Cook- 1,100,000 + 150K= 1,250M
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With the top 22 players accounted for, the Cowboys are already over the projected salary cap at $122,335,176

23. Bruce Carter- 766,327 + 507,500 SB= 1,273,827 cap hit
24. Sean Lissemore- 630K + 412,150= 1,042,150 cap hit
25. Sean Lee- 575,000 + 300K= 875K cap hit
26. Eric Frampton- 950K= 950K cap hit
27. DeMarco Murray- $620,313 + 165,500 + 25,000= 810,813 cap hit
28. David Arkin- 555K + 125K= 680K cap hit
29. Tyrone Crawford- 480K + 143,813= 623,813 cap hit
30. Kyle Wilber- 480K + 109,800= 589,800 cap hit
31. Dan Bailey- 555,833= 555,833 cap hit
32. Matt Johnson- 480K + 75,146= 555,146 cap hit
33. Dwayne Harris- 555,000= 555K cap hit
34. Kevin Kowalski- 555K= 555K cap hit
35. Phillip Tanner- 550K= 550K cap hit
36. Alex Albright- 555K= 555K cap hit
37. James Hanna- 480K + 26,213= 506,213 cap hit
38. Caleb McSurdy- 480K + 14,850 SB= 494,850 cap hit
39. Donovan Kemp- 480K= 480K cap hit
40. Cole Beasley- 480K= 480K cap hit
41. Lance Dunbar- 480K= 480K cap hit
42. Darrian Weems- 480K= 480K cap hit
43. Sterling Moore- Amount unknown (vet minimum would be 480K)

EDIT

44. Danny McCray- is a RFA. The vet minimum would be $685K) http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/minimum-salaries-shoot-up-under-new-deal/
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Total for 43 players is estimated to be $136,457,621 and with Danny McCray receiving a minimum RFA tender would be $137,142,621


With McCray, Dallas needs to add 9 players (6 players will be added in the draft and I'm projecting the same rookie pool as last year), account for $5M cap penalty, and remaining dead money (such as TNew). The Cowboys rookie pool for 2012 was $5.71M.

Assuming the rookie poll for 2013 will be substantially the same as 2012, this is what the Cowboys 2013 cap situation looks like right now…

$137,142,621 (43 players currently under contract + 1 RFA w/ minimum tender [McCray])
+
$5.71M rookie pool (this brings us up to 50 players with 6 draft picks [at least])
+
$5M cap penalty
+
$2M dead money of TNew
+
$390K for the 51st player who I'm projecting to be an UDFA (Cowboys still need 2 other players to fill roster but they do NOT count against salary cap)
=
$150,242,621

Additional Considerations

Dallas can barrow $3M from a future cap and I believe they can roll over current money under the cap to next year which is between $3-4M. At a minimum, approximately $23,000,000 needs to be shaved from the above salaries or $33,000,000 if we want to franchise tag Anthony Spencer again. But, I don't think we should be too quick to assume Dallas would want to borrow $3M from the future for THIS YEAR. Why? Next year's cap also looks really bad. And, we have some huge signings around the corner... Sean Lee next year and Dez Bryant and Demarco Murray the following year.

Now that we know what the actual numbers are for each player, let's use this thread to play with those number to get under the salary. I encourage everybody to be creative.








PS. I DID put a lot of work and time into this. Whoever is the GM for FFMD, feel free to use these numbers as I've done a lot of the homework for you already.
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[Rtnldave]

Whoa!

[Nextyearfordaboyz]

What would be the cap implications for cutting Doug Free or Jay Ratliff?

What players are eligible to restructure their contracts (converting some of their salary into bonus to spread out the cap hit), and how much money would that save us for each of those players?
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[The_Slamman]

[WizardHawk]

Out of the top 5....

Romo will be extended.
Carr renoego.
Free won't be a Cowboy next year
Austin is on the bubble.

EDIT: Nice work Slam
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[Tony7188]

This is why I think there's no way we can resign Spencer and have to look for his successor in the draft.

Going by this Dallas has to resign Romo and restructure Carr, Ware and Austin. Sensabaugh, Dan Connor and Marcus Spears should be cut immediately to help with the cap space. We can't cut Free before June 1st as he would carry a 8 mill. cap hit so we should designate him a post June 1st cut. Walk up to Jay Ratliff and ask him if he would take a pay cut. If not then sayonara after June 1st and he can kick rocks with Free. It would give us immediate relief on the 2013 cap and even though 8.1 mill. in dead money would be on the Cowboys 2014 cap the 5 million dollar penalty will be gone.
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[WizardHawk]

[Football Mensa]

Good stuff slam. Even more reason not to restructure contracts. Dallas , it seems always has a cap issue but not enough winning to justify it.
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A circle. The direction the Cowboys continue to travel.

[WizardHawk]

[MaddHatter]

I don't have the number infringe of me but I believe only the highest 48 players count against the cap
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Ware Stat Tracker: 27 Pressures, 9 Hits, 10 sacks, 4 FF, 7 TFL (thru 8 games)

[Rtnldave]

[Runaway Jim]

The salary cap is projected to be $121 million

Preliminary tag prices:

[DaBoys]

[WareWolf94]

Something tells me that 5 million cap penalty is going to get waived.
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