Thursday morning news about the Dallas Cowboys.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he is “all in” for 2024.Here's what it would look like – David Hellman, Fox Sports
An “all-in” approach is preferred, but Dallas must have the luxury of doing so.
assignment
Let's start with the salary cap. The Cowboys are currently projected to be about $20 million over next year's salary cap, but their immediate revenue could easily improve.
The Cowboys could shave about $25 million off the cap by just making a few changes to the contracts of Zach Martin, Trevon Diggs, DeMarcus Lawrence, Donovan Wilson and Malik Hooker. They could nominate Michael Gallup for cuts after June 1, saving $9.5 million in 2024 in the process. If they have the stomach to trust such an unproven player, they could save $2 million by cutting Cooper Rush and starting Trey Lance as backup quarterback. .
Depending on the final cap amount, this would put them about $20 million over the cap by the new league year.
Yes, it's worth noting that Dallas could potentially save cap space by reaching an extension with CeeDee Lamb. However, given the size of the deal and the fact that fellow superstar Justin Jefferson is also targeting top dollar, it's unclear whether Lamb's deal will be completed by mid-March. The same could be said for Micah Parsons' upcoming mega-extension. So let's put a pin in them for now.
But that brings us to the biggest item on our to-do list.
Duck trading dilemma
As we discussed thoroughly, if Dak Prescott doesn't make a move, the Cowboys will end up taking a $59 million hit against the cap.
What kind of action? It's all part of the fun of being at a crossroads for this organization. But a $59 million cap hit simply won't work for a team looking to go 12-5 and win a district title.
Why won't Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott make the Pro Bowl? – Jess Nevarez, Pro Football Network
Dak Prescott's absence from the Pro Bowl game is more than justified.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will not participate in the Pro Bowl game for good reason.
Why did Dak Prescott miss the Pro Bowl?
Prescott will miss the Pro Bowl despite being selected to play in his fourth Pro Bowl.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reported that Baker Mayfield would replace Prescott due to injury, but this is not true.
According to multiple reports, Prescott will miss the game for personal reasons, including the possible birth of his first child.
In November, it was announced that Prescott and his girlfriend Sarah Jane Ramos were pregnant with their first daughter.
“Of course, we all know what mom means to me, so I'm so excited just to be able to raise a little girl. I'm excited for every challenge. My daughter. “I know it's not easy, or being Prescott, but I'm looking forward to anything,” Prescott told the media about the announcement in November.
At the time, he said the baby girl was due in early March, so it would make sense for the quarterback to prepare for the baby's arrival in February.
2024 NFL Draft order explained: How Cowboys' playoff loss helped the standings, and more stories – Garrett Podell, CBS Sports
The upset in the playoffs put them ahead of the conference's heavyweights.
The Dallas Cowboys ended their 2023 season with a 48-32 loss to the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers during NFC Super Wild Card Weekend. It was so good that Dak Prescott, the conference's second-seeded quarterback, declared, “I was the worst.'' That night.
Owner and general manager Jerry Jones has completely changed his organization's approach to team building following the 2023 season-ending loss, but the good news is that he currently has two other NFC prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft standings. This means that he is several places above the average person.
Sure, it's strange that the Cowboys, who are 12-5 in the regular season, have the 24th pick in the draft, and the Packers, who are 9-8, are behind them with the 25th pick, but that's because the league's draft order is in the postseason. The 14 teams that advance will be determined by the results of the playoffs. A final deal won't be finalized until after Super Bowl LVIII, when the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.
Some interesting aspects of this year's draft include the Chicago Bears owning two of the first 10 picks, including the No. 1 overall pick. They acquired the pick in a blockbuster trade with the Carolina Panthers last year, allowing the Panthers to go 9-1 with the pick of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. The 2024 Bears will be the 21st team in the common draft era (since 1967) to have two top-10 picks in the same draft, barring a trade back. They will have to decide whether to take USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, or keep Justin Fields, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
There have only been three previous drafts in which the first three players were all quarterbacks, but with the Bears, Washington Commanders, and New England Patriots scheduled to participate, the 2024 draft will include the 1971 , 1999, with a chance to join the 2021 draft class as the No. 4 pick. North Carolina Williams' Drake Maye (the only FBS player with over 7,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards over the past two seasons) and LSU's Jaden Daniels (2023 Heisman Trophy winner) are options for those teams. Included in future drafts. It looks like the first three picks could once again be historic.
Cowboys' Jerry Jones: 'Absolutely' could work with Bill Belichick – ESPN
If McCarthy doesn't win in 2024, the Cowboys might look to the GOAT.
Bill Belichick will not become an NFL head coach next season. But if the Dallas Cowboys decide to move on from Mike McCarthy after next season, will Jerry Jones' team be an option for the future Hall of Fame coach?
The Cowboys owner and general manager said in an interview with Yahoo Sports at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama that he has “no doubt” he will be able to work with the former New England Patriots coach, whom he calls a “friend.” Ta.
“I know him personally and I like him,” Jones told Yahoo. “I have no doubt that we can work together. None.”
Belichick, who parted ways with the Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl championships, has only interviewed twice this year, both with the Atlanta Falcons. , decided to hire Raheem Morris instead.
Only two of the other four head coaching positions are currently filled – the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks – but neither team is reportedly linked to Belichick, 71. It has not been done.
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