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Brandon Carr, CB: An up and down season in 2013. Cowboys will restructure his deal
from the $12.2M cap charge to help get under 2014 cap.
Miles Austin, WR: If Austin hadn’t had his deal restructured in the past, he’d be easily
cut. Missed six games in 2013 due to nagging hamstring injuries. Will likely be asked
to take a pay cut or get cut. Savings if cut: $400,000.
Kyle Orton, QB: One of the NFL’s best backup quarterbacks. Romo’s back injury
probably keeps him in Dallas, but he’s expensive at $4.3M on cap. Savings if cut: $1M
(-image source cowboysfantasysports.com)
Targets for Release/Restructure
Dallas
2014 Off-Season
Outlook
Off. Rank: 16th
Def. Rank: 32nd
2013 Record: 8-8 Projected Cap Space: $23 million over
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry
Jones is a marketing genius. For fans wholove the Dallas Cowboys, each year they are
rewarded with eight wins. For NFL fans
who hate the Cowboys, each year they are
rewarded with eight losses.
The 2013 Cowboys finished up their season
by losing another win-or-go-home game to
the division rival Eagles. That made for a
third straight 8-8 season, and a perfect 136-
136 since 1997. Jones has mediocrity per-
fected. It not only creates nationwide inter-
est but it also sells tickets.
On the field, the Cowboys defense gave up a
league high 6,645 yards along with allowing
an average of 27 points per game. Much
can be attributed to injury, where the
defense was forced to put 41 different play-
ers on the field. This was also a leaguehigh.
With the Cowboys cap issues, the team will
have to find impact defensive lineman in the
draft and hope for a return to health by play-
ers on their roster such as Tyrone Crawford.
There’s also the health issue of the franchise
quarterback Tony Romo, who required his
second back surgery in the past year. At 34
years old, one must wonder if another 8-8
season seems destined for 2014.
But as Jerry Jones told reporters after the
season ending loss, “would you be embar-
rassed if you were standing in this stadium?
Seriously. The answer is no. Not at all.”
Key Free Agents
Jason Hatcher, DT -found an impactfulhome at DT in 4-3defense. Recorded11 sacks in 2013,and will test the mar-ket. $8M per year
player.
Anthony Spencer, DE -
a knee injury limitedhim to just one gamein 2013. Might beavailable on a gener-ous one-year deal fora team looking totake a shot at a for-mer pro bowler.
Dan Bailey, K - provento be one of the bestin the NFL. Dallas
plans to try and holdwith qualifying offer.
Another Season, Another Final Week Loss
NFL Free Agents
Robert Ayers, DEDenver - former firstrounder had his bestseason with 5.5sacks. Denver’s 16
free agents will betough to re-sign.
Josh Morgan, WRWashington - de-
pending on status ofMiles Austin, Dallaslooks for extra vet onthe cheap.