Cap hell from ESPN:
Dallas Cowboys2021 record: 12-5
Average age of roster in 2021: 26.6
Projected 2022 cap space: minus-$17,714,526
Big ticket free agent: Randy Gregory, DE
Low-key important free agent: Dalton Schultz, TE
Priorities this offseason: Spend the offseason diagnosing the franchise's playoff allergy. Dallas hasn't won back-to-back playoff games since 1995, has 11 straight playoff appearances without a conference title game showing and fell flat against San Francisco in the wild-card round despite a three-year postseason absence. Dallas was prolific against bad teams but uneven against good teams. Many opponents considered Dallas a fringe contender -- good but not great. But there's enough talent to change that.
Personnel moves won't fix it. Something else is holding Dallas back, and it has to find the edge. Physicality could be an issue, since the 49ers appeared to have that edge early in the wild-card game. The vaunted offensive line is aging, and it's probably time to start planning for life after offensive tackle
Tyron Smith, who's 31 and hasn't played more than 13 games in a season since 2015.
Attempting to re-sign Randy Gregory and Dalton Schultz would be prudent, but first Dallas must create cap space. Restructuring
DeMarcus Lawrence ($27 million) or
Ezekiel Elliott ($18.22 million) are among options.
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