(01-16-2022, 03:55 PM)cow Wrote: $138m committed to the team without resigning JB and DFS. Current luxury tax is projected at $145m next year. What do we think JB + DFS would take to resign? Conservatively, I'd say $30m combined. $23m over the tax line is a little over $56m. Chickens may be coming home to roost on some of our poor contract decisions in prior years.
Note that Dallas has less than $100mm in committed contracts in 23/24 with Maxi and Powell coming off the books and Bullock not guaranteed. So even if they pay the tax next year there will already be significant relief lined up the year after. Maxi's contract next year is also not guaranteed if it comes to that, and other guys could be movable.
There are more ways to manage tax beyond letting your most desirable players walk away. So while I totally agree that the payroll is a concern, I don’t think it will necessarily prevent Dallas from keeping their FAs this off-season.