DMN Blog: What would it cost to let Roy Williams go?
by Tim MacMahon
Given Greg Ellis' radio revelation that Roy Williams doesn't think he fits in Wade Phillips' scheme, I reckon the possibility of the Cowboys cutting ties with the perennial Pro Bowl safety is a timely topic. Todd Archer crunched the numbers a few months ago.
According to NFLPA figures, Williams is scheduled to count $6.667 million against the cap in 2008. If the Cowboys chose to cut him, they would have to take on $7.387 million of proration from his $11.1 million signing bonus, so the move would cost them $720,000 against the cap.
Now, they could choose to designate Williams a June 1 cap casualty and spread the hit over two years. If they were to do that - and remember this is IF - then they would take a proration hit of $2.947 million this year, saving them $3.7 million against the cap in 2008. Here's the rub: the remaining $4.4 million of the proration would hit the cap in 2009.
From a football perspective, getting rid of Roy would leave the Cowboys dangerously thin at strong safety since they didn't address the position in the draft despite Keith Davis moving to Miami.
I'll assume that Pro Bowl FS Ken Hamlin would become the starting strong safety. Pat Watkins could take the starting FS spot, or Anthony Henry might move there, now that cornerback depth is one of the Cowboys' strengths.
What if Hamlin gets hurt? Uh-oh. The only other strong safety on the roster is undrafted rookie Dowayne Davis (6-0, 202), whose ball skills were so bad during rookie minicamp drills that the other DBs were snickering.
Given Greg Ellis' radio revelation that Roy Williams doesn't think he fits in Wade Phillips' scheme, I reckon the possibility of the Cowboys cutting ties with the perennial Pro Bowl safety is a timely topic. Todd Archer crunched the numbers a few months ago.
According to NFLPA figures, Williams is scheduled to count $6.667 million against the cap in 2008. If the Cowboys chose to cut him, they would have to take on $7.387 million of proration from his $11.1 million signing bonus, so the move would cost them $720,000 against the cap.
Now, they could choose to designate Williams a June 1 cap casualty and spread the hit over two years. If they were to do that - and remember this is IF - then they would take a proration hit of $2.947 million this year, saving them $3.7 million against the cap in 2008. Here's the rub: the remaining $4.4 million of the proration would hit the cap in 2009.
From a football perspective, getting rid of Roy would leave the Cowboys dangerously thin at strong safety since they didn't address the position in the draft despite Keith Davis moving to Miami.
I'll assume that Pro Bowl FS Ken Hamlin would become the starting strong safety. Pat Watkins could take the starting FS spot, or Anthony Henry might move there, now that cornerback depth is one of the Cowboys' strengths.
What if Hamlin gets hurt? Uh-oh. The only other strong safety on the roster is undrafted rookie Dowayne Davis (6-0, 202), whose ball skills were so bad during rookie minicamp drills that the other DBs were snickering.
posted by The Gryphon at 8:57 PM
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