{"id":52982,"date":"2025-06-03T01:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52982"},"modified":"2025-06-03T01:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:17:43","slug":"the-bryce-huff-trade-highlights-an-example-of-the-stark-contrast-between-the-eagles-and-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52982","title":{"rendered":"The Bryce Huff trade highlights an example of the stark contrast between the Eagles and Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowboys and Eagles roster-building efforts are very different<\/p>\n

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There is an extreme difference in the way the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0construct their roster compared to how the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0do it. We are all aware that the Cowboys\u2019 front office is very selective in spending its cap resources. They are very risk-averse with their free agent spending, sticking to a yearly budget, and dragging out the extensions of their own players as long as possible to ensure what they are buying is a good investment.<\/p>\n

The Eagles\u2019 front office is the polar opposite. They are aggressive in their free agent spending, circumventing annual cap space by pushing costs into future seasons, and jumping on a contract extension at the first opportunity. The Eagles’ usage of void years has become so excessive that\u00a0the NFL is now having lengthy discussions\u00a0about how the salary cap is working and if teams are using it in the manner in which it was intended.<\/p>\n

Suffice it to say, the Eagles are not using it for its \u201cintended spirit\u201d but rather exploiting it to its fullest. Mind you, Howie Roseman is not breaking any rules. How a team chooses to spread out costs is up to them, and the Eagles are just one of those teams that is spending like crazy now and\u00a0spreading it out like nothing we\u2019ve seen before.<\/p>\n

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The heavy use of void years allows the Eagles to spend money like crazy. They aren\u2019t a team that is making \u201call the right moves,\u201d they are a team that is making all kinds of moves, hoping enough of them will stick to create a talented football team. And it\u2019s working. The Eagles are loaded with talent all over their roster.<\/p>\n

And because the Eagles are throwing money around left and right, some of their purchases won\u2019t be good ones. This was revealed in a rather costly fashion on Friday when we learned the team is waving the white flag on free agent edge rusher Bryce Huff and trading him to the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

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