The Eagles and Cowboys are the standards in the NFC East, but the comparisons stop there because both teams are built on different parallels.
Regarding roster construction, Howie Roseman is diligent about free agency and the NFL draft, ensuring that his decisions yield every ounce of talent and productivity. The Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones prefer to focus on the NFL draft, finding premier talent and then preventing that talent from entering free agency.
The discussions on how the two franchises build their rosters were discussed on Monday by team vice president Stephen Jones, who declared Philadelphia will “soon be in franchise hell.”
On Tuesday, team owner Jerry Jones spoke to 105.3 The Fan about the similarities between the two organizations regarding roster building.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan when asked about the Eagles’ roster construction vs. the Cowboys’ roster construction:
“They’re at a time where they’re paying their quarterback now. They’ve really spent some money to put this team together, and they’ve spent some cap.…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 31, 2024
When asked about the difference between the two rosters following a 41-7 loss in Week 17, Stephen Jones mentioned that 50% of their cap space was on injured reserve.
A current look at salary cap space shows the Eagles have $9,856,286 available to roll over to 2025, while the Cowboys have $19,411,873 available.
According to Over The Cap, Philadelphia will start with over $31,102,970 before the cap rises, while Dallas will be at $19 million.
Looking at cap hits for 2025, Dak Prescott has $89,896,666, CeeDee Lamb has $35,450,000, and so on. In Philadelphia, Jalen Hurts has just $21 million against the cap, with A.J. Brown and Lane Johnson having $17 million.