Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

What big receiver on the open market?!? Anquan Boldin?!? That's it.

We have better on our roster than will be available...

We can improve the defensive line with the a top 3 nose tackle in Damon Harrison...

We can improve and round out the linebackers with LB Danny Trevathan...

And we could acquire an affordable guard in Ryan Wendell, allowing the team to move on from Jahri Evans...

And if Colston would restructure and come back as a slot receiver as a 3rd down and end zone specialists, why would we not want him back?

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Saints 2016 Free Agents

Rafael Bush	FS	28	NO	TBD	$1,950,000	UFA
Benjamin Watson	TE	35	NO	TBD	$1,900,000	UFA
Kevin Williams	DT	35	NO	TBD	$1,500,000	UFA
Michael Hooui	TE	27	NO	TBD	$940,074	UFA
Anthony Spencer	OLB	32	NO	TBD	$665,000	UFA
Luke McCown	QB	34	NO	TBD	$665,000	UFA
Kyle Wilson	CB	28	NO	TBD	$665,000	UFA
Jamarca Sanford	SS	30	NO	TBD	$665,000	UFA
Josh Hill	TE	25	NO	TBD	$586,668	RFA
Tim Lelito	G	26	NO	TBD	$586,668	RFA
Senio Kelemete	G	25	NO	TBD	$585,000	RFA
Mike McGlynn	G	30	NO	TBD	$550,588	UFA
Khiry Robinson	RB	26	NO	TBD	$459,863	RFA
Tony Hills	LT	31	NO	TBD	$447,352	UFA
Kai Forbath	K	28	NO	TBD	$427,058	UFA
Lawrence Virgil	DE	25	NO	TBD	$333,000	ERFA
Austin Brown	DT	24	NO	TBD	$318,000	ERFA
Tim Hightower	RB	29	NO	TBD	$309,705	UFA
James Anderson	OLB	32	NO	TBD	$275,294	UFA
Matt Flynn	QB	30	NO	TBD	$275,294	UFA
Christ Owens	CB	29	NO	TBD	$206,470	UFA
Austin Johnson	FB	26	NO	TBD	$120,000	RFA
Kendall Hunter	RB	27	NO	TBD	$116,470	UFA
Travaris Cadet	RB	26	NO	TBD	$77,647	UFA
Ryan Seymour	G	25	NO	TBD	$68,823	RFA

Source: 2016 NFL Free Agents Tracker | Spotrac

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

2016 Dead Cap Money

Name	Cap Number
Junior Galette	$12,100,000
Brodrick Bunkley	$1,612,500
Erik Lorig	$500,000
Stanley Jean-Baptiste	$482,448
Ronald Powell	$84,430
Sean Hickey	$6,667
Cyril Lemon	$4,000
Markus Pierce-Brewster	$4,000
R.J. Harris	$3,600
Harold Spears	$3,600
Ashaad Mabry	$3,600
TOTAL	$14,804,845

http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/new-orleans-saints/

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

looks like Loomis' magic tricks are about to catch up to the team. I normally don't second guess him but without a Brees restructure, you can forget this team improving besides through the draft. 14 Million tired up to players no longer on the team , good lord that's a lot of money

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Great post. 👍

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Per Over the Cap, the New Orleans Saints Total Cap Number is $160,655,043 with the Top 51 at $159,305,043; (Offense: $76,245,123 Defense: $62,973,185 Special: $5,340,000)

Source: New Orleans Saints Salary Cap - Over the Cap

I'd consider the following targets for 2016 salary cap address...

Player Name	2016 Cap No.	Action	Dead Money	Savings
QB Drew Brees	$30,000,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$10,000,000	$20,000,000
FS Jairus Byrd	$10,900,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$3,400,000	$7,500,000
OG Jahri Evans	$8,200,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$5,300,000	$2,900,000
CB Keenan Lewis	$6,350,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$3,600,000	$2,750,000
CB Brandon Browner	$6,300,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$4,050,000	$2,250,000
LB Dannell Ellerbe	$5,900,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$700,000	$5,200,000
WR Marques Colston	$5,900,000	Pre/Post 6/1	$2,700,000	$3,200,000
RT Zach Strief	$4,543,750	Post 6/1 Cut	$1,100,000	$3,443,750
LB David Hawthorne	$4,510,000	Pre/Post 6/1	$2,260,000	$2,250,000
RB CJ Spiller	$4,500,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$1,250,000	$3,250,000
KP Thomas Morstead	$4,450,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$950,000	$3,500,000
LB Ramon Humber	$1,068,000	Post 6/1 Cut	$167,000	$901,000

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

A few observations...

Cutting Jairus Byrd post 1 June puts the Saints right at the projected salary cap...

If Westbank's Injury (K Lewis) looks serious, he could be vulnerable to release...

Jahri Evans is virtually guaranteed a roster spot with his cap number and that's too bad...

Evans hasn't played to his contract in three years and Loomis must fix that issue...

Browner is another contract that is prohibitive to release; pray he wins Comeback Player of the Year?!?

If Browner does, Aaron Glenn should be the first NFL assistant coach to win Coach of the Year!!!

Ellerbe has really flashed at times, but his injury time and cap number make him a likely cap casualty...

Even if Andrus Peat has a great offseason and camp, Strief still provides excellent depth per costs...

Guess we'll find out if it was injury or Payton's doghouse with Spiller and his cap number...

There's no way Morstead is worth those numbers and if a linebacker or NT could be had with Ellerbe and Morstead's savings, it should happen...

Humber's value in depth and special teams is greater than his cap number...

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

I thought players like Sanu would be available.

So is Colston gonna start a training regimen and not drop passes or fail to make catches anymore? Oh wait is the oline to blame again? IS Snead gonna put on 20 pounds this offseason and suddenly be electric?

I don't want more 3-7 offensive points against Detroit and Carolina first halfs again next season(yeah Brees always moved the ball at home against any defense).

I know we need defense, but we are never gonna break our ass on defense to win without Brees able to pass for some points. We're not Denver. You want Brees to win ugly games against NE and Pittsburgh like Manning did? Basically we won't know if we will win until the final second.