Is it time to shake up upper management?

papz · 11-17-2022, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

No. All that money was not spoken for. Not delusional at all. The facts are that Gardner-Johnson was still under contract for 2022 under his original 4 year deal he signed with the Saints. We had, and still have plenty of 2023 cap available to make any number of deals, including an extension for him. He was wanting a new contract for more than we were willing to pay. But he refused to practice under his current contract and refused to do as the coaches asked under his current contract. They finally decided to trade him the final day before final cuts to 53. They could have just cut him and got nothing in return.

Where's this money you're talking about?

We signed Maye, re-signed Winston, Mathieu, and Landry. All of this was done by the middle of May. CGJ saw all of this and wanted to get his being that he's under the last year of his rookie contract. Players re-negoiate all the time coming into the last year of their contract. Ideally you want to lock up players that important to your team prior to them hitting free agency. He took it as a slap in the face and started acting out. That could have been avoided completely. We let two young, damn good football players leave for practically nothing. At least one had to be re-signed and we dropped the ball because of what? Money we didn't have. We're scrambling at the beginning of every off season manipulating contracts to find more cap space. Like I said and how you completely ignore how it would be more advantageous, to start an off season for once, ahead of the curve and not behind. The strategy makes more sense for a team ready to compete for a championship.

We currently have a little less than 3 million in cap space. You actually think that's enough to give him a serious offer? And no, we did not have to trade him. We could have put him on the roster and waited for a better deal as well.

Take of those rose colored glasses and try being realistic for once.

11-17-2022, 08:09 AM	#17
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,793	Re: Is it time to shake up upper management? Originally Posted by AsylumGuido No. All that money was not spoken for. Not delusional at all. The facts are that Gardner-Johnson was still under contract for 2022 under his original 4 year deal he signed with the Saints. We had, and still have plenty of 2023 cap available to make any number of deals, including an extension for him. He was wanting a new contract for more than we were willing to pay. But he refused to practice under his current contract and refused to do as the coaches asked under his current contract. They finally decided to trade him the final day before final cuts to 53. They could have just cut him and got nothing in return. Where's this money you're talking about? We signed Maye, re-signed Winston, Mathieu, and Landry. All of this was done by the middle of May. CGJ saw all of this and wanted to get his being that he's under the last year of his rookie contract. Players re-negoiate all the time coming into the last year of their contract. Ideally you want to lock up players that important to your team prior to them hitting free agency. He took it as a slap in the face and started acting out. That could have been avoided completely. We let two young, damn good football players leave for practically nothing. At least one had to be re-signed and we dropped the ball because of what? Money we didn't have. We're scrambling at the beginning of every off season manipulating contracts to find more cap space. Like I said and how you completely ignore how it would be more advantageous, to start an off season for once, ahead of the curve and not behind. The strategy makes more sense for a team ready to compete for a championship. We currently have a little less than 3 million in cap space. You actually think that's enough to give him a serious offer? And no, we did not have to trade him. We could have put him on the roster and waited for a better deal as well. Take of those rose colored glasses and try being realistic for once. halloween 65 likes this.
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