2023 Saints Salary Cap Watch

AsylumGuido · 02-22-2023, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

If we keep kicking the can down the road eventually we will have to pay through the nose for what we have today. I agree with Guido that the salary cap is growing but we cannot expect it to cover our mounting debt. Eventually, Gail Benson is going to have to right some pretty big checks for some underperforming players who are not on the roster any longer. That could get old soon. It would for me if I was writing the checks.

It's time to get out of the win now mode and stop paying these bloated contracts and bring in some young depth without trading away our draft picks to move up for a particular player to get us to the Super Bowl.

Those checks have already been written, Rugs. The cap maneuvering is just accounting for the money already paid to the player. It all makes no difference to the owner. Every team is required to pay a certain percentage of revenues to the players. She isn't paying a penny more than any other average NFL owner.

02-22-2023, 10:32 AM	#10
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,852	Re: 2023 Saints Salary Cap Watch Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II If we keep kicking the can down the road eventually we will have to pay through the nose for what we have today. I agree with Guido that the salary cap is growing but we cannot expect it to cover our mounting debt. Eventually, Gail Benson is going to have to right some pretty big checks for some underperforming players who are not on the roster any longer. That could get old soon. It would for me if I was writing the checks. It's time to get out of the win now mode and stop paying these bloated contracts and bring in some young depth without trading away our draft picks to move up for a particular player to get us to the Super Bowl. Those checks have already been written, Rugs. The cap maneuvering is just accounting for the money already paid to the player. It all makes no difference to the owner. Every team is required to pay a certain percentage of revenues to the players. She isn't paying a penny more than any other average NFL owner.