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SmashMouth 01-23-2023 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by K Major (Post 968073)
Mike Thomas is gone …
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Originally Posted by Sinner (Post 968075)
Mike Who?
He's been gone. Despite his injury, he sure hasn't been a team player since he last played meaningful minutes.

rezburna 01-23-2023 10:19 AM
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I hope we can find a way to keep MT.

SmashMouth 01-23-2023 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 968132)
I hope we can find a way to keep MT.
His recent restructure made it unaffordable.

rezburna 01-23-2023 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 968133)
His recent restructure made it unaffordable.
We say that but that boy Loomis always finds a way to finesse the books. I'm just not down on the guy. He had 3 TDs in 3 games this season before he went down again. He turned the tide against the Falcons in Game 1 to get us that W. AJ Terrell couldn't stop him. However, Olave and Shaheed do soften the blow of potentially losing him.

iceshack149 01-23-2023 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 968132)
I hope we can find a way to keep MT.
He's given up on us, Rez. It's time to end this relationship and don't look back.
He'll likely find another lover and play really well for a few games just to show us that he's happier but that relationship will end up just as sad as this one.

SmashMouth 01-23-2023 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 968134)
We say that but that boy Loomis always finds a way to finesse the books. I'm just not down on the guy. He had 3 TDs in 3 games this season before he went down again. He turned the tide against the Falcons in Game 1 to get us that W. AJ Terrell couldn't stop him. However, Olave and Shaheed do soften the blow of potentially losing him.
Me neither... but we could have just left his contract alone. His balloon payment if he stays on the team is absurd.

rezburna 01-23-2023 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by iceshack149 (Post 968135)
He's given up on us, Rez. It's time to end this relationship and don't look back.
He'll likely find another lover and play really well for a few games just to show us that he's happier but that relationship will end up just as sad as this one.
I don't think he's given up on us. I do think we've given up on him though. The way the fans have talked about him for the last several years I couldn't blame him if he didn't want to be here.

SaintFanInATLHELL 01-23-2023 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 968132)
I hope we can find a way to keep MT.
Impossible with the restructured contract. It requires guaranteeing him a $30 million roster bonus in six weeks without ever seeing him on the field, and then another guaranteed $30 million if he plays in only 4 games in 2023 for the Saints.

Business, salary cap and money have caught up to MT13's injury issues. The Saints' strategy of restructuring and kicking the money can down the road only works when the player is available and productive. MT13 has been neither going on 3 years now. So, when the big unguaranteed money wall of the contract is staring the organization in the face, it's inevitable that the team will cut bait.

SFIAH

AsylumGuido 01-23-2023 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 968136)
Me neither... but we could have just left his contract alone. His balloon payment if he stays on the team is absurd.
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Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL (Post 968140)
Impossible with the restructured contract. It requires guaranteeing him a $30 million roster bonus in six weeks without ever seeing him on the field, and then another guaranteed $30 million if he plays in only 4 games in 2023 for the Saints.

Business, salary cap and money have caught up to MT13's injury issues. The Saints' strategy of restructuring and kicking the money can down the road only works when the player is available and productive. MT13 has been neither going on 3 years now. So, when the big unguaranteed money wall of the contract is staring the organization in the face, it's inevitable that the team will cut bait.

SFIAH
His current contract can be totally renegotiated. Not going to say it will happen, but as long as both parties agree the contract can simply be "torn up" and replaced with a completely new one. It has happened many times in the past, usually with a player on a high dollar contract that wants to prove they can still play. The restructure earlier this year simply bought them more time to make a final decision.

He's probably still gone and I wouldn't blame him, like rez has pointed out, but it's not a done deal.

SmashMouth 01-23-2023 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 968141)
His current contract can be totally renegotiated. Not going to say it will happen, but as long as both parties agree the contract can simply be "torn up" and replaced with a completely new one. It has happened many times in the past, usually with a player on a high dollar contract that wants to prove they can still play. The restructure earlier this year simply bought them more time to make a final decision.

He's probably still gone and I wouldn't blame him, like rez has pointed out, but it's not a done deal.
Fair point... I guess we'll see IF he has any commitment left in him.


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