Re-signing Brees, Colston & Nicks could cost pricey veterans their jobs

Boutte · 01-25-2012, 10:25 AM

The timing is bad here. With the salary cap staying the same as it was in 2011 the only way to keep the team together is to keep your big name guys and purge the rest of your roster of over paid veterans like Will Smith and D.Henderson or get the big three to structure their contracts in such a way as to defer a lot of money to the back end of their contracts. The cap goes up in 2013 and again in 2014. I can see Brees and Colston doing something like that but I think Nicks is going to be less likely to be as emotionally invested in the team. The answer there is the franchise tag.

Guaranteed money in the form of signing bonuses can be a killer but if you can substitute roster bonuses, work out bonuses and other tools that a creative guy like Loomis has at his disposal you can do it. Injury concerns play into whether or not a player is willing to go that route though.

Time for Micky to do his thing.

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01-25-2012, 10:25 AM	#12
Boutte Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belle Chasse Posts: 1,701	The timing is bad here. With the salary cap staying the same as it was in 2011 the only way to keep the team together is to keep your big name guys and purge the rest of your roster of over paid veterans like Will Smith and D.Henderson or get the big three to structure their contracts in such a way as to defer a lot of money to the back end of their contracts. The cap goes up in 2013 and again in 2014. I can see Brees and Colston doing something like that but I think Nicks is going to be less likely to be as emotionally invested in the team. The answer there is the franchise tag. Guaranteed money in the form of signing bonuses can be a killer but if you can substitute roster bonuses, work out bonuses and other tools that a creative guy like Loomis has at his disposal you can do it. Injury concerns play into whether or not a player is willing to go that route though. Time for Micky to do his thing.