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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II The more I read about him the more I like him. He's a team leader and he's smart enough to start as a rookie. I just wonder how much we'll pay for an OLB'er? ...
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03-20-2012, 05:43 PM | #11 |
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Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II
I'm telling you, if we get him, Vilma is gone.
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03-20-2012, 05:48 PM | #12 |
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I could see Vilma restructuring, but I don't see us releasing him.
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A. Vilma won't be a back-up, even with a restructure. Lofton is a better MLB at Vilma's age.
B. $6.6M cap hit in 2012. Releasing him saves us $3,4 (according to Times-Picayune) C. He is facing suspension of likely half, if not the whole season. |
03-20-2012, 06:24 PM | #14 |
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Rumor I saw on another site (grain of salt please), is that Lofton was looking for 8-9 Million/year.
That could explain why we haven't signed him. |
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we'd have to release Vilma + someone else first and pray that Lofton doesn't back-out of the deal. Not happening...
Unless I'm totally wrong in how I think the salary cap works |
03-20-2012, 06:31 PM | #17 |
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I think we can go over the cap right now, we just have to be under it by a certain date, but I don't know what that date is.
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Originally Posted by |Mitch|
He agrees to financial terms, someone restructures, release Vilma, sign deal = profit.
Quite a few people who can restructure to give us wiggle room. The Saints just have to ask them. |
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so if he does want 8-9 million, would he be worth that?
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