Saints facing a cap mess in 2013

Danno · 12-22-2012, 09:42 AM

Saints facing a cap mess in 2013
Posted by Mike Florio on December 22, 2012, 7:57 AM EST

Getty ImagesMentioned in Saturday’s one-liners is the possibility that the Saints will have to shed linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, due to their cap numbers comes 2013.

It’s part of a broader cap mess that, as explained by Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, has the Saints staring at a potential cap crunch of $16 million when the 2013 league year begins in March.

That number doesn’t include defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis and offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod, both of whom will be free agents and thus have no cap numbers for 2013, yet.

Smith has a base salary of $10.5 million next year, and Vilma is due to earn $6 million.

Complicating matters is that the team-by-team cap isn’t expected to go up much, if at all, from its $120.6 million level in 2013. And if quarterback Drew Brees is looking for an explanation, he should look no farther than his own contract, with a cap number that increases from $10.4 million in 2012 to $17.4 million next year.

It’s almost enough to make a suspended head coach with an expiring contract think about exploring all his options before signing a new deal.

Saints facing a cap mess in 2013 | ProFootballTalk

So we're 16 million over already and that doesn't include Bushrod and Ellis? Bushrod will easily add 4 to 6 million to that number easily. We have some restricted free-agents to sign, although no really big names.
Ellis, Bushrod, Henderson, Shanle, Casillas, McBride, Mack and Roby.

So how do we chop off 20 million? Loomis? Loomis? Anyone?

Restructuring several contracts may cut that figure in half, but then we're still over about 10 million.

It may be more dire than I originally thought. Loomis better pull a rabbit's foo outta his ass real quick.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,751	Saints facing a cap mess in 2013 Saints facing a cap mess in 2013 Posted by Mike Florio on December 22, 2012, 7:57 AM EST Getty ImagesMentioned in Saturday’s one-liners is the possibility that the Saints will have to shed linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, due to their cap numbers comes 2013. It’s part of a broader cap mess that, as explained by Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, has the Saints staring at a potential cap crunch of $16 million when the 2013 league year begins in March. That number doesn’t include defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis and offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod, both of whom will be free agents and thus have no cap numbers for 2013, yet. Smith has a base salary of $10.5 million next year, and Vilma is due to earn $6 million. Complicating matters is that the team-by-team cap isn’t expected to go up much, if at all, from its $120.6 million level in 2013. And if quarterback Drew Brees is looking for an explanation, he should look no farther than his own contract, with a cap number that increases from $10.4 million in 2012 to $17.4 million next year. It’s almost enough to make a suspended head coach with an expiring contract think about exploring all his options before signing a new deal. Saints facing a cap mess in 2013 \| ProFootballTalk So we're 16 million over already and that doesn't include Bushrod and Ellis? Bushrod will easily add 4 to 6 million to that number easily. We have some restricted free-agents to sign, although no really big names. Ellis, Bushrod, Henderson, Shanle, Casillas, McBride, Mack and Roby. So how do we chop off 20 million? Loomis? Loomis? Anyone? Restructuring several contracts may cut that figure in half, but then we're still over about 10 million. It may be more dire than I originally thought. Loomis better pull a rabbit's foo outta his ass real quick.

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