Register All Albums FAQ Community Experience
Go Back   New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com > Main > Saints

Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter Saints will ask LB Jonathan Vilma and DE Will Smith, two players the NFL linked to its bounty scandal, to restructure their contracts. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter No surprise. I kinda saw that coming after the Payton interview. I agree....

Like Tree6Likes

Closed Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-18-2013, 09:01 AM   #1
Truth Addict
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R)
Posts: 24,720
Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter
Saints will ask LB Jonathan Vilma and DE Will Smith, two players the NFL linked to its bounty scandal, to restructure their contracts.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter

No surprise. I kinda saw that coming after the Payton interview.

I agree.
RockyMountainSaint likes this.
Danno is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:13 AM   #2
Site Donor 2015
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Watford England
Posts: 8,803
Blog Entries: 1
Not surprised about Vilma but it will be interesting to see what happens with Smith.I hope it's not any longer than a year otherwise its going to be the same next year.
lee909 is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:14 AM   #3
Site Donor
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Bayou Bayfield CO
Posts: 4,722
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Good! Win-win for the Saints.

One sentence and Richard Cranium still had to add in a bounty dig...
Seer1 is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:18 AM   #4
Truth Addict
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R)
Posts: 24,720
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Originally Posted by lee909 View Post
Not surprised about Vilma but it will be interesting to see what happens with Smith.I hope it's not any longer than a year otherwise its going to be the same next year.
I think re-signing Smith is a good thing. He's our best DE (albeit Jordan is closing fast) and I'm of the opinion you don't cut your best player at a position unless you have better options.

We don't know if Hicks can be that 16 game DE in this league yet. Having a veteran like Smith around will only help. Smith played that 3-4 DE spot quite a bit under GW and on certain packages under Spags, so the coaches do know what he brings to the table.

He may not be the final answer at DE, but we damn sure could do a lot worse than Will Smith.
Danno is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:34 AM   #5
5000 POSTS! +
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana
Posts: 5,893
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

How are we ever going to change the D with the same players that under-perform. Bring in some new-blood at those positions. Even when Williams was the DC if it were not for the turnovers in 09 our D still stunk! I have a hard time believing we will get better keeping players well past their prime. In a 3-4 Vilma will be eaten alive, Smith will be kept for depth purposes but I don't think he's starting material in a 3-4 or a 4-3 either. I truly love my Saints and only want the best for us and them but being blind and actually being able to see are 2 totally different things.
FinSaint and K Major like this.
halloween 65 is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:39 AM   #6
5000 POSTS! +
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana
Posts: 5,893
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Also, might as well sign Ellis to a huge contract for all the ole gang can be here. Why not??
halloween 65 is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:42 AM   #7
Truth Addict
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R)
Posts: 24,720
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Originally Posted by halloween 65 View Post
Also, might as well sign Ellis to a huge contract for all the ole gang can be here. Why not??
We aren't giving them a huge raise, we're asking them to restructure, which I hope and assume includes a reduction in yearly salary.

When we sign or draft someone better, I'm all for releasing them.
Danno is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 09:59 AM   #8
100th Post
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 247
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Still talking about the "bounty scandal"?? Good lord Adam and ESPN get a life.


"And here comes Tom Brady and coach billichick who were involved in spygate"Says no ESPN reporter. "Hey Louisianaians Joe Horn who was 1 of the 1,200 players involved in the saints bounty scandal will be in mandeville Saturday selling his BBQ sauce"
Says every ESPN reporter ever. Smh
iWho_Dat is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 10:06 AM   #9
Site Donor 2015
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia
Posts: 4,961
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

I can't say I'm really happy about this, but I'll reserve my judgment until the terms of the restructures are announced or if there'll be another outcome to this.
FinSaint is offline  
Old 02-18-2013, 10:11 AM   #10
LB Mentallity
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 15,870
Blog Entries: 68
Re: Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure

Saints will ask LB Jonathan Vilma and DE Will Smith, two players the NFL linked to its bounty scandal, to restructure their contracts.

defamation of character baby. sue espn
hagan714 is offline  
Closed Thread


Posting Rules

LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/55581-saints-ask-vilma-smith-restructure.html
Posted By For Type Date Hits
Saints to ask Vilma and Smith to restructure This thread Refback 02-18-2013 09:18 AM 10
The Latest New Orleans Saints News | SportSpyder This thread Refback 02-18-2013 09:14 AM 5


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:05 PM.


Copyright 1997 - 2020 - BlackandGold.com
no new posts