Free-agent spotlight: C Brian de la Puente

jeanpierre · 02-17-2014, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Gut some more cap and sign Alex Mack. He'll probably only cost us about 9 million per season.

Think Loomis can make it happen?

Hmmm, cutting Sproles and Moore frees up about 6, and few restructures here and there and BAM, we're set.

Back on planet earth...

Which would you rather have?
Alex Mack or Jimmy Graham?

Top Five (5) Center Salaries:
$8.186mil - Ryan Kalil, Panthers
$7.725mil - Nick Mangold, Jets
$6.459mil - Max Unger, Seahawks
$6.350mil - Eric Wood, Bills
$6.250mil - Chris Meyers, Texans

As Mack was second team All-Pro, he may slot in behind Kalil, the first team All-Pro Selection; anyways, you're looking at 8 mil/annum to sign Mack...

Maybe if we didn't try to ease the pain of Nicks departure with an overpay for Grubbs, we'd have the money to sign Mack, which would be a HUGE addition having the Mack Truck anchor the line...

I wouldn't spend half of that on DLP; it's kinda like the Will Smith Contract - he had stat-padded games against inferior (backup) opponents, but rarely was a difference maker in big games with his "solid" effort; I'd rather just get a body to occupy a blocker and get a playmaker at OLB who can make it happen...

Just because a guy is rated second, third best shouldn't dictate you "have" to spend x*0.85 unless that player is integral to a team's success, chemistry...

Mack may be the second best Center, but as a young player on the rise, I'd spend 8mil/annum, if I had left myself the cap room which Loomis has not...

It may be blaspheme, and Graham is still one of my favorite Saints even if there was some pussification in the big games (still want to hear the extent of the torn plantar fascia injury), but if I could get two No. 1s for Graham and have the room to sign Mack - that's the way I'd geaux...

02-17-2014, 06:38 PM	#13
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Free-agent spotlight: C Brian de la Puente Originally Posted by Danno Gut some more cap and sign Alex Mack. He'll probably only cost us about 9 million per season. Think Loomis can make it happen? Hmmm, cutting Sproles and Moore frees up about 6, and few restructures here and there and BAM, we're set. Back on planet earth... Which would you rather have? Alex Mack or Jimmy Graham? Top Five (5) Center Salaries: $8.186mil - Ryan Kalil, Panthers $7.725mil - Nick Mangold, Jets $6.459mil - Max Unger, Seahawks $6.350mil - Eric Wood, Bills $6.250mil - Chris Meyers, Texans As Mack was second team All-Pro, he may slot in behind Kalil, the first team All-Pro Selection; anyways, you're looking at 8 mil/annum to sign Mack... Maybe if we didn't try to ease the pain of Nicks departure with an overpay for Grubbs, we'd have the money to sign Mack, which would be a HUGE addition having the Mack Truck anchor the line... I wouldn't spend half of that on DLP; it's kinda like the Will Smith Contract - he had stat-padded games against inferior (backup) opponents, but rarely was a difference maker in big games with his "solid" effort; I'd rather just get a body to occupy a blocker and get a playmaker at OLB who can make it happen... Just because a guy is rated second, third best shouldn't dictate you "have" to spend x*0.85 unless that player is integral to a team's success, chemistry... Mack may be the second best Center, but as a young player on the rise, I'd spend 8mil/annum, if I had left myself the cap room which Loomis has not... It may be blaspheme, and Graham is still one of my favorite Saints even if there was some pussification in the big games (still want to hear the extent of the torn plantar fascia injury), but if I could get two No. 1s for Graham and have the room to sign Mack - that's the way I'd geaux...
	It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way... Last edited by jeanpierre; 02-17-2014 at 07:14 PM..

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