Mark Ingram not confident Saints will pick up his 5th-year option

dizzle88 · 04-29-2014, 02:52 AM

Probably the best move, there is no way one of our RB's is going to take up 5.2m of the cap unless they really tore it up

this way Ingram has to fight for a contract

SloMotion · 04-29-2014, 06:44 AM

Seems to be a growing tend in this era of out-of-control salaries? Or maybe I just don't pay enough attention to contract stuff,

... but the Lions declined picking up Nick Fairley's option year for much the same reasons ... they want him to make his money the old-fashioned way, they want him to earn it,

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SmashMouth · 04-29-2014, 07:06 AM

Whodathunkit? Earning your contract? NeauxFW.

ScottF · 04-29-2014, 07:50 AM

first year for the fifth year extension in new CBA- really doesn't seem to be working out too well for the players

The Dude · 05-03-2014, 02:11 PM

Sorry if it's posted I didn't see a thread on it. What I understood is that he was under contract this year and we had the option to pick him up for one more year. So is he a FA now or will he be one next year?

SaintFanInATLHELL · 05-03-2014, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Sorry if it's posted I didn't see a thread on it. What I understood is that he was under contract this year and we had the option to pick him up for one more year. So is he a FA now or will he be one next year?

Next year. The Saints would still have a chance to resign him, or even tag him in some way, if they felt it necessary.

But it's just Mickey doing what he does. Specifically, he'll either let Ingram go if he underperforms, or will let the market set his price and then decide if he wants to pay that cost if Ingram does step it up.

Honestly, running backs are now a cheap commodity in today's NFL. So it made little sense to lock Ingram into an expensive 5th year. Cam Jordan on the other hand is in a highly paid glamor position (DE). The $6+ million the Saints locked him in for 2015 is a bargain.

SFIAH

dizzle88 · 05-03-2014, 03:01 PM

He would be one next year unless we work out a more cap friendly deal

In our team, a running back is never going to earn 5M unless they were put up sproles 2011 type numbers every year

Ingram needs to work for his contract and prove last seasons late success wasnt a fluke

|Mitch| · 05-03-2014, 03:19 PM

Yeah if we picked up the 5th year option it was worth 5 million; I feel that no running back is worth 5 million a year...

They'll either work out a cap friendlier deal or he will walk at the end of this season, he has to prove that he is worthy of a new deal...

hagan714 · 05-03-2014, 03:37 PM

it gives both the team and mark and out

ScottF · 05-03-2014, 04:51 PM

we already had 3 threads on this
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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,838	Re: New Orleans Saints won't exercise fifth-year option on running back Mark Ingram, report says Probably the best move, there is no way one of our RB's is going to take up 5.2m of the cap unless they really tore it up this way Ingram has to fight for a contract SloMotion likes this.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: New Orleans Saints won't exercise fifth-year option on running back Mark Ingram, report says Seems to be a growing tend in this era of out-of-control salaries? Or maybe I just don't pay enough attention to contract stuff, ... but the Lions declined picking up Nick Fairley's option year for much the same reasons ... they want him to make his money the old-fashioned way, they want him to earn it, .

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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,838	Re: Saints let Mark Ingram become FA He would be one next year unless we work out a more cap friendly deal In our team, a running back is never going to earn 5M unless they were put up sproles 2011 type numbers every year Ingram needs to work for his contract and prove last seasons late success wasnt a fluke

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints let Mark Ingram become FA Yeah if we picked up the 5th year option it was worth 5 million; I feel that no running back is worth 5 million a year... They'll either work out a cap friendlier deal or he will walk at the end of this season, he has to prove that he is worthy of a new deal...

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