2014 Salary Cap- Updated
 

As of today we are about $4.5 million under. Since only the top 51 players count against that number, we won't see much fluctuation. (For example, If we cut Toon and keep Morgan, we would save $100K, but would lose it back in dead money.)
The decision to keep a third QB, and who ends up winning the kicking job might net another half million (cutting Shane Graham would only cost us 10,000)

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/cap/ - click Dead Money to sort, and see who would cost us what if they get cut


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And whatever we don't use can roll over into 2015.

Sweet!!!

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The Saints will also like to keep some set aside in case they need an injury replacement, etc. during the year. In addition to top 51, IR, PuP and practice squad eat into that. While that isn't much, it is calculated.

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Yep, not sure how much that is but if I remember correctly its not very much.

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That is true sir.:cool:

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Signed the best available free safety to the highest contract in history at the position.
Locked up arguably the best tight end in the game to a four year deal with the highest salary at the position.
Taunted the falcons with what would have been their best safety and then signed him.
Resigned our starting right tackle.

And the Saints are 4.5 million under the cap.

We're supposed to be in cap hell.

Loomis for President!

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Wouldn't mind using some of that cap room to sign a depth lineman. Adam Carriker is supposedly healthy again, he would look nice in the rotation.

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Do Saints need back up left tackle charles brown cost to much to keep to bad jimmy not signed to long term deal early then saints could have kept a few more vets.Ty neshke may be best sack up left tackle on roster he a long term arena player an was on rams roster an has foot speed for a big man.

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FalCan't still complaining ... LOL

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They should complain. Both the Saints and Falcons needed a Free Safety. The Saints are in cap hell, they had plenty of money. Saints got Byrd and Bush, they had the settle for Lowery.

They needed a tight end, we resigned Graham.

It's like Loomis is rubbing Dimitoff's nose in his own ineptitude.

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I trust Loomis, but next years cap looks awful. 12m over and that includes losing all free-agents. Even with a Brees restructure/extension we are going to be hurting.

Loomis you got your work cut out for you next year bud!

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I am really not even remotely worried.
We not only survived this off season, we thrived.
Brees, Colston, Evans, Grubbs, Lofton are all next year's candidates for restructure.
Of our top 25 (highest paid) players, only Ingram and Robinson will be FA's.
Plus, our dead money should be significantly lower next year than the 10+ million this year

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Saints are 4.5 million under the cap. hmmmmm

i count 4 players playing for their future with saints

Mechuem - Ingram - Robinson - Butler

so sign an extension for any of them? I say no at this point

wait and see and hold out till the final cuts then make a move if we need to.

the big one is Drew, next year will be the first year he will be allowed to redo his contract if he decides to.

All the others have redone theirs already so i am not expecting them sit at the table with mickey.

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I hope you are not crunching all these numbers in your head ScottF.
Anyone remember when we didn't have cap issues?
It's almost kinda somewhat nice.

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Brees restructure alone gets the team back into the black. And there's no way they're keeping Lofton and Bunkley at their salaries. Making just those three moves, you're already $7 million under the cap, and yes I am counting dead money. Evans and Grubbs restructures would save another $7-8 million, that's a conservative estimate.

Loomis can keep on doing this year after year until Brees retires, at which point we are probably doing a full-scale rebuild.