Saints cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million

03-17-2015, 10:19 AM

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jnormand · 03-17-2015, 10:28 AM

I really hope this guy can come in and make a big difference. But I really hope we draft a good ILB.

UK_WhoDat · 03-17-2015, 11:25 AM

How does a guy take that much cut in base?

CheramieIII · 03-17-2015, 11:32 AM

and we still have Evans and Bush to deal with or not. With only Spiller money and the draft I SALUTE DAT MICKEY MOUSE IN DA HOUSE. WHO DAT!

brees84 · 03-17-2015, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by UK_WhoDat

How does a guy take that much cut in base?

I think he had no choice. No gtd money left on his contract.

halloween 65 · 03-17-2015, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

But...but....NFL network says we are a franchise without a plan and some "supposed Cap Guru" says we are a sinking ship!!! How will we cope!!

I love flying under the radar. Bye wk. 8 they will all be on the bandwagon talking about us putting up # and ruling the division. Ellerby will be a monster. I would love to still draft an ILB to push Hawthorn. Tell the truth McKinney or Perryman next to Ellerbe sounds pretty good to me. Would be tough with a stud NT and ILB'ers like those to run on.

burningmetal · 03-17-2015, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

that is the reason i thought it deserved its own thread. micky does it again. his crow was the best i have ever eaten but still a bit miffed we got into this jam in the first place.

Don't feel bad about the crow. When you just about have to turn over the franchise to right yourself, it really says more about what the team is doing now than it does about the previous years. I like how they're going about rebuilding the team and gathering draft picks, while getting under the cap. In the past it's been about pushing back salaries and holding onto aging players, who later get released because they no longer have any trade value. I'm glad they recognized the downward trend of this team and got pro-active this time.

RaginCajun83 · 03-17-2015, 12:30 PM

Before last week, I really thought mgmt had taken a mediocrity is acceptable approach. I'm so happy with what they have done to this point especially landing Unger and more draft picks. Hope they hit on a couple of these picks if they keep them, history shows that this team tends to move around in the draft so I can't wait to see what happens. I was so down after week 17 but right now I'm so pumped for the season to begin and the draft hasn't happened yet

ScottF · 03-17-2015, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Cruize

If he starts, he either proved his worth, or the Saints missed in the draft. He was quality player for the Ravens but he had alot of talent around him.

If he doesn't start, then this trade was a waste. Stills obviously pissed SP at some point, but he was was certainly cap-friendly.

Seer1 · 03-17-2015, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by UK_WhoDat

How does a guy take that much cut in base?

Wish they'd cut my pay to 1.1M this year...

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03-17-2015, 10:28 AM	#12
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,785	Re: Saints cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million I really hope this guy can come in and make a big difference. But I really hope we draft a good ILB. K Major and MarchingOn like this.

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halloween 65 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 cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million Originally Posted by dizzle88 But...but....NFL network says we are a franchise without a plan and some "supposed Cap Guru" says we are a sinking ship!!! How will we cope!! I love flying under the radar. Bye wk. 8 they will all be on the bandwagon talking about us putting up # and ruling the division. Ellerby will be a monster. I would love to still draft an ILB to push Hawthorn. Tell the truth McKinney or Perryman next to Ellerbe sounds pretty good to me. Would be tough with a stud NT and ILB'ers like those to run on. MarchingOn likes this.

03-17-2015, 12:05 PM	#17
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million Originally Posted by hagan714 that is the reason i thought it deserved its own thread. micky does it again. his crow was the best i have ever eaten but still a bit miffed we got into this jam in the first place. Don't feel bad about the crow. When you just about have to turn over the franchise to right yourself, it really says more about what the team is doing now than it does about the previous years. I like how they're going about rebuilding the team and gathering draft picks, while getting under the cap. In the past it's been about pushing back salaries and holding onto aging players, who later get released because they no longer have any trade value. I'm glad they recognized the downward trend of this team and got pro-active this time. MarchingOn and brees84 like this.
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03-17-2015, 12:30 PM	#18
RaginCajun83 Hou Saints Fan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 5,050	Re: Saints cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million Before last week, I really thought mgmt had taken a mediocrity is acceptable approach. I'm so happy with what they have done to this point especially landing Unger and more draft picks. Hope they hit on a couple of these picks if they keep them, history shows that this team tends to move around in the draft so I can't wait to see what happens. I was so down after week 17 but right now I'm so pumped for the season to begin and the draft hasn't happened yet

03-17-2015, 12:51 PM	#19
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Saints cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million Originally Posted by Cruize If he starts, he either proved his worth, or the Saints missed in the draft. He was quality player for the Ravens but he had alot of talent around him. If he doesn't start, then this trade was a waste. Stills obviously pissed SP at some point, but he was was certainly cap-friendly.

03-17-2015, 12:59 PM	#20
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: Saints cut Ellerbe's base salary by $7.4 million Originally Posted by UK_WhoDat How does a guy take that much cut in base? Wish they'd cut my pay to 1.1M this year... Halo, UK_WhoDat, jeanpierre and 2 others like this.

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