New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze

SmashMouth · 12-03-2015, 05:45 AM

The NFL advised general managers this week that it was projecting a salary cap in the neighborhood of $150 million for the 2016 season.

For the New Orleans Saints and other teams facing a cap squeeze, the news served as a reminder of the work that must be done to trim the payroll in the coming months.

The Saints have about $154 million allotted to 41 players under contract for 2016. They'll have to release players, negotiate pay cuts and restructure contracts in order to get under the cap and create space to pursue free agents and sign a draft class.

The Saints will make the numbers work, as they do every offseason. But they may have to make more sacrifices than usual this year.

Read much more here, including a breakdown of all the players

NOLA54 · 12-03-2015, 06:17 PM

Loomis has really screwed us on this one.

Danno · 12-03-2015, 06:21 PM

Wow, this again?

This is probably the best situation we've been in 5 years. Year after year Loomis re-works contracts to get us under the cap and affords us the capability to sign numerous key free agents.

Yet year after year people panic.

Loomis has this under control. If you doubt it you simply aren't paying attention, or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons.

WillSaints81 · 12-03-2015, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Wow, this again?

This is probably the best situation we've been in 5 years. Year after year Loomis re-works contracts to get us under the cap and affords us the capability to sign numerous key free agents.

Yet year after year people panic.

Loomis has this under control. If you doubt it you simply aren't paying attention, or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons.

So are you waiting for 2018 and hoping Brees is in better shape than Favre at that age and won't play like a declining QB on his last legs?

Danno · 12-03-2015, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

So are you waiting for 2018 and hoping Brees is in better shape than Favre at that age and won't play like a declining QB on his last legs?

No, I'm ridiculing people who panic over the cap every year.

SmashMouth · 12-04-2015, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

No, I'm ridiculing people who panic over the cap every year.

Down Vote!

Crusader · 12-04-2015, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons.

Is that even possible?

The Dude · 12-06-2015, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Wow, this again?

This is probably the best situation we've been in 5 years. Year after year Loomis re-works contracts to get us under the cap and affords us the capability to sign numerous key free agents.

Yet year after year people panic.

Loomis has this under control. If you doubt it you simply aren't paying attention, or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons.

Thats why I say the problem isnt so much Loomis. He has always gotten us under the cap and enough under it to sign at least one top teir free agent. Its not his fault those players dont work out as well as planned. If Byrd had come out of the gate screaming and if Unger made a bigger impact we would all be praising him right now. Loomis finds the money, its not his job to figure out who to spend it on.

Beastmode · 12-03-2015, 06:30 PM

Never re-sign defensive players to sweet deals. Loomis made that mistake a couple of times. We got burned bad. It almost never works out. Once they get paid it's over.

voodooido · 12-03-2015, 06:42 PM

Colston is gone. Drew will fix that mess of a contract by extending it a year. 2 years 40 million total. Those 2 would save us about 13 million right there. Jordan will convert his to a signing bonus like they stated saving 4.8 million. That would cover the cap hit when the cut Browner. No way the cut of trade Morstead unless it is a must. He is without a doubt the best punter in the league but is a punter really worth 4.5 million?

12-03-2015, 05:45 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze The NFL advised general managers this week that it was projecting a salary cap in the neighborhood of $150 million for the 2016 season. For the New Orleans Saints and other teams facing a cap squeeze, the news served as a reminder of the work that must be done to trim the payroll in the coming months. The Saints have about $154 million allotted to 41 players under contract for 2016. They'll have to release players, negotiate pay cuts and restructure contracts in order to get under the cap and create space to pursue free agents and sign a draft class. The Saints will make the numbers work, as they do every offseason. But they may have to make more sacrifices than usual this year. Read much more here, including a breakdown of all the players Attached Thumbnails

12-03-2015, 06:17 PM	#2
NOLA54 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,708 Blog Entries: 1	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Loomis has really screwed us on this one. Beastmode likes this.

12-03-2015, 06:21 PM	#3
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Wow, this again? This is probably the best situation we've been in 5 years. Year after year Loomis re-works contracts to get us under the cap and affords us the capability to sign numerous key free agents. Yet year after year people panic. Loomis has this under control. If you doubt it you simply aren't paying attention, or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons. Crusader, AsylumGuido, The Dude and 2 others like this.

12-03-2015, 06:45 PM	#4
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,267	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Originally Posted by Danno Wow, this again? This is probably the best situation we've been in 5 years. Year after year Loomis re-works contracts to get us under the cap and affords us the capability to sign numerous key free agents. Yet year after year people panic. Loomis has this under control. If you doubt it you simply aren't paying attention, or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons. So are you waiting for 2018 and hoping Brees is in better shape than Favre at that age and won't play like a declining QB on his last legs?

12-03-2015, 06:51 PM	#5
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Originally Posted by WillSaints81 So are you waiting for 2018 and hoping Brees is in better shape than Favre at that age and won't play like a declining QB on his last legs? No, I'm ridiculing people who panic over the cap every year. AsylumGuido and captainshawn like this.

12-04-2015, 07:02 AM	#6
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Originally Posted by Danno No, I'm ridiculing people who panic over the cap every year. Down Vote! saintfan and foreverfan like this.

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Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,030	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Originally Posted by Danno or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons. Is that even possible? Danno and MatthewT like this.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Originally Posted by Danno Wow, this again? This is probably the best situation we've been in 5 years. Year after year Loomis re-works contracts to get us under the cap and affords us the capability to sign numerous key free agents. Yet year after year people panic. Loomis has this under control. If you doubt it you simply aren't paying attention, or you're dumber than a box of Cam Newtons. Thats why I say the problem isnt so much Loomis. He has always gotten us under the cap and enough under it to sign at least one top teir free agent. Its not his fault those players dont work out as well as planned. If Byrd had come out of the gate screaming and if Unger made a bigger impact we would all be praising him right now. Loomis finds the money, its not his job to figure out who to spend it on. saintfan, Danno and AsylumGuido like this.
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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Never re-sign defensive players to sweet deals. Loomis made that mistake a couple of times. We got burned bad. It almost never works out. Once they get paid it's over. MatthewT likes this.
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voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,819	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap squeeze Colston is gone. Drew will fix that mess of a contract by extending it a year. 2 years 40 million total. Those 2 would save us about 13 million right there. Jordan will convert his to a signing bonus like they stated saving 4.8 million. That would cover the cap hit when the cut Browner. No way the cut of trade Morstead unless it is a must. He is without a doubt the best punter in the league but is a punter really worth 4.5 million? MatthewT likes this.
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