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Old 03-19-2016, 11:18 AM   #1
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Strange off-season.
I didn't really want Laurinaitus all that much, but I really want Fairley.
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Old 03-19-2016, 01:10 PM   #2
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Hey Guys and Gals I'm the residence bully here and always have been, just ask around. I've been dormant for a while but if you keep this **** up I'm going to let Caliente El Gato in Pantalone out it won't be pretty.
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Hey Guys and Gals I'm the residence bully here and always have been, just ask around. I've been dormant for a while but if you keep this **** up I'm going to let Caliente El Gato in Pantalone out it won't be pretty.
Hahaha! I don't even know which translation of Caliente El Gato en Pantelones to choose. I like'em all!
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Old 03-19-2016, 01:18 PM   #4
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When is Drew signing this extension? That to me is the big hang up. I mean, before the season ended Drew said he wanted to sign an extension, Loomis said that he expects to get one signed, Coach Payton echoed the same sentiments yet we have no extension. Am I missing something here? Get this done. I mean we will have at least $30.00 million dollars in dead money fall off next off season. Get this done.
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When is Drew signing this extension? That to me is the big hang up. I mean, before the season ended Drew said he wanted to sign an extension, Loomis said that he expects to get one signed, Coach Payton echoed the same sentiments yet we have no extension. Am I missing something here? Get this done. I mean we will have at least $30.00 million dollars in dead money fall off next off season. Get this done.
Well, if I had to guess the hold up is with Drew. He saw Bradford get 18 million a year and Oswiler get 20 million a year. Drew is a top 2 QB. If he would settle for 20 this year they could give him 60 million over the next 2. All that dead money falling off would cover and then some over the next 2 years.
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Old 03-20-2016, 11:29 AM   #6
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Well, if I had to guess the hold up is with Drew. He saw Bradford get 18 million a year and Oswiler get 20 million a year. Drew is a top 2 QB. If he would settle for 20 this year they could give him 60 million over the next 2. All that dead money falling off would cover and then some over the next 2 years.
And you would be guessing wrong. I am expecting a deal right in line with Brady's. There is NO hold up. It doesn't make any sense to finalize an extension at this point. It would be totally counterproductive.
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When is Drew signing this extension? That to me is the big hang up. I mean, before the season ended Drew said he wanted to sign an extension, Loomis said that he expects to get one signed, Coach Payton echoed the same sentiments yet we have no extension. Am I missing something here? Get this done. I mean we will have at least $30.00 million dollars in dead money fall off next off season. Get this done.
This is what I have been trying to point out. Yes, you, and others, are missing something. The best means of maximizing the cap is to wait to see what relief is needed using the Brees extension. By making the Brees extension too early Loomis is in danger of either pushing too much to future years, or too little. The parameters of the Brees deal will be dependent upon what is done in the remaining free agency and possible jockeying in the draft.
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Old 03-21-2016, 11:10 AM   #8
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This is what I have been trying to point out. Yes, you, and others, are missing something. The best means of maximizing the cap is to wait to see what relief is needed using the Brees extension. By making the Brees extension too early Loomis is in danger of either pushing too much to future years, or too little. The parameters of the Brees deal will be dependent upon what is done in the remaining free agency and possible jockeying in the draft.
The Saints already know what relief is needed. Have you not been paying attention to this team for the past two seasons? We lost a Center because we couldn't pay him and tried to bring back Goodwin on the cheap. Why? Because we were up against the cap. We traded Jimmy Graham because we were up against the cap. We have had to sit on the sidelines while capable free agents that can help the team win another Superbowl are allowed to sign elsewhere. What more has to happen for people to wake up and to realize that there comes a time in everyone's life when you have to take a step back to prosper. I love Drew much like I love Kobe Bryant, but how is Kobe's $20+ Million helping My Lakers? Its not. Drew's $25+ Million isn't helping The Saints either. He doesn't even need to take a huge cut, extending his contract by 3 years and lowering his cap number by even $10 Million will actually help him out. We could've signed a proven Guard to protect him(fancy that) and get a capable defensive Tackle to ensure the defense can stop a team to take the pressure off of him. Come on, wake up. This contract should have been done already. Oh and at this time we don't even have the money to sign a draft class. This has dragged on long enough.
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The Saints already know what relief is needed. Have you not been paying attention to this team for the past two seasons?
No, the Saints only know that relief is needed. As I was pointing out and you missed completely, they don't know EXACTLY what relief is needed until free agency and the draft is completed. And, yes, I have been paying very close attention for the past two years.

We lost a Center because we couldn't pay him and tried to bring back Goodwin on the cheap. Why? Because we were up against the cap.
We lost a center because his agent was demanding more than the Saints felt he was worth. Would you have rather kept the center and gotten rid of the QB? That is today's NFL. You can't keep everyone.

We traded Jimmy Graham because we were up against the cap.
Wrong, we traded Graham because the front office felt adding an all-pro center was more important than keeping a one dimensional TE that could not stay healthy. The net affect of the trade actually increased the cap hit for the 2015 season.

We have had to sit on the sidelines while capable free agents that can help the team win another Superbowl are allowed to sign elsewhere.
We signed major free agents each of the last two years that have translated into expensive busts. That is not because of Brees or the supposed cap problem.

What more has to happen for people to wake up and to realize that there comes a time in everyone's life when you have to take a step back to prosper. I love Drew much like I love Kobe Bryant, but how is Kobe's $20+ Million helping My Lakers? Its not. Drew's $25+ Million isn't helping The Saints either. He doesn't even need to take a huge cut, extending his contract by 3 years and lowering his cap number by even $10 Million will actually help him out.
Take a step back? What are you talking about? The extension you are talking about is exactly what I have been predicting for this off-season for the past two years. Loomis and Payton have both said a deal will get made. Brees came right out and said he is more than willing to work out an extension. As I have mentioned before, I would be shocked if the major portion of the deal has not already been negotiated and is only waiting until free agency and the draft have concluded to calculate the ideal amount of cap relief.

We could've signed a proven Guard to protect him(fancy that) and get a capable defensive Tackle to ensure the defense can stop a team to take the pressure off of him. Come on, wake up.
We still can sign a proven guard, or draft one. We can still get a capable tackle, if they feel they don't already have one on roster, or draft one. Nothing is standing in the way of that. The restructure would and could take that into consideration.

This contract should have been done already.
No, this is the very reason why the deal should not be made until all the factors are known. It makes no sense whatsoever to get locked into a set of numbers that cannot be adjusted.

Oh and at this time we don't even have the money to sign a draft class.
You have no clue what Loomis has in the works. At this time the Saints do not need the money to sign a draft class. What they do have is plenty of time and resources to have whatever they do need when the time comes and that time is not until well after the draft has occurred.

This has dragged on long enough.
It is only dragging for those that do not have the patience to wait.
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No, the Saints only know that relief is needed. As I was pointing out and you missed completely, they don't know EXACTLY what relief is needed until free agency and the draft is completed. And, yes, I have been paying very close attention for the past two years.

1.)They do know what they need Pass Rush, Pass Rush, Pass Rush. That has been stated since the end of the Season by Our Head Coach. So Yes they knew what they needed before Free Agency Began

We lost a center because his agent was demanding more than the Saints felt he was worth. Would you have rather kept the center and gotten rid of the QB? That is today's NFL. You can't keep everyone.

2.)Actually you can. I don't like The Patriots but one thing I will give Tom Brady, if a restructuring is needed to better the team around he, he gets it done. But, I guess in The NFL this doesn't happen. Correct?

Wrong, we traded Graham because the front office felt adding an all-pro center was more important than keeping a one dimensional TE that could not stay healthy. The net affect of the trade actually increased the cap hit for the 2015 season.

3.)We traded Jimmy Graham to get a Center in Unger and 2nd Round Pick. The funny thing is, we could've signed Graham the year before and had the contract be less than what it turned out to be.

We signed major free agents each of the last two years that have translated into expensive busts. That is not because of Brees or the supposed cap problem.

4.)The only major free agent we signed was Byrd and he got hurt. I don't look at Browner as being a major free agent but rather a reach because we missed on Robinson when we draft him after winning The Super Bowl.

Take a step back? What are you talking about? The extension you are talking about is exactly what I have been predicting for this off-season for the past two years. Loomis and Payton have both said a deal will get made. Brees came right out and said he is more than willing to work out an extension. As I have mentioned before, I would be shocked if the major portion of the deal has not already been negotiated and is only waiting until free agency and the draft have concluded to calculate the ideal amount of cap relief.

5.)If the major portion of this deal was done, it would've gotten done. When you negotiate a salary, or if you haven't you know up front what you want. Same as with purchasing a car. You have a number and you get there. The reason I keep harping to this, is because this is what was brought up by Drew, Coach Payton and GM Mickey Loomis. If they were close this would've gotten done. They aren't close. Stop kidding yourself thinking you're Chris Mortensen.

We still can sign a proven guard, or draft one. We can still get a capable tackle, if they feel they don't already have one on roster, or draft one. Nothing is standing in the way of that. The restructure would and could take that into consideration.

6.)Yes we can still sign a proven guard but will this guard fit what we need? We are a team that always puts a premium on the middle three of the O-Line and not the tackles. Last year we had a change to get Evan Mathis and passed. Had a chance to get the Seattle kid, passed. We have no money. We're card counters at the table. Trying to bluff when we have nothing higher than a 6 in the hand.

No, this is the very reason why the deal should not be made until all the factors are known. It makes no sense whatsoever to get locked into a set of numbers that cannot be adjusted.

7.)Dude, its been shown what Drew means to the system. We could've simply signed him 2 seasons ago and added on two years. That alone would've sold this issue now. But I guess you like seeing Lelito and Kelemete do what they done the past 2 seasons: absolutely nothing.

You have no clue what Loomis has in the works. At this time the Saints do not need the money to sign a draft class. What they do have is plenty of time and resources to have whatever they do need when the time comes and that time is not until well after the draft has occurred.

8.)You're right I have no idea what Loomis is doing. And frankly, I don't think Loomis does either. If he did, it would've already been done. I know that the Saints have said that they are trying to get back to building through the draft, but then we spend what $5 Mill plus on Fleener and then we sign Laurinitis but don't have the numbers for that. Oh, yeah we still have to have the money to sign our draft class. But like you said Loomis has this. No he doesn't.

It is only dragging for those that do not have the patience to wait.
9.)I can tell when someone is stalling because they have no idea what they're doing. If he at least had an idea, you would see him state such when he is approached. When he is approached, even Loomis says he doesn't know what is the hold up. But in your eyes, I'm wrong. I'm sure we'll revisit this topic within the next 3 weeks when the draft is upon us and we still are in the same boat.
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