Can the Saints afford a free-agent splash?

SmashMouth · 02-12-2017, 09:25 AM

The Saints are in decent shape with their salary cap for the first time in a few years. They enter this offseason without having to restructure or chop contracts to give themselves money to play with. New Orleans stands about $30 million under the projected cap, according to OverTheCap.com.

With Drew Brees at 38 years old and entering the final year of his contract, I would assume the Saints will attempt to be aggressive in landing some immediate impact players. The problem the Saints will face is the amount of teams with an eye-popping amount of cap space.

Nineteen teams carry more space into this year's spending spree than the Saints. Plus, 13 teams holding more than $40 million in space (Cleveland has more than $100 million in space).

The Saints will have the room to make a monster splash if they want to go that route. But New Orleans has a few holes it might yearn to fill. So going all in on one player would probably be a mistake. Spend smart, but spend often should be the Saints' mantra in about a month when free agency opens.

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02-12-2017, 09:25 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Can the Saints afford a free-agent splash? The Saints are in decent shape with their salary cap for the first time in a few years. They enter this offseason without having to restructure or chop contracts to give themselves money to play with. New Orleans stands about $30 million under the projected cap, according to OverTheCap.com. With Drew Brees at 38 years old and entering the final year of his contract, I would assume the Saints will attempt to be aggressive in landing some immediate impact players. The problem the Saints will face is the amount of teams with an eye-popping amount of cap space. Nineteen teams carry more space into this year's spending spree than the Saints. Plus, 13 teams holding more than $40 million in space (Cleveland has more than $100 million in space). The Saints will have the room to make a monster splash if they want to go that route. But New Orleans has a few holes it might yearn to fill. So going all in on one player would probably be a mistake. Spend smart, but spend often should be the Saints' mantra in about a month when free agency opens. read more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails