Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 742239)

I have pointed this out several times before, but here it is one more time.

Armstead DID NOT restructure his contract. He had no say so in it whatsoever. Roster bonuses are able to be converted to signing bonuses SOLELY at the discretion of the team. The player has zero input. It is a mechanism that teams can use to prorate the bonus as opposed to paying it in one lump sum. The result is nil to the player. He still receive the full amount in exactly the same manner.

As I also pointed out several times earlier, the Saints had over $14 million in roster bonuses counting toward the 2017 cap. They still have another $9 million remaining that they can convert as they so wish.

All that said, the only reason to convert is if it is going to be needed. It looks like the Saints have more major moves in mind.

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 742241)

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 742242)

That was just poor wording on my part... It was 6am lol.

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 742241)

Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 742250)

Where did the cap go? Thought we were way more under than that?

Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 742250)

Where did the cap go? Thought we were way more under than that?

Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 742250)

Where did the cap go? Thought we were way more under than that?

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 742283)

Johnathan Hankins? I wish
Malcolm Butler and a first? I hope not



lets review.

Larry Warford G 25 DET NO 4/$34,000,000 $3,800,000

Nick Fairley DT 29 NO NO 4/$28,000,000 $3,000,000

A.J. Klein ILB 25 CAR NO 4/$24,000,000 $2,800,000

Ted Ginn Jr. WR 31 CAR NO 3/$11,000,000 $3,000,000

Manti Te'o ILB 26 LAC NO 2 /$5,000,000 $2,050,000

Alex Okafor OLB 26 ARI NO 1/$2,000,000 $2,000,000

Travaris Cadet RB 28 NO NO 1/$855,000 $695,000

Sterling Moore CB 27 NO NO N/A

Ted Ginn Jr. and Manti Te'o or $16 million of contract money or $5 million in cap space I am not excited about. Rather we spent on

Ricky Wagner RT 27 BAL DET 5/$47,500,000 $5,900,000

Micah Hyde SS 26 GB BUF 5/$30,500,000 $4,000,000

Marcus Cooper CB 27 ARI CHI 3/$16,000,000 $5,000,000

Kevin Minter ILB 26 ARI CIN 1/$4,250,000 $4,250,000

Lawrence Guy DE 27 BAL NE 4/$13,400,000 $2,600,000

Datone Jones OLB 26 GB MIN 1/$3,750,000 $3,718,750

Justin Hunter WR 25 BUF PIT 1/$855,000 $695,000

Made out like a bandit
Rex Burkhead RB 26 CIN NE 1/$3,150,000

Originally Posted by voodooido (Post 742313)

So there was really no need to restructure him unless they have plans for that space. I wonder if something big is in the works. Maybe a butler trade?

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 742287)

We are actually around $16.7 million under the cap with another $8 million or so available in roster bonus conversion. About $7.5 million of that would be slotted for the draft class at this point. Therefore, in currently unconverted and allocated cap we are setting at around $8.8 million.

It all depends on how you look at it. There is also a great deal more available through true contract restructures/extensions.

Originally Posted by Beastmode (Post 742296)

We have more than Atlanta from that link but they have something we don't have:

http://www.enasco.com/prod/images/pr.../AC058587l.jpg

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 742324)

Yup. No need to exercise the conversion option unless they have plans for using the space this season. This is a characteristic of Loomis contracts. The true cap is never what it seems on the surface. Most media hacks couldn't balance a check book, so they sure don't have a clue about operating within the bounds of an NFL cap.

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 742355)

Phew, it was just to re-sign Darryl Tapp... Nothing to see here folks!

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 742357)

We had enough loose change behind the seat cushion to re-sign Tapp. No need to convert to raise $5 million for that.

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 742358)

I was just joking around... I couldn't find a good nervous/anxious pic to go with it lol.

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 742733)

Who else looks good out there?

Originally Posted by |Mitch| (Post 742740)

draft picks