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Fleener Dead Cap
this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; It looks like its actually more expensive to cut him than to keep him....
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04-30-2018, 05:43 PM
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Re: Fleener Dead Cap
It looks like its actually more expensive to cut him than to keep him.
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04-30-2018, 05:59 PM
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Re: Fleener Dead Cap
Originally Posted by Danno
And Fleener isn't total crap. He is leaps and bounds above any other option other than Ben Watson and Josh Hill. It would be crazy to throw away dead cap to gamble that one of a few UDFA's could outperform his capability. 
Personally, if gambling is in play, I'll put my money on Curtis Johnson coaching Fleener up on the fine art of catching the ball and on Ryan Neilsen coaching him up on being a better outside lineman. We came into this off season a play away from possibly advancing to the Super Bowl given another game. This roster is improved by the off-season. This roster is improved by the 2018 draft. This roster has been improved by the dynamic coaching additions on the defensive side. I have no doubt. 19-0 Baby! 
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04-30-2018, 06:30 PM
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Re: Fleener Dead Cap
Originally Posted by AsylumGuido
Agree with keeping Fleener around vs just outright release - unless there's a clubhouse problem...
There's talent there even if Fleener didn't improve with the Drew Factor... Friendly FYI AG, Assistant Head Coach Dan Campbell is also the Tight Ends Coach; from what I'm told, CJ and Campbell overlap very little... And Nielsen is the defensive line coach...  Which leads me to a great segue, so glad we retained Campbell as he would be the HC should Payton get into some situation he couldn't perform his duties... Campbell won a Superbowl Ring with us as a Tight End, though he was injured at the time... |
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04-30-2018, 06:51 PM
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Re: Fleener Dead Cap
Originally Posted by jeanpierre
I was distracted. My bad. I meant to say Campbell. I was pumping up Neilsen elsewhere.
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