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An impulse buy right after the Graham trade.

Bad move from day 1

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We sure love that dead money.

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Somehow we went through free agency and the draft and ended up worse at the TE position.

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How come they didn’t keep him through camp to see how injuries shake out. Did they save a little up front by cutting him now or did they just want to give him a chance to catch on somewhere else?

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That's TBD...

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Trainers came back and said there wasn't a therapy to correct 'not good' so they let him go.

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He failed his physical.
Perhaps they don't want him scrambling his eggs while wearing a Saints helmet.
That probably wouldn't be a good look for the organization.
Just a guess.

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So does that mean a lesser cap hit if it is injury related?

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I'm glad he's gone but I hope he's OK. For one thing if he picks up with another team they will pay some of our dead money I think.

When I saw him at training camp I was stunned! Fleener was the laziest looking player I have ever seen on the football field. He ran sloppy routes and was a major disappointment.

Swing and a miss.............better luck next time! :p

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I think it was a prudent move and showed anti-Fleener/Byrd/Galette actions that we didn't get in a bidding war with Green Bay for Graham.

Brate got overpaid too. We brought in Watson as a solid stop-gap. Hill and alphabet are still here. I expect the plan is that the TEs we brought in (Woz) will be developed to replace Watson next season and if not, look at FAs/draft next season.

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That $8.2 million dead money remains dead. $4.8 million of it is signing bonus that has already been paid to Fleener. The remaining $3.4 million is the portion of the 2018 salary that became guaranteed on 2/7/2018. By declaring him a post 6/1 release $3.2 million (2019 and 2020 $1.6 million signing bonus prorated amounts) will count against the 2019 cap. If he had retired the Saints could have had grounds for retaining a portion.

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I remember when some said. The playbook is complicated, it takes a season to understand it.....yeah tell that to Thomas, Kamara, and Ginn Jr.

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What about my post suggested anything about Fleener personally?

I meant that the team is protecting the player and the organization.

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When the play is designed for you, you have a way of remembering it. :cool:

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Wut?

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That's the issue. Payton's offensive playbook is filled with plays that can be executed by any virtually player, regardless of position.