2019 Saints NFL Free Agency

RefsRobbedUs · 03-13-2019, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

So we paid 56 million for Jairus Byrd, but cant give an extra .5 mil to a guy who's been one of our best players for years?

Pretty dumb.

Apples and oranges. Ingram could've also took 0.5m less

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lee909 · 03-13-2019, 12:04 PM

Or Ingram wanting a bigger chunk of carries or a starting gig

brees84 · 03-13-2019, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

So we paid 56 million for Jairus Byrd, but cant give an extra .5 mil to a guy who's been one of our best players for years?

Pretty dumb.

Or he left for extra 500k annually.

But I think Ravens sent mixed signals and he thought he could get a lot more, then we signed Murray and it was to late for round 2 of negotiations.

K Major · 03-13-2019, 12:23 PM

Up to this point, all speculation as to what really happened.

Maybe MI's agent came in with a firm number (7-8M was my initial guess), then Loomis and the front office brass swiftly moved on to Plan B - L Murray. Or maybe their negotiation tactic back fired ?

Maybe once we were all in on Murray, the Ravens knew they didn't have to move on their initial offer?

Nonetheless, I wish Mark well in Baltimore & let's welcome Murray to New Orleans.

jeanpierre · 03-13-2019, 12:59 PM

Hardly with the draft picks, but a fun-loving teammate who will be missed...

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brees84 · 03-13-2019, 01:02 PM

dizzle88 · 03-13-2019, 01:11 PM

Wonder why we aren't going after WR's? Our corps were pretty awful besides Thomas.

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jeanpierre · 03-13-2019, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Wonder why we aren't going after WR's? Our corps were pretty awful besides Thomas.

Might have something to do with our cap number...

We have WRs already under contract...

Two were rookies this past season and should be much better...

Ted Ginn was injured last year...

And underneath WRs are asking for a ton of money right now...

And with that limited cap space, and looming suspension (if more than first offense) and injuries - we currently only have one defensive tackle under contract...

jeanpierre · 03-13-2019, 01:20 PM

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brees84 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,015	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by dizzle88 So we paid 56 million for Jairus Byrd, but cant give an extra .5 mil to a guy who's been one of our best players for years? Pretty dumb. Or he left for extra 500k annually. But I think Ravens sent mixed signals and he thought he could get a lot more, then we signed Murray and it was to late for round 2 of negotiations. Saint in Aus likes this.
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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,026 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Up to this point, all speculation as to what really happened. Maybe MI's agent came in with a firm number (7-8M was my initial guess), then Loomis and the front office brass swiftly moved on to Plan B - L Murray. Or maybe their negotiation tactic back fired ? Maybe once we were all in on Murray, the Ravens knew they didn't have to move on their initial offer? Nonetheless, I wish Mark well in Baltimore & let's welcome Murray to New Orleans. jeanpierre and Saint in Aus like this.

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