Barry Hirstius: Should Saints Break the Bank to Pay Teddy B?

AsylumGuido · 11-01-2019, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Saints currently have nearly $20mil in dead cap from Brees, Bridgewater & Klein, and they're not signed for 2020...

Unless we're counting on Easton at LG, who's been inactive for several games this season, we have no LG under contract either...

Vonn Bell, Eli Apple, David Onyemata are not under contract for 2020 - tough to consider with only just under $26mil of cap space to get all that done...

Teddy's is the only dead cap we HAVE to take on and it's only $4M. Brees and Klein ($1M dead cap and if we decide to keep him) can both be restructured as part of an extension. All of the others can be signed to deals with low base first year or two with signing bonuses and roster bonuses (something Loomis loves using) in place which pushes the burden out to when the cap limit skyrockets post 2020 CBA renewal.

As for replacing Peat, who's to say we don't find another McCoy type success to plug in at LG?

It is nowhere near as bleak as a quick glance at raw numbers may appear. Loomis has been one of the few visionaries that has always factored in future cap growth into his deals.

11-01-2019, 06:40 AM	#13
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Barry Hirstius: Should Saints Break the Bank to Pay Teddy B? Originally Posted by jeanpierre Saints currently have nearly $20mil in dead cap from Brees, Bridgewater & Klein, and they're not signed for 2020... Unless we're counting on Easton at LG, who's been inactive for several games this season, we have no LG under contract either... Vonn Bell, Eli Apple, David Onyemata are not under contract for 2020 - tough to consider with only just under $26mil of cap space to get all that done... Teddy's is the only dead cap we HAVE to take on and it's only $4M. Brees and Klein ($1M dead cap and if we decide to keep him) can both be restructured as part of an extension. All of the others can be signed to deals with low base first year or two with signing bonuses and roster bonuses (something Loomis loves using) in place which pushes the burden out to when the cap limit skyrockets post 2020 CBA renewal. As for replacing Peat, who's to say we don't find another McCoy type success to plug in at LG? It is nowhere near as bleak as a quick glance at raw numbers may appear. Loomis has been one of the few visionaries that has always factored in future cap growth into his deals.
	“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/95798-barry-hirstius-should-saints-break-bank-pay-teddy-b.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date	Hits
Barry Hirstius: Should Saints Break the Bank to Pay Teddy B?	This thread	Refback	10-31-2019 08:36 AM	1