2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints

jeanpierre · 02-29-2020, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

This is exactly what I have been preaching about over the past several months. The cap is going to SKYROCKET under the new CBA with the combination of the increased player percentages and the addition of all of the new revenue sources. All of this talk about salary limitations is totally uninformed.

I stated a couple of weeks ago that the cap will reach the area of $300 million by 2025 and I am even more sure that will happen ... and beyond.

Do not worry about what we pay anyone and let Loomis keep "kicking the can".

But are we allowed to back-end contracts before the cap is known for future seasons? In other words, will the Commish approve contracts for future seasons above the current cap?

jeanpierre · 02-29-2020, 12:24 PM

This is significant...

jeanpierre · 02-29-2020, 12:27 PM

Can David Carr be salvaged?

AsylumGuido · 02-29-2020, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

But are we allowed to back-end contracts before the cap is known for future seasons? In other words, will the Commish approve contracts for future seasons above the current cap?

Yes. We've been doing that for years. And, besides, those later years for the most part haven't been guaranteed anyway. Teams are over future caps all the time because there is no such thing as a future cap. That's why several teams are forced to cut contracts every year to get under the current year's cap.

jeanpierre · 02-29-2020, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Yes. We've been doing that for years. And, besides, those later years for the most part haven't been guaranteed anyway. Teams are over future caps all the time because there is no such thing as a future cap. That's why several teams are forced to cut contracts every year to get under the current year's cap.

It just seemed the League Office didn't approve a couple of contracts a couple of times because it would have put us over the cap in future seasons...

AsylumGuido · 02-29-2020, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

It just seemed the League Office didn't approve a couple of contracts a couple of times because it would have put us over the cap in future seasons...

They had to have been denied for another reason. Nick Easton's contract was rejected at first but not sure of the reason. I read where it might have been a cap issue in that year or just a "language" issue. Two years ago Jayrone Elliott and Josh Huff had contracts rejected for us but they had issues with the roster limit. I've read that certain incentives can cause contracts to be rejected. That makes sense since you can "incentivize" pretty much anything thus leading to foggy language.

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ChrisXVI · 03-02-2020, 04:15 PM

K Major · 03-03-2020, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

https://twitter.com/brenden_ertle/st...00404932890624

He could have really helped 2+ years ago ...

02-29-2020, 12:23 PM	#221
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by AsylumGuido This is exactly what I have been preaching about over the past several months. The cap is going to SKYROCKET under the new CBA with the combination of the increased player percentages and the addition of all of the new revenue sources. All of this talk about salary limitations is totally uninformed. I stated a couple of weeks ago that the cap will reach the area of $300 million by 2025 and I am even more sure that will happen ... and beyond. Do not worry about what we pay anyone and let Loomis keep "kicking the can". *But are we allowed to back-end contracts before* the cap is known for future seasons? In other words, will the Commish approve contracts for future seasons above the current cap?**

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02-29-2020, 01:14 PM	#224
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,805	Re: 2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by jeanpierre *But are we allowed to back-end contracts before* the cap is known for future seasons? In other words, will the Commish approve contracts for future seasons above the current cap?** Yes. We've been doing that for years. And, besides, those later years for the most part haven't been guaranteed anyway. Teams are over future caps all the time because there is no such thing as a future cap. That's why several teams are forced to cut contracts every year to get under the current year's cap.

02-29-2020, 01:43 PM	#225
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Yes. We've been doing that for years. And, besides, those later years for the most part haven't been guaranteed anyway. Teams are over future caps all the time because there is no such thing as a future cap. That's why several teams are forced to cut contracts every year to get under the current year's cap. It just seemed the League Office didn't approve a couple of contracts a couple of times because it would have put us over the cap in future seasons...

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,805	Re: 2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by jeanpierre It just seemed the League Office didn't approve a couple of contracts a couple of times because it would have put us over the cap in future seasons... They had to have been denied for another reason. Nick Easton's contract was rejected at first but not sure of the reason. I read where it might have been a cap issue in that year or just a "language" issue. Two years ago Jayrone Elliott and Josh Huff had contracts rejected for us but they had issues with the roster limit. I've read that certain incentives can cause contracts to be rejected. That makes sense since you can "incentivize" pretty much anything thus leading to foggy language.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,854 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by ChrisXVI https://twitter.com/brenden_ertle/st...00404932890624 He could have really helped 2+ years ago ...