2022 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints

neugey · 01-11-2021, 11:42 AM

You can have lots of cap space, loyal fans and play in a major market but if you've got lousy ownership/management then none of that matters and you're still bound for disaster. The Knicks in a nutshell.

K Major · 01-11-2021, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by neugey

You can have lots of cap space, loyal fans and play in a major market but if you've got lousy ownership/management then none of that matters and you're still bound for disaster. The Knicks in a nutshell.

Precisely.

See the Jags and Jets

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AsylumGuido · 01-11-2021, 12:11 PM

Cap space and loads of draft picks are over-rated. You can just look at the Vikings as for draft pick hoarding. The Saints get more impact with four picks than the Vikings get with 15.

lee909 · 01-11-2021, 06:03 PM

Drews cap can be split over 2 years if needed. It's just about timing his retirement. Still means alot of dead money. The cap not jumping like expected will hit the team hard

bobdog86 · 01-11-2021, 06:35 PM

Cap schmap, least we aren’t the eagles.

bobdog86 · 01-11-2021, 06:36 PM

Seriously, I’m sure the Mick has a plan.

WW_Who_Dat · 01-11-2021, 06:55 PM

17 game season in 2021 ... can anybody see the QB room remaining intact sign Winston on a prove it year. Maybe Brees isn’t number 1 QB coming out of camp, doubtful, but with a training camp under Winston’s belt it would be a good competition and would have a great backup QB whatever the out come. Taysom is still on contract for another year or two and no Brees dead money. Still have to make some hard decisions on skill positions but we would be better off with Brees than the cap hit and him in the broadcast booth.

MatthewT · 01-12-2021, 12:20 PM

It shouldn't be that complicated. All that is really happening is the Saints are likely out of the running for any big money QB until they are completely done with Drew's cap hit. That should be either 1 or 2 years after his retirement. After a 1 or 2, then can go after big money guy, Hill can be that big money guy if he performs.

xan · 01-12-2021, 12:44 PM

What if:

Drew restructures his contract for 2021, doesn't show up for pre-season, suits up for Game 1, walks onto the field as starter, walks off after 1 play and retires?

AsylumGuido · 01-12-2021, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by xan

What if:

Drew restructures his contract for 2021, doesn't show up for pre-season, suits up for Game 1, walks onto the field as starter, walks off after 1 play and retires?

Half the sunken guarantee must be included in the 2021 cap and the other half in 2022. The same scenario as if he was a post June 1st cut.

2021 Dead Cap: $11,150,000
2022 Dead Cap: $11,500,000

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,840 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 1 Attachment(s) You are subscribed to this thread 2021 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by neugey You can have lots of cap space, loyal fans and play in a major market but if you've got lousy ownership/management then none of that matters and you're still bound for disaster. The Knicks in a nutshell. Precisely. See the Jags and Jets . jeanpierre likes this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,720	Re: 1 Attachment(s) You are subscribed to this thread 2021 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Cap space and loads of draft picks are over-rated. You can just look at the Vikings as for draft pick hoarding. The Saints get more impact with four picks than the Vikings get with 15.

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lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,875 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 1 Attachment(s) You are subscribed to this thread 2021 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Drews cap can be split over 2 years if needed. It's just about timing his retirement. Still means alot of dead money. The cap not jumping like expected will hit the team hard Rsanders24 and jeanpierre like this.

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MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: 1 Attachment(s) You are subscribed to this thread 2021 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints It shouldn't be that complicated. All that is really happening is the Saints are likely out of the running for any big money QB until they are completely done with Drew's cap hit. That should be either 1 or 2 years after his retirement. After a 1 or 2, then can go after big money guy, Hill can be that big money guy if he performs.

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xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,373 Blog Entries: 34	Re: 1 Attachment(s) You are subscribed to this thread 2021 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints What if: Drew restructures his contract for 2021, doesn't show up for pre-season, suits up for Game 1, walks onto the field as starter, walks off after 1 play and retires?

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,720	Re: 1 Attachment(s) You are subscribed to this thread 2021 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by xan What if: Drew restructures his contract for 2021, doesn't show up for pre-season, suits up for Game 1, walks onto the field as starter, walks off after 1 play and retires? Half the sunken guarantee must be included in the 2021 cap and the other half in 2022. The same scenario as if he was a post June 1st cut. 2021 Dead Cap: $11,150,000 2022 Dead Cap: $11,500,000