re: Are we not going after Prater?

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Can't afford him. Graham costs $570,000. Prater commanded $2.1 million/year in Denver and will probably go for something comparable; while his price may go down some because of off-field issues, it will not go down THAT MUCH to make him cheaper than Graham or anywhere close.

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Well of course he wouldn't be cheaper than Graham, but that isn't how the salary cap works.

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Prater is a proven commodity and teams WITH CAP ROOM will be willing to splurge on something like this.

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I wouldn't consider Detroit a team with cap room. They have less available than us this year with Suh and Fairley coming up. They aren't going to be able to keep their guys.

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They don't take less money because a team is good or "because they want to get a ring." They just kick and cash checks.

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That wasn't what I said though. I said if there was equal money, why wouldn't you pick the team with the easier conditions to kick in. Don't kid yourself either, people like to live in nice places too.

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Hate to be a bummer but there is simply not enough money there in the coffers for the Saints to go after Prater in any realistic fashion right now.

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I disagree