I obvisouly have no idea what Benson pays guys who aren't in the spotlight, but from the guys we can track, he's been willing to spend big. The Saints have had one of the highest payrolls in the league for a while now. Just in the past few years they've given out the biggest contracts of all time(at that time) for at least 4 positions(G,TE,QB,S) that I can remember. And Sean Payton's extension made him the highest paid coach ever(at the time). A deal he got while he was sitting at home suspended.

I don't think there's any doubt the Saints are priority number 1. But its hard to believe there would be that much of a disparity between the two teams. Especially considering some of the contracts they've allowed Demps to add in the past few years. Tyreke, Jrue, paying Asik almost twice his cap hit. So why pay big out front and be cheap behind the scenes?

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 2/25/15 at 3:57 pm to eyeran

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So why pay big out front and be cheap behind the scenes?

Not about them being cheap or miserly outliers. Because Benson isn't. Like whoknows and Alamar said, the salaries aren't comparable to other fields.

Quail has a theory

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i have a feeling it has nothing to do with money and more with them not desiring to make it a key part of the organization quite yet.

The relevant question would be what do the Saints budget for analytics? Loomis talking about the video stuff they are using sounds awfully similar to Synergy. Granted football is behind basketball in terms of analytics, but that's not exactly cutting edge.

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