re: Saints shopping Curtis Lofton

I never agreed with his price tag either. As armchair GM, I thought the current contract was for too long of a duration and on the top end of the pay scale of what he should have been offered. I would have been fine with his current base annual salary if the total contract was for a shorter duration (like a 1 or 2 year deal).

That being said, he was still one of our most productive guys (at their respective roles) on defense last year. He comes with baggage, the organization should have known that prior to signing the contract. They only have themselves to blame for being stuck at this point.