re: Examining disastrous depths of the Saints' irresponsible salary cap management

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They "went all in" in 2012 free agency and continued to do so thinking one more piece is all they needed.

Denver did the same thing a couple years back, the difference is they had an elite pass rusher and continued to add DL talent while we kept adding secondary guys

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Exactly. The Saints had the HOF QB in tow and figured now is the time to make hay while we got him. Win another Super Bowl or two then blow it up after Drew is done. Unfortunately, most of their FA signings haven't been great. They put priority on keeping a lot of the Super Bowl group together a bit longer than they probably needed to, then missed on guys like Grubbs, Byrd, Spiller, Gallette, Browner. Couple that with bad drafts, and you end up where they are now.

The Saints have gone all out to win big with Drew. Their personnel decisions just haven't paid off.