re: Cap update: ~$2m over, Will Smith update: still fat

Posted by monroesaintsfan

monroe

Member since Feb 2010

309 posts

Posted on 3/1/13 at 9:17 pm to THRILLHO

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puts New Orleans about $4.4 million over while only $2.5 million over.

Damn, that made my eyes cross trying to figure that out. Better go get my calculator.

Posted by Tiger_n_ATL

Atlanta

Member since Jul 2005

32453 posts

Posted on 3/2/13 at 8:46 am to Patrick O Rly

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Will Smith -- $14.5 million

Jonathan Vilma -- $8.6 million

Roman Harper -- $7.1 million

Jabari Greer -- $5.4 million

Brodrick Bunkley -- $4.7 million

Jesus Tapdancing Christ, does Loomis watch the same games as everyone else?

Posted by Brettesaurus Rex

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2009

38259 posts

Posted on 3/2/13 at 8:54 am to THRILLHO

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That $4.4m

Is what we would be over without the cap increase

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while only $2.5 million over.

Is what we are now over because of it

This is giving me pretty big hope that we might be bigger players in FA than we thought. Were only 2 mil over and we havent even touched Vilma, Smith or Harpers contracts yet.

This post was edited on 3/2/13 at 8:55 am

Posted by Lester Earl

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 3/2/13 at 10:08 am to Tiger_n_ATL

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does Loomis watch the same games as everyone else?

nope, too busy scouting college players.........oh wait!

Posted by deuce985

Member since Feb 2008

27660 posts

Posted on 3/2/13 at 4:10 pm to Brettesaurus Rex

We won't be big players, IMO. We'll give Bushrod a good deal and he will dent us. I think Saints are just going to go with a lot of youth on defense in both FA/draft and hope to hit the jackpot. Gotta sacrifice somewhere with all that money tied up on offense.

I would be a fan of the Saints trading back and getting as many picks as possible. We don't seem to draft well early anyway.

This post was edited on 3/2/13 at 4:11 pm

Posted by Brettesaurus Rex

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2009

38259 posts

Posted on 3/2/13 at 4:36 pm to deuce985

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Gotta sacrifice somewhere with all that money tied up on

I think this is a pretty big misconception. Besides Brees as Evans, no one in our offense really has a big deal.

Posted by htran90

Member since Dec 2012

30091 posts

Posted on 3/2/13 at 4:52 pm to Brettesaurus Rex

the new england method, keep the offense potent. get tons of young players on defense.

haha =(

Posted by THRILLHO

Metry, LA

Member since Apr 2006

49489 posts

Posted on 3/4/13 at 3:14 pm to htran90

Bunkley restructure freed up $2.2m. I figure that puts them just under the cap ceiling (and WWL says that we are right around it), but Yasinskas and Clayton both figure we're still about $3m over. Wish he would do a breakdown of how he got there.

This post was edited on 3/4/13 at 3:22 pm