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Good Read from MMQB on the Saints cap situation
Posted on 3/12/14 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 3/12/14 at 5:58 pm
LINK /
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Some believe Drew Brees’ contract is to blame.
Thanks to the structure of the seven-year, $100 million deal he signed in 2012—which included a $37 million signing bonus—Brees carries an $18.4 million cap obligation in 2014. And the Saints are dedicating even more cap space to protecting him up the middle. While most teams invest heavily in offensive tackles, Brees’ height (he’s listed at six feet) demands a cleaner pocket. New Orleans’ next two highest cap numbers, therefore, belong to Pro Bowl guards Jahri Evans ($11 million) and Ben Grubbs ($9.1 million).
The Saints, as the conventional thinking goes, can’t keep their veteran weapons given the cost of protecting their quarterback. That’s not invalid, but in today’s NFL, it’s also the cost of doing business. The Saints are one of nine teams with at least $16.5 million of cap space tied up in their quarterback. The Steelers, Giants and Bears have more than $18.5 million invested in their QB. The average cap number among starting quarterbacks who are no longer on their rookie contract is $16 million. In other words, blaming Brees for the Saints’ cap woes is akin to blaming a gas station owner for the high price of fuel.
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:00 pm to Sophandros
Look on the bright side. We could've signed someone like Joe Flacco to a similar contract.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:00 pm to Sophandros
Yeah I have no idea why anyone was pointing to that as an issue. In this day and age with his contract, it's actually probably the best of any of the recent ones signed.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:04 pm to Sophandros
Blaming Brees.
That's a good way to determine what kind of Saints fan a person is.
That's a good way to determine what kind of Saints fan a person is.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:05 pm to Hoodoo Man
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That's a good way to determine what kind of Saints fan a person is.
so true
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:05 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
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Look on the bright side. We could've signed someone like Joe Flacco or Tony Romo to a similar contract.
FIFY
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:30 pm to willthezombie
Or Eli
Or Cutler
Or Rapelessberger
Should I continue?
Or Cutler
Or Rapelessberger
Should I continue?
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:35 pm to kyledavis
I was really hoping we'd bring in Gabbert. Dude's more money than the US Mint.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:41 pm to Sophandros
Look up Brady's salary then talk bro.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:53 pm to BaBaDoo
An idiot appears!
Why don't you tell us about Brady's salary? And the extension years after signing the largest contract in NFL history
Why don't you tell us about Brady's salary? And the extension years after signing the largest contract in NFL history
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:53 pm to BaBaDoo
Boom
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:56 pm to BaBaDoo
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:58 pm to Sophandros
Not to mention Brees has a good chance of doing the same thing next season
But derpity derp.
But derpity derp.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:58 pm to BaBaDoo
$14.8m, $13m, $14m, and $15m over the next 4 years. Yeah he took less but that's because they gave him $30m in signing bonus to do the extension. And it's not that much less.
If he had rode it out and became a FA, he would have been hard pressed to get more than a 2-3 year deal and might not have got as big of a bonus/guaranteed money.
Sure the salary may have been slightly higher elsewhere for a couple of years, but it's the signing bonus/guaranteed money that gets players to sign.
Plus he really likes the organization and Belichick and does want to win.
I imagine next year Brees will do something very similar.
If he had rode it out and became a FA, he would have been hard pressed to get more than a 2-3 year deal and might not have got as big of a bonus/guaranteed money.
Sure the salary may have been slightly higher elsewhere for a couple of years, but it's the signing bonus/guaranteed money that gets players to sign.
Plus he really likes the organization and Belichick and does want to win.
I imagine next year Brees will do something very similar.
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 3/12/14 at 7:02 pm to TigerBait1127
By the way:
LINK
And this is after Byrd but before the PT extension and whatever move is made with Sproles.
LINK
And this is after Byrd but before the PT extension and whatever move is made with Sproles.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 7:14 pm to Sophandros
Same website, but something is off between that and the calculator:
LINK
That show we're $1.1m over instead of $1.1m under. Wonder what that $2m is for(rookie hold?)
So we are anywhere between $3-6m under after everything happens.
LINK
That show we're $1.1m over instead of $1.1m under. Wonder what that $2m is for(rookie hold?)
So we are anywhere between $3-6m under after everything happens.
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:33 pm to Sophandros
And Brees' number is 4 million higher. That's not a big deal though, right. I'm glad you all can think for yourselves instead of reading an opinionated article though.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:34 pm to BaBaDoo
Did you even read the thread?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:43 pm to TigerBait1127
Yea derpty derp right? Brady outplayed Brees for less money last year. He should restructure NOW. I'm glad to see your'e intent on not winning a Super Bowl though.
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 3/13/14 at 1:44 pm to BaBaDoo
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He should restructure NOW.
Why would the saints want that?
The saints want him to restructure next year, not now.
We save more in doing this.
It's actually very similar to when Brady signed the largest contract in NFL history
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I'm glad to see your'e intent on not winning a Super Bowl though.
You are clearly out of your depth when it comes to understanding contracts and the salary cap.
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 1:46 pm
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