Wow, still trying to wrap my head around this thing, but here's what I got.

Cut:
Will Smith

June 1 Cuts:
Bunkley
Harper
Greer
Moore

Restructure:
Evans
Lofton
Morestead

Extended:
Sproles (2 years, no new money, is this realistic?)

Re-sign:
Graham, 6 years $58mil w/ $22mil guaranteed
Strief, 3 years $12mil, $4mil guaranteed (he might take this hometown discount)
Collins, 2 years for a little more than veteran minimum
Meachem
Haralson
McCown
Shayne Graham, all brought back for 1 year on vet min deals

RFA Tenders:
Morgan, 2nd round tender
Bush, 2nd round tender
Harris, ERFA tender

Did not re-sign:
Jenkins
De la Puente
Herring
Dawson
Humber
Carr
Vilma
Brown
Johnson
Wade
Toone

I think either Streif or DlP will price themselves out of the Saints range. I doubt both of them will be back. Jenkins just hasn't worked out for us and I think another team will be willing to pay a little more for his services, banking that he can finally "unlock his potential".

I leave the team at around $270,000 under the cap and that's without a full understanding of how to do extensions and free agent signings. Also, I left a few prime restructure candidates on the table for the draft class or if the team sees an opportunity to make a splash (however small it may be) in free agency. Needless to say though, they're going to be cutting it very close. I highly doubt we'll see a substantial contract signing on a player that was not with the team last year. Should be fun!

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Posted by bonethug0108

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Member since Mar 2013

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Posted on 2/8/14 at 12:53 am to Zoombop

Pretty good stuff there Zoom.

Good call on signing Collins for (close to)the minimum instead of the RFA tender(but is this allowed?). Saves about half a mil. Maybe this could work for Johnson too.

Strief's deal seems reasonable. I think he'll be in the $3.5-$4.5 mil range regardless(this is RT, not LT after all).

From all indications, Graham is looking at over $10 mil a year so $58 mil may be a bit low but still a good estimation of the range.

Overall that's some very good work.

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Posted by goatmilker

Castle Anthrax

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:45 am to Zoombop

Nice job Zoom. Bone too.

I can see Greer cut on June 1st even if he is re-signed later I don't see how they would pay him still rehabing.
Cutting Bunk is a toss-up to me.
Moore will get cut if he doesn't agree to a restructure.

quote:
Graham, 6 years $58mil w/ $22mil guaranteed

If the Saints guarantee more of the contract than usual would JC play for less than 10M a year? He wants to stay with Brees and that could be for 3 more years. Would he except a 3-4 year deal that gives him time, career wise, to move on if Brees is gone and is loaded with guaranteed money?
Maybe so!

Streif offer a 2 year deal 6M with 4.5m guaranteed to induce him to stay.

Of the cuts I would keep Toon(one more shot in camp) and Johnson.

Good leg work guys.