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re: Current players under contract, cap #'s, & our free agents

Posted on 2/1/21 at 3:18 pm to
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 2/1/21 at 3:18 pm to
Just saw your reply. Just about everything I have seen shows he is a FA in '21 and has a prorated signing bonus of $2M that will hit. However, Over the Cap shows he's still under contract in '21, but it's a voidable year. So, I'm not sure what to believe, but I know they are not going to let him reach that roster bonus without some sort of restructure/extension.


Edit: Also just noticed there is a random extra $15k in his total. No idea where that comes from either
This post was edited on 2/1/21 at 3:20 pm
Posted by lsusystem
Member since Jun 2007
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Posted on 2/4/21 at 8:33 am to
It appears the cap number will be $185M

Salary cap
Posted by Mrwhodat
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:04 am to
Should the Saints move Peat to LT, trade Armstead, and draft another LT/G?
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
20629 posts
Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:07 am to
So the Saints need to cut around $96M to get under the $185M. But, they need even more room to be able to refill the roster.

If I recall correctly (can't find article/blog), they will have about $12M to rollover from unused space in 2020...so they may only need to clear $84M
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:12 am to
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Marcus Williams is our UFA that we need to re-sign the most imo. Nobody else on the roster can do what he can do.



They honestly need to franchise him and give themselves more time to work on a contract or a trade
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
20629 posts
Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:36 am to
Don't think they franchise him with the current cap.

Deadline for Franchise tag is 3/10.

Teams must be under the cap by 3/17
Posted by Mrwhodat
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:43 am to
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Teams must be under the cap by 3/17

What happens if a team waited to get under the cap by 6/2?

There are bigger cap savings for post June 2nd cuts.
Posted by Mister Flawless
Tuscaloosa
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:47 am to
quote:

They honestly need to franchise him and give themselves more time to work on a contract or a trade



I doubt you can get a trade for him, even if use the tag. Honestly, you only use the tag if you know you are going to resign him long term. Otherwise, its an insane gamble that hasn't worked out for several teams.
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