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Going forward to the offseason
Posted on 1/22/19 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 1/22/19 at 5:43 pm
Saints currently sit at $19 million in cap space for next season.
Restructuring Brees and Armstead, then cutting Meredith, Coleman and Derek Newton gets you to $46 million. I'm assuming the Saints could get to $55 million in a practical way, but I'm not going through all those numbers right now.
At most, it'll probably cost $20 million to bring back guys you want like Ingram, Davison, Bryant, Lutz, Robertson and a few reserves.
Now you're looking at $22-31 to do whatever you want with.
From a glance, the free agency class at wide receiver and tight end seem bleak but there's tons of players on the defensive side of the ball. I think the most important thing is to hit on some offensive talent in the draft and hope Tre'Quan and Kirkwood keep improving.
Restructuring Brees and Armstead, then cutting Meredith, Coleman and Derek Newton gets you to $46 million. I'm assuming the Saints could get to $55 million in a practical way, but I'm not going through all those numbers right now.
At most, it'll probably cost $20 million to bring back guys you want like Ingram, Davison, Bryant, Lutz, Robertson and a few reserves.
Now you're looking at $22-31 to do whatever you want with.
From a glance, the free agency class at wide receiver and tight end seem bleak but there's tons of players on the defensive side of the ball. I think the most important thing is to hit on some offensive talent in the draft and hope Tre'Quan and Kirkwood keep improving.
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Posted on 1/22/19 at 5:44 pm to fightingtigers98
frick the offseason.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 5:46 pm to fightingtigers98
frick it. Bounty every qb of every team we play next year into submission. And IF we make it to the super bowl, decline it at the NFC championship trophy presentation and have Gale Benson say "frick you rodger"
Posted on 1/22/19 at 6:09 pm to fightingtigers98
Breaking it down:
Kurt Coleman: 7mil cap hit, 4mil saved
Cameron Meredith: 6.456mil cap hit, 3.7mil saved
Derek Newton: 930k cap hit, 930k saved
38 man roster, 28mil in cap space
Mark Ingram: 3/20mil extension, 6mil signing bonus, 10mil guaranteed. yearly breakdown:
2019: 1mil base, 2mil prorated
2020: 5mil base, 2mil prorated, 500k roster, 250k workout
2021: 6.5mil base, 2mil prorated, 500k roster, 250k workout
- 3mil in cap space | 25mil
Craig Robertson: 2/4mil. He's 30, limited role player, special teams guy.
- 1.5mil in cap space | 23.5mil
Chris Banjo: 2/4mil, 28, limited, also special teams guy
- 1.5mil in cap space | 22.0mil
Will Lutz: 2nd round tender
- 3.11mil in cap space | 18.9mil
Cameron Tom: ERFA
- 645k in cap space | 18.23mil
Zach Wood: ERFA
- 645k in cap space | 17.59mil
Dez Bryant: extension
- 1.5mil in cap space | 16.09mil
After all that: 45 guys on the roster
Last 3 guys:
PJ Williams
Why? Could arguably bring him back. He played well down the stretch. Because Patrick Robinson seems to never stay healthy, could always use more CBs.
Why Not? Limited nickel corner where you already invested significant $$ to for PRob. Would be smarter to go after an outside corner as the dropoff after Apple/Lattimore is subtantial
Tyeler Davison
Why? Above average NT who can stuff the run, eat blocks, and builds continuity. With Rankins being out half the season....might be smart to keep the line as in tact as possible. Upgrade and depth is a possibility, but I think its smarter to do it at the 3-tech for now.
Why not? Stallworth came on late in the season and showed he could be the guy in the couple games Davison was out with an injury.
Bridgewater
Why? He could be your future, done
Why not? $$$$$$$$$, simple as that.
That means going into the draft, the holes would be:
Offensive
TE1, WR2, Backup QB, and backup OL
Defensive
3-tech DT, backup LB, backup CB, backup S
Notable names in FA pool that fit our need:
WR: Golden Tate, Cole Beasley, Adam Humphries, Devin Funchess, Russell Shepard, Jordan Matthews
TE: Tyler Eifert (ugh injury prone), Jared Cook (bridge), Maxx Williams, Clive Walford, Nick Boyle
DT: Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy (if rumors if him being released are true), Sheldon Richardson, Bennie Logan, David Irving, Grady Jarrett (ohhh boy)
Kurt Coleman: 7mil cap hit, 4mil saved
Cameron Meredith: 6.456mil cap hit, 3.7mil saved
Derek Newton: 930k cap hit, 930k saved
38 man roster, 28mil in cap space
Mark Ingram: 3/20mil extension, 6mil signing bonus, 10mil guaranteed. yearly breakdown:
2019: 1mil base, 2mil prorated
2020: 5mil base, 2mil prorated, 500k roster, 250k workout
2021: 6.5mil base, 2mil prorated, 500k roster, 250k workout
- 3mil in cap space | 25mil
Craig Robertson: 2/4mil. He's 30, limited role player, special teams guy.
- 1.5mil in cap space | 23.5mil
Chris Banjo: 2/4mil, 28, limited, also special teams guy
- 1.5mil in cap space | 22.0mil
Will Lutz: 2nd round tender
- 3.11mil in cap space | 18.9mil
Cameron Tom: ERFA
- 645k in cap space | 18.23mil
Zach Wood: ERFA
- 645k in cap space | 17.59mil
Dez Bryant: extension
- 1.5mil in cap space | 16.09mil
After all that: 45 guys on the roster
Last 3 guys:
PJ Williams
Why? Could arguably bring him back. He played well down the stretch. Because Patrick Robinson seems to never stay healthy, could always use more CBs.
Why Not? Limited nickel corner where you already invested significant $$ to for PRob. Would be smarter to go after an outside corner as the dropoff after Apple/Lattimore is subtantial
Tyeler Davison
Why? Above average NT who can stuff the run, eat blocks, and builds continuity. With Rankins being out half the season....might be smart to keep the line as in tact as possible. Upgrade and depth is a possibility, but I think its smarter to do it at the 3-tech for now.
Why not? Stallworth came on late in the season and showed he could be the guy in the couple games Davison was out with an injury.
Bridgewater
Why? He could be your future, done
Why not? $$$$$$$$$, simple as that.
That means going into the draft, the holes would be:
Offensive
TE1, WR2, Backup QB, and backup OL
Defensive
3-tech DT, backup LB, backup CB, backup S
Notable names in FA pool that fit our need:
WR: Golden Tate, Cole Beasley, Adam Humphries, Devin Funchess, Russell Shepard, Jordan Matthews
TE: Tyler Eifert (ugh injury prone), Jared Cook (bridge), Maxx Williams, Clive Walford, Nick Boyle
DT: Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy (if rumors if him being released are true), Sheldon Richardson, Bennie Logan, David Irving, Grady Jarrett (ohhh boy)
Posted on 1/22/19 at 6:34 pm to htran90
Good post
Posted on 1/22/19 at 11:03 pm to htran90
quote:
Why Not? Limited nickel corner where you already invested significant $$ to for PRob. Would be smarter to go after an outside corner as the dropoff after Apple/Lattimore is subtantial
We should be just fine in the slot if PRob & PJ Williams (assuming we re-sign him) are fully healthy in 2019.
We definitely need another outside CB though. Lattimore/Apple are the starters, & Hardee hasn't proven that he's more than just a ST guy. We're 1 injury away from being screwed at outside CB.
This post was edited on 1/22/19 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 1/23/19 at 2:17 am to fightingtigers98
Why is Meredith getting cut? Is he struggling with the playbook, or is his knee worse than expected?
Posted on 1/23/19 at 2:42 am to lil 7thward
quote:
Why is Meredith getting cut? Is he struggling with the playbook, or is his knee worse than expected?
There won't be a problem if he proves that his knee is 100%. Paycut is a possibility depending on the health of his knee as well.
Worst case scenario is that his injury is so bad that we are forced to cut him.
Hopefully it works out for the best. I, literally, have no clue what to expect.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 2:48 am to htran90
quote:
That means going into the draft, the holes would be:
Offensive
TE1, WR2, Backup QB, and backup OL
I think this is more important than a lot of people think. We have damn good starters, but I don't think it would be wise to assume that we'll be healthy in 2019.
Hopefully the backup is as good as Kelemete, but with a much bigger ceiling (if we draft an OL). If we find our #6 OL through free agency...2019 production is all that matters.
This post was edited on 1/23/19 at 2:51 am
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