re: Jeff Duncan delivers a hit on Kamara

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am not a fan of Duncan most of the time, but i can admit when he is right - and he is here

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Agreed. I don’t know how you could have watched Kamara last year, and not come to the conclusion that a LOT of business decisions were made by him. His pass pro, in particular, was embarrassing.

Can't argue with facts...with very few exceptions, RB is a young man's game...even the greats like Smith, Harris, Peterson saw significant drops in performance near the 9-10 year mark.

Yet he was the only RB who got over 100 carries? And only Devin Neal and Taysom Hill eclipsed 50 carries? That speaks to mismanagement.

Everyone with eyes and half a brain could see that Kamara isn't a workhorse back. There should be someone who can limit Kamara's carries to about 150-180/year (not including receptions). And that hasn't really been happening in any effective sense since Latavius Murray in 2020.

I can't totally blame him if he's a bit checked out. It's obvious that this team has floundered a bit with injuries and poor decision-making from higher ups the past 5 years. And I think Kamara knows that this is his almost certainly final year here.

Hopefully having just 131 carries last season refreshes him and has him ready to produce this year.

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Pretty clear Duncan is who Loomis uses to do his dirty work… setting the stage to cut or demand Kamara lower his contract.

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Duncan is used by the Saints. He carries Loomis' water even though they screwed him by having him write this gem the day before Payton left:

Nola.com

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I can't totally blame him if he's a bit checked out. It's obvious that this team has floundered a bit with injuries and poor decision-making from higher ups the past 5 years. And I think Kamara knows that this is his almost certainly final year here.

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Yet he also very vocally refused to be traded. The guy is pretty clearly coasting in the twilight of his career and being paid very handsomely for his meager production.

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Yet he also very vocally refused to be traded. The guy is pretty clearly coasting in the twilight of his career and being paid very handsomely for his meager production.

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Yeah, I was with Kamara until he pulled this shite last yr.
He clearly didn't give a frick on the field and threatened retirement.

But now he wants to be paid for this yr with only 3 kil guaranteed. The saints must want to cut him or take a pay cut. Seems like they are too scared to do it though.

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He doesn't want to play for another team and some think this is bad?

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Not saying it’s bad. But he doesn’t get the luxury of “checking out” due to a dysfunctional organization if he wouldn’t be more motivated to play for a contender IMO. Can’t have it both ways.

Thats her.

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two calender years ago

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An eternity for an NFL running back. He’ll be 31 this season. He’s way past his prime and Duncan showed that with numbers.

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How utterly stupid was re-signing Kamara?

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Does anybody have the exact breakdown for the remaining years on his contract after the recent restructure/50% clause we used? Guaranteed cash payout each year, cap hit, and dead money now compared to if released/traded post June 1st?

As I understand for '26 he is guaranteed $11.5M, base salary is $1.3M, cap hit is $10.5M. I guess I'm confused on what has already been paid of the guaranteed money and what is actually left t be paid each season. Does this mean that we are only paying him $1.3M this season plus incentives ($500k per playoff win / 1,600 scrimmage yards)? If that's the case even though his base salary makes him tradeable from another team's perspective they would have to offer us "enough" compensation.

Post 6/1 release;
'26 dead cap $11.4M...Savings is none, actually cost us $888k
'27 dead cap $8M

Post 6/1 trade;
'26 dead cap $10M.....Savings of $456k
'27 dead cap $8M