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re: Olave extended 4 year/132 mil 90 gtd
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:19 pm to Balsamic_duck
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:19 pm to Balsamic_duck
I’m with the Balsamic Duck. Neither side hit a HR here, which is likely as it should be. The real issue was always whether to sign Olave to an extension bc of his injury concerns. There was no way to avoid paying in the neighborhood of this amount of you decided to keep him. I can live with this.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:22 pm to Circle K Beggar
2020-2025 broke this board
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:22 pm to whatiknowsofar
Its fair
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:26 pm to VA LSU fan
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Should also have a concussion retirement clause built in after year two.
low iq people. 
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:26 pm to Chad504boy
quote:I'll try to look into it but teams usually leave the 5th year option year in and add years after, but not always.
is this a 1(current 5th year contract) + 4 yr extension? So he's locked in for 5?
Since we don't need more cap this year I think the Saints would have pushed to keep the 5th year option year as is and just add on, but he also got slightly less than I expected so maybe there was a concession.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:29 pm to bonethug0180
so people need to keep context of his 33 pr year number cause that can't be compared to how it ranks in the nfl until 12 months from now.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:31 pm to VA LSU fan
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I have my money and one concussion away from screwing the Saints over.
Unless they bought insurance on the deal, which they might do because the known risks going into it
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:32 pm to whatiknowsofar
For a concussion prone football player!
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:33 pm to whatiknowsofar
Damn, you are telling me we paid him more than $20mil per year !?!?!?
Great deal honestly.
Great deal honestly.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:33 pm to Circle K Beggar
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Talk about overpaying. Good grief.
Gayle needs to sell the team.
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Circle K Beggar
Well now I know its a great deal
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:36 pm to Chad504boy
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We simply ignored his concussion history.
his concussion history is tied into the loss of value of his previous production that warrants his new contract.
Without concussions he probably gets paid more than London.
I also think a few teams would have given him more if we didn't want him or if he wanted to leave. Looks like he really wants to be here.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:39 pm to Dantheman504
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you are telling me we paid him more than $20mil per year !?!?!?
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:44 pm to josh336
7th best receiver in the NFL last year with a turd throwing to him for half the season and absolutely NO ONE scaring defenses on the other side of the field
Guy has had 6 different QBs since he came into the league, some of those being Rattler, Haener, and Andy Dalton
Olave + Tyson + Vele is about $42 million
If you got the right guys, then that's not bad for a WR room.. especially compared to teams like the Bengals, Seahawks, Cowboys, etc.
Guy has had 6 different QBs since he came into the league, some of those being Rattler, Haener, and Andy Dalton
Olave + Tyson + Vele is about $42 million
If you got the right guys, then that's not bad for a WR room.. especially compared to teams like the Bengals, Seahawks, Cowboys, etc.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:55 pm to whatiknowsofar
Could have been worse, but I don’t believe in paying wide receivers. They’re just too injury prone and too frequently never deliver after a big payday. Granted, with a qb on a rookie deal, we actually have the cap space, so I’m not gonna hate on this too much. I just won’t be surprised if he fails to average more than 6 games played/500 yards receiving per season for the life of that contract.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:17 pm to kingbob
We’ve had what, 3 legit #1 WRs since 2000? They do not come around often.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:28 pm to kingbob
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just won’t be surprised if he fails to average more than 6 games played/500 yards receiving per season for the life of that contract.
Dear god some of yall.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:46 pm to whatiknowsofar
People have an opinion, stick to that opinion despite evidence that contradicts said opinion and continues to double down.
People just dont want to admit to being wrong.
I think thats whats happening to Olave. Last year proved alot but people still see him as unreliable.
Whatever, he may get hurt at some point. But I rather just start enjoying watching guys play than wait for the worst case scenario
People just dont want to admit to being wrong.
I think thats whats happening to Olave. Last year proved alot but people still see him as unreliable.
Whatever, he may get hurt at some point. But I rather just start enjoying watching guys play than wait for the worst case scenario
Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:54 pm to whatiknowsofar
I’m good with this, although at first I was a $80-100 million type deal for Olave but now that we have a talented QB on a rookie contract we can throw some extra cash to keep Olave, even if he’s more of a really good #2 or 1B guy to me. I think he and Tyson are going to work well together and watch out for Delp at TE as well. This is a very small window that we can give players bigger deals until it’s time to pay Shough. I really wish a good interior DL would cone available for sign or trade that maybe wants a new deal and his current team is being cheap (Vita Vea). The Bryan Bresee injury really hurt.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 5:56 pm to moneyg
I understand the concerns about his injury history but has he had any concussions since Carr retired?
I’m only half joking
I’m only half joking
Posted on 7/30/26 at 6:09 pm to LSUPilot07
I think people like to conflate the term number 1 receiver with top receiver, because last year the 32nd receiver in yards put up 727, 857 in 2024, 892 in 2023, 823 in 2022, and so on.
Outside of 1 season Olave has clearly eclipsed those numbers. In fact he has ranked 17th, 17th, and 7th among receivers in yards the 3 years he didn't have Carr throwing him into early retirement.
He is CLEARLY a number 1 receiver, although last year was the first year he approached top receiver numbers.
Outside of 1 season Olave has clearly eclipsed those numbers. In fact he has ranked 17th, 17th, and 7th among receivers in yards the 3 years he didn't have Carr throwing him into early retirement.
He is CLEARLY a number 1 receiver, although last year was the first year he approached top receiver numbers.
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