re: Saints signing RFA Cameron meredith to an offer sheet - 2 yrs/$9.6m, $5.4m gtd

Less than 3 hours to go.

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There seems to be a lot of naive people in this thread who think Pace is just gonna do us a solid. Whether we have a good relationship or not with Pace, he is still gonna do what is best for the team that employs him.

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I think the most he would do would be to let us know what their intentions are. But, I doubt that is limited to just former personnel, I have a feeling a lot of GMs work that way.

Considering how little time is left...I'll dislike Pace forever if he matches the offer.

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ESPN is probably putting him up to it.

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So it can be announced live on one of their 392 NFL discussion shows?

Per Nola.com

The New Orleans Saints will learn by Wednesday afternoon whether or not wide receiver Cameron Meredith will join the team for 2018.

Meredith, a restricted free agent, reportedly signed an offer sheet with the Saints last Friday worth $9.6 million over two years, including $5.4 million guaranteed. The Bears, holding right of first refusal, had five days to match the offer, so their deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesday (April 11).

The Bears last month offered Meredith the original-round tender, a one-year deal worth $1.907 million for 2018. Because he went undrafted in 2015, the Bears would receive no draft compensation if they decline to match the Saints' offer.

Saints coach Sean Payton said this offseason that wide receiver was a position the team must address, and the 25-year-old Meredith would help the group. In 2016, the 6-foot-3 receiver had 66 catches for 888 yards with the Bears before missing all of 2017 due to a significant knee injury.

The Saints are also familiar with Meredith because wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson held that role with the Bears in 2016, Meredith's breakout season.

The Bears, meanwhile, have ample salary cap space to match the Saints' offer. According to NFL Players Association records, Chicago has about $24 million in 2018 cap space compared to the Saints' $6.1 million. However, the Bears have already signed wide receivers Allen Robinson and Taylor Gabriel to lucrative deals this offseason, so they might not want to spend much more at the position.

Yep. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

Yeah that was similar to my post where someone said 4pm cst

hope for the best

Yeah I don’t see them waiting until the last possible second to try and game us. Seems like it’d be pretty poor form considering how little else is going on in fa at the time.

YES!