What's your walk-away number for Ingram?

Good to know your thoughts on the matter.

I just hope he's a Saint next year. That's all I really care about.

ETA: I wasn't the one that downvoted you, BTW

I am probably around the 4.5 million a year figure also. I think we all know that the quote hometown discount doesn't exist.

There are two buyers on the market.

1) You pay for what you know. So you overpay because you are afraid of having to find someone to be a new fit.

2) You are desperate to fill a need or void whether that is real or perceived by the fans.

I have no issue with the 3rd year as a club option. I might offer 3 years/14 million and structure it as:

1st Year---6.5 million
2nd Year---4.5 million
3rd Year---3 million

Anything over $4.5 and you have to consider letting him walk.

Idk, Ingram is getting up there, but he hasn't had the type of workload that is concerning for a player in his later 20's/early 30's. We've always split up Ingrams duties between a few backs.

I hope we resign him, but it's really going to depend on what he sees in the open market

His production can be replaced for a lot cheaper, but team chemistry might get him 2/10.

I wouldn't go over 5 a year.

Have to go by usage instead of age here.

He hasn’t had to be a workhorse RB. 3/18 is fine IMO. Hopefully they can do 3/12 or even 3/15.

I think a 3 year deal in the range of 15, with 12 guaranteed keeps him.

Half a million bucks here or there is not going to make or break us. He's worth overpaying to some extent because we have zero margin for error in what may be our last (or second to last) chance with Brees.

Hard to answer without knowing how flexible (if at all) Brees is to adjusting his deal.

4.5 mil is max