2014 Saints Off Season Thread

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  1. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    Strief deal was $8.5 million guaranteed. $20.4 million over 5 years.

    First year cap hit is $2 million.

    Saints should be up about 300K on the salary cap after PT restructure, Humber and Strief signings.

    Bunkley being a June 1st cut is almost assured. Only way to sign our rookie pool.
     
    islstl, Mar 17, 2014
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  2. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    Keenan Lewis restructured his contract. Will clear $1.2 million in cap space this year and a million next year.
     
    mctiger, Mar 20, 2014
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  3. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    The Saints now have $3.089 million in cap space, according to nola.com
     
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  4. MLUTiger

    MLUTiger Secular Humanist

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    Tons of room...
     
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  5. fanatic

    fanatic Habitual Line Stepper

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    This year is not the problem, next year is. Brees' cap hit alone is $26m, so he'll definitely need to restructure. (And restructuring doesn't mean he's getting paid less. He'll see every dime of his money). Evans, Colston, Byrd, Grubbs, and Lofton are all in the $10m range (give or take). Just those 6 players alone take up over $75m. As much of a wizard as Loomis is, he's going to need to get really creative or there will be a lot more cap casualties.
     
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    fanatic, Mar 20, 2014
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  6. Cajun Sensation

    Cajun Sensation I'm kind of a big deal Staff Member

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    Of the players that you mentioned, Colston, Grubbs, Lofton are all expendable and I'm sure Loomis sees it the same way. Evans and Byrd are worth holding on to.
     
    Cajun Sensation, Mar 21, 2014
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  7. fanatic

    fanatic Habitual Line Stepper

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    I agree, for the most part. The only one I'm on the fence about is Lofton. We're already thin at LB anyway. I guess alot determines on how he plays this year. I could see us restructuring his contract instead of outright releasing him.
     
    fanatic, Mar 21, 2014
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  8. MLUTiger

    MLUTiger Secular Humanist

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    If Colston, Grubbs and Lofton are expendable, then anyone not named "Drew Brees" is expendable.
     
    MLUTiger, Mar 22, 2014
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  9. Cajun Sensation

    Cajun Sensation I'm kind of a big deal Staff Member

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    Basically.
     
    Cajun Sensation, Mar 24, 2014
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  10. shane0911

    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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