Comments on: Saints show restraint in restructurings

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:22:14 +0000

Mickey Loomis isn’t going to put the Saints in a bind. He might not be the master talent evaluator that other teams have as GM (The Saints rely on their scouting department for the majority of their talent evaluation) but he’s one of the best contract negotiators in the league.

By: bullwnkl985

bullwnkl985 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:08:35 +0000

Cmart, you clearly don’t understand the concept of these contract restructurings….

None of these players took a dime less than what they were originally going to make under their current contracts. In fact, these restructurings actually help the players, because they get more of their money up-front in one lump sum, instead of being spread out over 16 gameday paychecks.

The only thing the restructures do is spread out the cap hit over the life of the contract to help the teams.

By: uwsptke

uwsptke — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:58:01 +0000

If the cap ends up at $123 mil, the Saints are still presently $3 mil over ($126 mil) after these restructures. They’re probably saving Brees for last.

By: Steeley McBeam

Steeley McBeam — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:49:35 +0000

So the Saints are restructuring contracts but are smart for not restructuring contracts? Got it.

By: cmart0907

cmart0907 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:36:58 +0000

This reconstruct contract stuff is bogus!! Tell them dont offer it if they dont want to pay it. Don’t matter if he dont play up to what you guys expected so now its time reconstruct! A contract is a contract plain and simple. A guy wont say dont offer me 5yr/100million im only worth 5yr/25million C’MON NOW!!!!

By: madcapdawgfan

madcapdawgfan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:16:25 +0000

Drew Brees demands an explanation.

By: thrillheaux

thrillheaux — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:55:13 +0000

You keep talking about Brees’s cap situation being insurmountable, but in 2015 the Saints could very well extend Brees, say, 4 years (2017-2020, when he’s 38-42) convert a heavy chunk of his $18m base salary to a signing bonus spread out over 6 seasons (2015-2020), convert more base salary to a signing bonus in 2016, then take a massive cap hit when they cut him. Say they push back enough in 2015/16 so that cutting him results in a $20m cap hit in 2018. They have talent around Brees, but they almost certainly won’t be anywhere near a SB caliber team when it’s time for him to move on. The Saints would be wise to free up the space over the next ~4 years to remain a SB contender and just rip off the band-aid in one motion when they’re rebuilding. If they go that route, I don’t see why they couldn’t have him free up some space this offseason if they choose to.