Saints trade G Ben Grubbs to KC for 5th round pick

[O-Ther]

But how can we just ignore that much unadulterated cap knowledge?  This is something we need to embrace.  We need to be lobbying for this information to make it up to our current GM, because he has no idea how it works.  There's someone among us, that has the answers.  Although they won't tell us what they are, they have the answers.  Those need to be passed along to the people in charge.

 

Somebody call the President

[jdpanther5]

I mean you can argue Grubbs was dead weight at this point, but they just jettisoned Jimmy fuging Graham for an injured center. I guess I missed where Graham is an "aging, ineffective player" and Unger is "fresher and better."

[Frank Hollywood]

The Saints are not 100% out of cap trouble for next season. They currently have $115m towards next years cap which should give them about $30 mil to spend in 2016. (not counting their draft pick signing money) The problem? They only have 32 players under contract and 31 Free agents next year. That's over 20 spots to fill with more major holes on the roster opening up. Furthermore, all these extensions make it even harder to cut many of these high dollar players....

 

and no, I don't expect them to have any carry over money from this year. They will need about 7 mil to sign their draft picks ( 2 1st rounders) and just signed Browner.

 

They're in a much better position then they were, financially speaking, but what team wouldn't be when you start gutting your roster of quality players?

[Frank Hollywood]

As has been well documented on this forum, no good NFL team has an abundance of salary cap space. The Saints, like most well ran NFL teams, aren't concerned with trying to get a "high cap number" as the Panthers are so focused on doing. The key to success is contorting the cap (incredibly easy to do) so that it's invested on players who fit what you want to do. The Saints are moving "cap space" from aging, ineffective players, to fresher, better players, and it's going to significantly cut down on their rebuild time, rather than a painstaking 5 year journey of waiting for some players to get old and retire and then beginning the process of going "all in."

You're likely going to see them rebound within just a couple seasons.

Fortune favors the bold, and the Panthers are stuck trying to do it "the right way."

 

Did....

 

 

Did you just call the Saints.......

 

 

 

 

a well run team???

 

 

Have you been living under a rock? In what world is having to trade away your star offensive player due to mismanaging the cap done by a WELL RUN TEAM?? In what world is getting rid of key pieces the last few years, such as Darren Sproles, again, due to financial mismanagement done by a WELL RUN TEAM?

[stirs]

I envision a stunt or two coming up the middle right toward Mr Brees.

 

New, questionable center and maybe Lael Collins next to him?

[Mr. Scot]

Truth hurts.

What does that have to do with your posts?

[Chaos]

Meanwhile, Big Money, Ealy, and the boys are chomping at the bit.

[PandaPancake]

Think the Panthers will let me get a sack in on Brees?

[O-Ther]

Think the Panthers will let me get a sack in on Brees?

 

Not you, but maybe they'll let Cam's 9 year old friend in the wheelchair get one.

[mc52beast]

Reminds me of the Blue Light Specials at K-Mart

[MV%doe]

I'll give it the the iants GM here, getting a 5th for a release player is a great deal. Plus the contract is now the chiefs problem too.

[CatMan72]

Fire sale!!!