Michael Silver: "keep an eye on" the Saints in trade talks for Antonio Brown.

[Peppers90 NC]

3 minutes ago, bababoey said:

I guess they think they can get guys to play for them for free because like everyone is saying not a lot of cap room and then there is the draft.  Yeah, they can get all there players from the draft.  But they have 2 picks in the first 5 rounds.  Thanks to all the trading for Bridgewater and to move up last year they have a 2nd and a 5th.  Then they have some 6 and 7 round picks which with the way they are going are going to need to be starters day 1.  I don't see how they could do it but I am not a GM.

I guess they could trade their 2nd for AB, and renogiate with about 10 guys to make it work, but would not leave them anything for FA. 

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

247Sports has this to say about salary cap space so far and if true the Saints can get AB which would be bad for us.

New Orleans Saints: $2.154 million (2019: $15,236,794)

Total Cap: $175.3 million

Active Cap: $142.4 million

Dead Cap: $21.1 million

Adjustments: $287,065

 

[KillerKat]

The cap is a myth 

[uncfan888]

If you want someone bad enough, you can make it work. The salary cap is not some impenetrable fortress 

[Trill OG]

And this is exactly why we should trade for Antonio Brown!

 

You never know who might be trying to acquire him, they could be our rivals in the division Saints/Falcons/Bucs. Everybody in the division has a elite WR except us.

*My goodness if Brees ends up with AB it is over for the NFC.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

1 minute ago, uncfan888 said:

If you want someone bad enough, you can make it work. The salary cap is not some impenetrable fortress 

Restructuring of contracts and releasing of players missing a step not playing like they used to can free up extra cap monies.

[jumpman910]

Wouldn't doubt it. There's two times when you go all in cap be damned: when you have an old qb who's window is closing and when you have a young guy that's dirt cheap. 

[Trill OG]

17 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

If you want someone bad enough, you can make it work. The salary cap is not some impenetrable fortress 

Exactly!

Saints have been after big name players for years. They are committed to winning every year despite being cash strapped.

 

Anybody who says we don't need the best WR in football is crazy!

[GoobyPls]

2 hours ago, rbsponsel52 said:

Restructuring of contracts and releasing of players missing a step not playing like they used to can free up extra cap monies.

You can also back load contracts. They brought up last season with the rams aggressive owners can manipulate the cap

[Toomers]

  ABs current deal is an asset if thinking about acquiring him. 3/36 with no guaranteed money for a top 5 WR is a steal. But then reality sets in. 

 First, forget that contract. He has already stated he wants more guaranteed money from a new team. 

 I would love to see the Saints do this. It would be great until the first game that Thomas has more targets than AB, the meltdown will proceed. He works his ass off, no doubt. But he’s worried about one thing.....TARGETS!!! And it won’t take long for his teammates to figure this out. The Steelers aren’t cutting bait with him over his play. 

[GeorgeHanson]

A small handful of QB's/teams have the gravitas necessary to keep a guy like Antonio Brown in check.....none are in the southeast.

Note:  NOLA ain't in the southeast.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

NFL Radio had some discussion on AB and him being traded but the Steelers would want some high compensation for AB to proceed with the trade transaction. Are the Saints willing to give away a handful of picks to get it done and pay whatever monies to Steelers due to AB just to acquire him.

[raleigh-panther]

18 hours ago, JARROD said:

Cap space is like some fallacy or urban legend. 

Except for the Panthers it seems....every year

[Kuhndog94]

Michael Thomas wont be happy about this.