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But money is no object for the Saints. I'm confused.

I would be shocked. His contract is perfectly set up for some sort of change in 2025 (the peak of his current contract cap hit). Technically, this is the 1st year of his 6-year contract extension. I give an extension a 1% chance of happening.

Yes, but it's not coming with an extension. It will be a simple conversion of base pay to signing bonus.

No way. Beane does this every year. He only restructures when he needs to and it's always close to the last minute. Beane is not going to restructure a bunch of contracts and have a lot of space on the books, then go shopping. Beane restructures as he signs players.

I'm sorry but I don't agree. I really liked Woods and leaving "blocking" out of a WR duties, Kumerow couldn't hold a candle to Robert.

Do fans really want to go back to a Matt Haack type punter or another crappy holder? SMH.

Agree. If they can get him the ball the way he did in 2020 it will be a good deal. Nyhiem is a niche player. I get the feeling it's more on our young OC to get him the ball than Nyhiem himself.

Well, I knew that there was a good chance they would re-sign Martin. Sounds like the money is fair for him. I will hold off until I see the contract on Dirty Red. I don't mind the signing IF that means a couple of the other "ST only" guys do not make the final roster. I believe that Siran Neal does not make the final 53. He probably will go to camp and get cut when they are sure the new S takes his place. Time to move on from Taiwan Jones too. No more Kumerow types for ST too.

But it can't be. People in this thread already have Beane trading up for Bijan. Johnson seems the type of guy they need. If he can be there in middle of Day 3, I could go for it.

Next year Dion will be 30 and it is the last year of his contract. His cost probably will be pushing $20M per year or more. A decision will have to be made next year at OBD as to his future. It may be a tough one. IF and it's a big IF, Dion "at that time" says he would be willing to move to G for lower pay there is some merit to this idea. I think it's a year too early to consider any of this, but fans have to realize that these contracts roll over pretty quickly and Beane and company have to factor all this stuff in continuously. FWIW, Milano, Taron Johnson and Morse (if he's still with the team) are all up the same year. I say the last part to offset the "cap always goes up" talk with the reality that the cost of keeping your own also increases.

I also expect a redone contract as soon as he signs. Good chance it was agreed upon before the trade was done.

I'll admit I don't know what is going on now with all of this.

Not knowing how the young people use social media, it sounds like he might not be too happy right now. Maybe the Houston Texans want him back home for one of their 3rds?

It's why during all this contract stuff I don't feel sorry for him. I've said this already too many times, he could have signed a bigger contract than Josh right after Allen signed. Allen has money in the world of finance working for him. Lamar, not so much. Allen has endorsements and will get a lot more. Lamar, not near as many as an MVP should. Allen can play football and not worry about money. Lamar, well.............. Allen suffers a career ending injury, he's still set for life. Lamar, not near as much as Josh. I truly just don't get him. He's not doing himself any favors AND the team that took a chance on him and set him up to succeed.

It happens every year. Lots of fans wanting these players and then they sign with another team for big money. The answer is "they were crazy to sign "player x" for that"! Well sorry, that is the FA game. It's what makes cap management so hard for every GM.

I for one would never "carry water" for NFL owners and GMs. That being said this Lamar stuff has been going on for a long time, so any team that would have interest would already know if they were interested in a $250M fully guaranteed contract. Do fans actually believe that none of these GMs considered the possibility of the Ravens tagging Lamar with a non-exclusive? As soon as the tag went up the media is all over these guys asking, "Are you interested in Jackson for those numbers"? They just answered as I would have. No.

Tom Pelissero on NFLN right now predicting Edmunds gets a Monster Contract. FWIW.

No way that GB would wait a year to get their 1st round pick.

Additions and losses. That is what I wasn't sure of. Thanks!

Yes, they are, but they also are loyal to the Pegula's and the long-term team goals. Part of me thinks this year could be a "reset" with the team. Not just with players but with their own schemes and beliefs. @Victory Formationhad a post earlier that may be one of those options. There are a whole lot of FAs and even RFAs that may be walking this year. The makeup of the team could be a lot different. I can envision a plan that addresses a lot of these issues and maybe Oliver will just be something they wait until next year to deal with. Wow, I forgot he is that old.

I tend to agree. Oliver, Settle and Jones are all on their last year. It's a tough situation that Beane is in. If Oliver thinks he is getting big money due to his draft status I think he is mistaken. Spotrac has his value at $10M and I think that's too high.

LOL true. It was a part of the tank IMO. The Bears won't play without a big name LB. They either get one in FA or the draft.

He is and will get paid like one. The average of the top 5 ILBs currently is $18M per year.

Edmunds is going to get paid. I predict at least $15M per year. The Bears have nobody at LB and $100M in cap space. Other teams with money who will be interested in a MLB are ATL, LVR, NE and maybe even the Bengals. HOU has cap and Kirksey (wrong side of 30) and is on his last year of his contract with only a $1M dead cap if cut saving $5.25M. Edmunds and his agent will be having a fun time in FA.

I like some of you who say a guy like Parris Campbell. I can see that. I don't see any big $ guys signed in FA at all. McKenzie will go to camp. If he falls down the depth chart he gets cut in September. Beane will need some cash for the PS and season. I see the same with a guy like Siran Neal. Beane probably will be looking for a guy like Campbell in FA for the outside depth too. He then can have some flexibility as to who and what round to draft 1 WR. It's in Josh Allen's DNA to want to hold on to the ball a little longer than a lot of QBs in the league. It's why I want a good amount of help on the OL. With a little more time Josh can tear up any D even with "less than stellar" WRs. IMO.