- The Saints have their own cap situation to figure out.
• Current Cap Space: $2,996,203
- We BETTER are-sign Lavonte David.. we have the means… extending White does is minimal. Keeping David is invaluable.
- Wirfs will be looking for totals $112.5 million, which would be the second-most ever for an offensive tackle behind only Trent Williams. The Bucs already owe him $2,822,914 in salary for 2023, so the overall contract setup will be for six years and just over $115 million. The extension would allow the Bucs to reduce Wirfs’ salary in 2023 to $1,080,000 while paying him out a modest $18 million signing bonus. His cap hit would raise from $5,163,464 to $7,020,550. His cap hits would exceed $20 million from 2024 on, but also give the Bucs the flexibility to restructure each of those years to help give the team more room depending on need.
Dead Money
| Name | Cap Number |
|---|---|
| Donovan Smith | $7,950,000 |
| Akiem Hicks | $4,903,295 |
| Shaquille Mason | $4,304,000 |
| Julio Jones | $3,456,236 |
| William Gholston | $2,400,000 |
| Jaelon Darden | $348,950 |
| TOTAL |
$23,652,702 |
Updated dead money from void years.
2024 (Total $31.4M)
- Evans 12.2
- Brady 10.8
- Mason 3.2
- David 2.3
- Brate 2
- Julio 0.9
2025 (Total $68.2M)
- Godwin 18.9 (When we restructured did this change?)
- Jensen 11.8
- Brady 10.8
- Barrett 9.6
- Davis 8 (When we restructured did this change?)
- Evans 4.8
- David 2.3
- Mason 1.1 (GONE)
- Brate 1
- Julio 0.9
2026 (Total $25.2)
Godwin 7.5 (When we restructured did this change?)
Jensen 4.8
Barrett 2.9
Brady 2.8
Davis 2.7 (When we restructured did this change?)
Evans 2.6
Mason 1 (GONE)
Julio 0.9
OTHER NOTABLE PIECES for our BUCS
• I think the reason we haven’t cut Fournette yet is perhaps we’re hoping to be able to use him as part of a potential trade package?
-$8,470,588 (Cap number this year)
- $5,470,588 saved if traded pre-June 1
- $6,970,588 saved if traded post-June 1
- $3,000,000 if cut
• Likewise, if we were also somehow able to use Cameron Brate as part of a trade package…
-$4,985,000 (Cap number this year)
-$4,000,000
• Current Cap Space: $2,996,203
Nelson doesn’t agree with you about being as good as gone
Nelson doesn’t agree with you about being as good as gone
LOL! That aged QUICKLY!
"Pass rusher Anthony Nelson plans to re-sign with the #Bucs on a two-year deal worth $11M, up to $13M max value, per sources. Nelson has a combined 10.5 sacks the last two seasons."
"Nelson’s 5.5 sacks were tied for second most on the Bucs last season with Devin White, and were the most among outside linebackers. Nelson got to start eight games last season and recorded 3.5 sacks in that time. His three forced fumbles on the year led all Bucs defenders."
"Nelson may get the chance to start at the beginning of the season with Barrett returning from an achilles injury either starting outside linebacker or at least the top edge rusher you can count on until Barrett is fully ready to go."
would have to think Saints are favored
Panthers will draft a QB first overall so will have some growing pains
Falcons will have growing pains with whoever they have at QB
We have Trask and Baker which will also have growing pains
to me it's the Saints and everyone else
but the Saints still have a ceiling of probably 9-10 wins which has been Carr his entire career
SAINTS
QB - CARR
LT - Penning (PFF: n/a)
LG - Peat (PFF: 68/77)
C - McCoy (PFF: 23/36)
RG - Ruiz (PFF: 59/77)
RT - Ramczyk (PFF: 14/81)
WR1 - Olave (PFF: 14/113)
WR2 - Thomas (PFF: N/A)
WR3 - Smith (PFF: 50/113)
TE - Johnson (PFF: 28/73)
RB1 - Kamara (PFF: 32/60)
RE - Granderson (PFF: 22/119)
DT - Roach (PFF: 48/127)
DT -Huggins
LE - Jordan (PFF: 31/119)
ROLB - Werner (PFF: 40/81)
MLB - Davis (PFF: 4/81)
LOLB - Baun
CB1 - Lattimore (PFF: 56/118)
CB2 - Adebo (PFF: 111/118)
FS - Maye (PFF: 26/88)
SS - Mathieu (PFF: 5/88)
- Cap Space: -$494,694
- 2022 TEAM GRADES OVERALL (11th)
- OFFENSE (17)
- DEFENSE (16)
- SPECIAL TEAMS (T-6th)
- Signed: QB Derek Carr (four years, $150 million, $60 million fully guaranteed at signing)
- Re-signed: TE Juwan Johnson (two years, $12 million, $8.5 million fully guaranteed)
- Re-signed: Edge Tanoh Kpassagnon (two years, $6 million, $2.5 million fully guaranteed)
- Re-signed: S J.T. Gray (three years, $9.6 million)
- Re-signed: QB Jameis Winston (one year, $8,000,000)
- Re-signed: WR Michael Thomas (one year, $10,000,000)
- Signed: DI Khalen Saunders (three years up to $14,500,000)
- Signed: Nathan Shepherd (three years, $15,000,000)
- Signed: RB Jamaal Williams (three years, $12,000,000)
- Cap Space $39,906,065
- 2022 TEAM GRADES OVERALL (8th)
- OFFENSE (T-2nd)
- DEFENSE (T-27th)
- SPECIAL TEAMS (T-4th)
- Re-signed: Edge Lorenzo Carter (two years, $9,000,000)
- Acquired via trade: TE Jonnu Smith
- Re-signed: G Chris Lindstrom (five years, $105,000,000)
- Signed: DI David Onyemata (three years, $24,500,000)
- Re-signed: P Bradley Pinion (three years, $8,650,000)
- Signed: S Jessie Bates III (four years, $64,020,000)
- Re-signed: FB Keith Smith (TBD)
- Signed: LB Kaden Elliss (three years, $21,500,000)
- Signed: QB Taylor Heinicke (two years, $14,000,000)
- Re-signed: T Kaleb McGary (three years, $34,500,000)
- Cap Space: $17,728,346
- Coaching staff has many new additions.
- 2022 TEAM GRADES OVERALL (28th)
- OFFENSE (26)
- DEFENSE (28)
- SPECIAL TEAMS (T-8th)
- Released: LB Damien Wilson
- Signed: DI Shy Tuttle (three years, $19,500,000)
- Signed: S Vonn Bell (three years, $22,500,000)
- Re-signed: C Bradley Bozeman (TBD)
- Cut: C Pat Elflein
- Signed: QB Andy Dalton (two years, $11,000,000)
- Signed: TE Hayden Hurst (three years, TBD)
- Re-signed: S Jamel Dean (four years, $52,000,000)
- Re-signed: G Aaron Stinnie (one year, $2,500,000)
- Re-signed: Edge Anthony Nelson (two years, TBD)
- Signed: QB Baker Mayfield (one year up to $8,500,000)
- Re-signed: LB Lavonte David (one year, $7,000,000)
IMHO noone will take control, could be simmilar to what we had last year, division will be a mess and since our schedule is fine we're going to win some games. very little chance for winning it though!
