With the Saints staring at "cap Hell" next offseason... Let's look at the salaries..

BoNcHiE said

Starter is relative.

Devery is not a key cog to the offense. If he walks, he walks. Assuming we adjust accordingly, we should be fine without him. Shanle isn't a starter anymore and has been a healthy scratch two weeks.

Will Smith, while a good player, is not a game changer anymore. Galette has had real success and not just on 3rd down duty. Assuming you draft a DE at some point as well, it just makes sense that Smith is gone at his salary. And I don't think we lose much if we adjust accordingly.

Herring is just a backup and expendable. Ellis will probably be back, just on a cheaper deal.

On that list, I don't buy that Harper goes anywhere. Maybe he restructures. But he's here next year.

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devery doesnt catch a lot of balls but last week when we played the eagles, john gruden pointed out something about devery henderson and how his role is pivotal in the scheming of our offense. he may not catch many balls, but his ability to stretch the field and take a safety away almost every play makes our short and intermediate routes that much more effective. i dont think he needs to get paid a lot, but the dude is one of the best WRs the saints have ever had. he needs to retire here and since he's only going to be 31 next year, i bet we sign him to a smaller contract for about 2 or 3 years and he finishes his career out here

ellis will be back. he plays too much not to be.

will smith is getting a little older for the DE position but just like i said about devery, the dude is a lifelong saint and one of the best DEs we've ever had. he has to finish his career out here. a nice restructure should solve that and i cant see it not getting done