The Taysom Hill deal was for 21 million dollars!

And really that shouldn't be surprising to anyone. The Saints knew that would be the case.

Yep. It was the plan I'm sure. And according to Hill, Loomis told him right after the season ended that they were likely to put the 1st round tender on him and he knew what that meant. At the same time he said he was happy to get the money he had gotten to continue his role and didn't seem to have an issue with the tag.