dead money kills us again

I think all the hand-wringing about the salary cap is overblown. I’m not saying the Saints are in ideal shape, but one big reason they haven’t been in an ideal position to pay for big contracts is the fact that the team won the division and we were playoff regulars for four years with multiple deep playoff appearances.

Plenty of fans complained about losing players like CGJ, T. Hendrickson, Vonn Bell, etc, but I had no issue spending money and other assets to chase another ring with Drew.

What’s really hamstrung the team is giving up draft picks for assets. I can see a few off-season trades to restore some of those picks, but giving up picks I think is a bigger issue than the salary cap.