{2023 Thread Bumped} Underhill Giving No Quarter to Nick Wright
I think we’ve lost some good talent due to the way the cap is managed, yes. Not speaking about Tuttle and Onyemata tho. Lol
I respect that others may not see it the same way I do.
I think you are right. I look at it like this.
All teams play by the same rules. Therefore, any team can choose to "manage" the cap the way we do, if they want. When the cap goes up, it goes up for all teams, too.
On a yearly basis we have more money committed than most other teams. When managing the cap in this fashion, that (having more money committed) will be the case more often than not. It has a repeating consequences.
With the understanding that any team can benefit from more cap space (when we do), and choose to do what we do, while most will have more cap space than we do, it will continue to put us at a disadvantage versus the others. Thats what it's ultimately about. It's not about how we are able to manage the cap, it's about our ability to compete with others. Saying "we didn't want that guy" or something similar, will in many cases be driven by our ability to sign that person. The Saints control that narrative, and in most cases fans will look for reasons to justify the narrative. Having to settle for players at lesser financial commitments would appear to mean that you are settling for players that other teams passed on. Unless they are all wrong, you're probably watering down your depth, and possibly core players too, by going that route.