The CBA has a cap floor that requires all teams to spend 89% of the cap over a 4 years period. Can a cheap team save a little more money spending less? Sure. In reality the 11% they'd gain in salaries over that 4 years period is less than they'd gain if they spent 95-100% and their teams were good. If the Saints were good, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation. Our problem is that our roster is the most expensive in the league AND not even good enough to get to the playoffs in the weakest division in the league and with the one of the easiest schedules on record.