Rick Mueller Talks about Vilma and Free Agency on WIST Sports Saturday

Gore said
Ok, lets set some things straight and explain why Mueller is right.

First, the Saints dont just have to give new contracts to Colston, Evans and Smith. The Saints have a Top 10 pick too and as we all know Vilma is a Saint now too. He`s in the last year of his contract and if he`s anything close to what we hope he will be he will demand a big contract too.

I know that that the cap has gone up a lot in recent years but that wont go on forever and I dont think its smart to overpay just because the Saints could do it now. And we are are also talking a philosophical thingy here. Where do you spend your money? Id rather spent a lot of money on linemen than on LBs.

Second, Mueller is talking about a huge contract and that he doesnt want one player to get a huge chunk of the cap. Its ok to do that with a QB but hey, just look at the Cardinals. They are paying one player a LOT - Fitzgerald. And despite of having a new stadium and the cap going up they have a hard time signing players because they invested heavily in him. Who wants a situation like that? Mueller doesnt. I dont want it either.

Gore,thats a great post and if more fans could take themselves away from being a fan for a little while they would be able to see this.I am one of the people that wasn't really that interested in Briggs, although I would have taken him because it is not my money in the end.But I would throw WLB in our scheme with safety, nickelback and Dtackle.IMO in order to be a productive team year in and year out you have to have positions that you class as top level, second level so on and so forth.Look at teams like Houston,Buffalo,Cardinals and the Lions.These teams make stupid decisions every year and are in the same place every year.

We will see in the next year or two how this "spending spree" works out for the Browns.I don't see them getting any better next year than they were this year even with the "sexy" acquisitions they have this year.I kind of like the idea of trading for proven players that Payton knows and drafting BPA,although boring for some, it ensures that we are keeping our team competitive, and inturn most likely keeping the team in New Orleans til I can get down there to see a game.