Saints at the top of Davante Adams’ wish list [Raiders trade Adams to Jets for conditional 3rd ; Jets paying Adams’ entire remaining salary]

St. Widge said

I don't disagree and I think some can kicking is appropriate to keep good to great young players. But doing that with 30 and over players just doesn't make a lot of sense for this team when it also includes void years. Especially when you are no longer in a truly competitive window. We need to start saving money for the next group of young good to great players.

I certainly agree that they need to draft better but I also think that right now, in the current circumstances, they need to start freeing up some future cap space in hopes that they do draft the right guys and find the right QB to build around. Because if we do, we want to have the money to keep those guys while still having the necessary depth for a competitive window.

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Very fair assessment. I know the system isn’t perfect and the things you point out are factors, I just feel as though we wouldn’t be worried about the financials if a.) we were healthy, b.) we drafted better, and c.) we had a coach of SP’s quality.

We are badly whiffing too often.

It’s like we sign most of the people we want to sign, including the highest paid guy available a year ago, are happy with the teams we field (specifically when we are rolling like we did to start this year), but once it falls apart, suddenly the spreadsheet gets blamed again.

We aren’t winning enough drafts or getting enough sheer luck in that area compared to some of our main competitors.

There are teams with “healthy” caps, perpetually with tons of space, and they’re perpetually losing because…they keep picking the wrong people. It’s the same difference, just looks more familiar and comfortable cosmetically. Your favorite team having cap space in a singular year is just a peace of mind thing.