Elvis' 2025 cap and roster cleanup proposal

Or maybe it’s a better/different way to say it: the rest of the 31 teams start at $100 on the maximum cap each year, the Saints start at $80.

Now I can see that argument that the $20 was already spent the year prior or it’s being spent next year but that $20 (or less) isn’t available for building the team in the current year.

That really appears to be the point of disagreement. I don’t think there is any disagreement on how it works as set up by the NFL, rather how one team chooses to apply it.