Saints Cap Moves: $16,289,133 cap space ….. 7 restructures, 2 extensions, 2 pay cut, 1 release
When he and McCoy left the lineup due to injuries the offense went from phenomenal to pedestrian in a flash. In his paltry 465 yards of offense were six TDs and countless first downs gained to continue drives. When we broke the huddle and Taysom dropped back to QB, the defense was at an extreme disadvantage. Yes, he's overpaid, but that contract was made during Payton's tenure. Taysom has delivered back way better than I thought he ever could.
Taysom is a player that pulling the raw numbers and comparing them to a position isn't an accurate reflection of his impact and contributions. He's somewhat of an anomaly as is his contract. It's inflated and has been a headscratcher from the start because it was sort of between a starting and backup QB so I somewhat agree when you start comparing it to a RB or TE position. But the difference is the multi-use and impact he has on the game and scoring or moving the chains. It wasn't just a cute, gimicky thing, he heavily influenced our success or lack of success depending if he is in the game or not.I guess you miss the 9 games that he didn't play in because of injuries...
So we payed him $5.7 million (salary + bonus) for 465 yards of total offense in 2024...
When he and McCoy left the lineup due to injuries the offense went from phenomenal to pedestrian in a flash. In his paltry 465 yards of offense were six TDs and countless first downs gained to continue drives. When we broke the huddle and Taysom dropped back to QB, the defense was at an extreme disadvantage. Yes, he's overpaid, but that contract was made during Payton's tenure. Taysom has delivered back way better than I thought he ever could.