Saint Spud
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To build on what @Rouxble said (though he covered it well).Sorry if this has been answered, but I’m not a salary cap expert.
But will there be a time were the Saints can manage the cap in a regular manner without borrowing from other years and without having a “tank season?”
The Saints were trending towards that direction. Slowly managing it back the other way.
I think they would have made an even stronger push to get to the middle if they hadn’t gotten Carr.
But now, it makes more sense to live a little closer to the edge and be the best you can reasonably be. Then, once they’ve exhausted Carr’s window, either dial back again or find another vet QB to do the same thing with.
The QB situation really dictates a lot. If you’ve got a good one, it makes more sense to push while you can. If you’ve got one on a rookie deal (like the Eagles, Dolphins, etc) you can do a little bit of both since the QB deal isn’t stretching you to begin with.
So no, you don’t HAVE to live through a tank year. Although it would certainly accelerate the process (like the Dolphins in 2018).