Rapoport: Saints talking about trading Malcom Brown (1 Viewer)

[guidomerkinsrules]

The trimming of the fat starts... or at least the rumors start.

And verily, I say unto thee, there shall be fat trimmings and rumors of fat trimmings

 

[ASaintFerLife]

Let’s trade Andrus Peat for a second rounder!

Our cap hit to trade him would be huge.

 

[Alan12]

Welp, we had a 54-game streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher, looks like we’re going to try and set another record of consecutive games giving up a 100-yard rusher if we trade Brown.

 

[jasonsw]

Though a small sample size, the Saints defense suffered more in absence of Brown than Lattimore.

 

[Joodas Avila]

In the late 1st, & in both RDs of Day 3, is where the value of this IDL class is at it’s best. Daviyon Nixon, Levi Onwuzurike, Jay Tufele, Tommy Togiai, Akim Mcneill...there’s a bunch of talented guys at that point in the draft. Would LOVE to see us land of those guys.

 

[Saintsfolife]

Though a small sample size, the Saints defense suffered more in absence of Brown than Lattimore.

Remember when lattimore went out and prob had to come in vs the Vikings .... yea I don’t want to remember that either.

 

[Trey W.]

anyone know where Tyler Shelvin ranks in the DT draft class this year. He sat out this season to prepare for the NFL.
He is a big boy who played NT in LSU's 3-4. He was a 5-star recruit last listed at 6'3" 362lbs. He's no pass rusher but everything I've read says he plays with excellent pad level and takes on double teams like a champ. He's young and can always improve. Would be an excellent pick up in the 3rd if there.

 

[SaintFanInATLHell2019]

Let’s trade Andrus Peat for a second rounder!

I really hate continuing to be Debbie Downer on this. If Peat is traded or released his cap number skyrockets to close to $20 million. For a team trying to dump salary the absolute worst thing they could try to do is try to move Peat.

It's a 3 year deal. He's not going nowhere before 2023.

SFIAH

 

[Crawdaddys]

Having a great run defense in the era of passing doesn't have the same oomph as it used to because 3rd and long is no longer the tall order it once was. We won the 2009 SB because of a special pass defense.

Tell that to the Super Bowl Champion Bucs

 

[Taker597]

Prefer to extend him. He's pretty underrated

 

[sammymvpknight]

Desperately drafting a DT to fill a need has been utter disaster for the Saints in the past

 

[Reddog2]

I really hate continuing to be Debbie Downer on this. If Peat is traded or released his cap number skyrockets to close to $20 million. For a team trying to dump salary the absolute worst thing they could try to do is try to move Peat.

It's a 3 year deal. He's not going nowhere before 2023.

SFIAH

OTC shows a 1.2 million dollar savings on trading Peat. Trading post June 1 ois a 9.0 million dollar savings

 

[I'm Him...]

I really hate continuing to be Debbie Downer on this. If Peat is traded or released his cap number skyrockets to close to $20 million. For a team trying to dump salary the absolute worst thing they could try to do is try to move Peat.

It's a 3 year deal. He's not going nowhere before 2023.

SFIAH

So the SAINTS still get a cap hit with a trade? How? Doesn't do the new team take Peat's contract?

 

[SaintFanInATLHell2019]

OTC shows a 1.2 million dollar savings on trading Peat. Trading post June 1 ois a 9.0 million dollar savings

The numbers over there are confusing. No matter what the Saints are responsible for the $13 million signing bonus, of which there is $10.4 million left to account for. Then there's a $9 million guaranteed salary for 2021 that vests on the 3rd day of the new league year.

Now if the Saints trade Peat now, the new team would be responsible for the $9 million and the Saints would still have to pay the $10.4 million. So, I can see the $1.2 million in cap savings.

But the after June 1st number makes no sense. The Saints are still responsible for the $10.4 million even if it's divided over 2 years. SporTrac is showing this divided as $2.6 million this year and 7.8 million against the cap in 2022.

Of course there's still the issue of the Peat sized hole that would still need to be filled.

SFIAH

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

That would suck. He is such an integral part of our run D.