Saints release Moore, trying to trade Sproles

[ThomasTomasz]

I dont even care if the money is guaranteed and I understand why it isn't. What i'm saying is the teams should be on the hook for the theoretical money against the cap whether they choose to cut the player or not. In other words, if you feel you made a mistake on a guy and want to cut him, fine, cut him. But that contract is still going to count against the cap.

I think under that scenario, teams would hold on to veterans who could still play, and roster turnover would be reduced.

Alright, that I can get behind and I actually really like it. While it does benefit players, the question would be how much would it benefit them? Also, it hurts the owners to be stuck with that cap hit, so they are almost certain not to agree to it.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

If Darren Sproles' agent is reading this, you might want to give him a call and let him know everything's going to be OK. Or at least let him know that the Saints might trade him. Actually, you don't have to tell him that because he found out on Twitter.


Judging by all of the capital letters and the exclamation point, you can tell Sproles is surprised. Then he added this tweet, just for good measure.


Why was Sproles surprised? Probably because he thought he was going to be released on Tuesday when free agency began. There were multiple reports that the Saints would cut Sproles if they couldn't find a trading partner by Tuesday. Sproles EVEN TWEETED GOOD BYE TO NEW ORLEANS on Friday night.


However, Sproles likely won't be released now. ESPN.com reported on Tuesday that there's a lot of interest in him and instead of cutting Sproles, the Saints are going to trade him. Lets hope that news also breaks on Twitter and lets hope Sproles reacts accordingly.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...-out-on-twitter-that-saints-want-to-trade-him

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I'm almost always anti union as a rule, but the NFLPA is so weak and gets fucked so routinely that I feel bad for them. The owners have had the players by the balls since the beginning or time in the NFL.

Owners sign these guys to fraudulent long term contracts that in reality are basically one or two year deals with theoretical money that the players almost never see. As soon as a couple of years pass and the signing bonus money can comfortably be accelerated into the current year, you are on borrowed time & the clock is ticking. If you're lucky, they'll ask you to tear up your deal and restructure. Won't play ball? Fine, you're cut. How the owners have gotten away with this for so long is baffling to me. The NFLPA is toothless.

Even though I would prefer no cap, that cap isn't really the issue. It's the soft contracts that allow the owners to sign ridiculous deals, and just rip them up if they don't work out (which is most of the time). They'll pay 3 or 4 guys big money, 40-50% of the cap, then cut everybody else and replace them with low cost street FA's and rookies. This hurts the quality of play. Very few teams ever have decent backup QB's unless they luck into one, because nobody wastes assets on that. Teams have no depth, because good veteran depth costs too much due to tenure. I can go on and on. Rules don't let you cover, so more & more teams use shitbums in the defensive backfield who cost nothing. That's why Seattle has such a big edge, they found young guys who make nothing who can actually play, which is ultra rare for DB's.

Now i'm rambling a bit. Bottom line is the CBA is broken. It worked for a while, but it's outlived its usefulness. Teams need to be accountable for the deals they sign, even if the cash isn't guaranteed.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

The salary cap was put in place to break up the dominant teams. It worked for a few years and the league saw unprecedented parity, until GM's figured out how to game things. It's a myth that a lack of a cap would destroy competitive balance. The NBA has a cap and it's got zero parity. The NFL has a hard cap and has less parity than MLB, which has no cap, and also allows teams to cut individual TV deals & such which in theory should widen the gaps even more.

KILL THE CAP

 

[Aso]

The contracts that are signed are agreed by both sides and both sides know what they are getting into. It's not like players are getting swindled somehow. I like how the current CBA works.