It’s easy to move around money and convert base salaries to signing bonuses and whatnot. Players don’t mind getting written checks.
Saints have been in cap hell next year for about 15 years. The only year they really had issues getting by was the year they had to pay Jimmy Graham, who simultaneously had a galaxy-brained take about cutting and trading guys at the same time.Saints are still in cap hell next year. I guess Brees retires and they don’t invest much at QB