Many are writing that the Saints are paying the price for kicking the can down the road for several years but have they really?
They started the offseason at $90+ million over the cap and have had to cut some solid vets but none of those players were going to be core guys going forward and none were likely to be true difference makers next year....Cook, Sanders and Jenkins have all had good to very good careers but are nearing the end of their ultility and their production can likely be replaced, or close to it. Alexander is still young but will he ever be healthy enough to be the same player that he was during his last year in Tampa, after a torn pec, a torn ACL and, most recently, a torn achilles.