For years now, the New Orleans Saints have been manipulating the NFL salary cap unlike any team in recent history. And at this point, they are a giant bubble waiting to burst, as they've continued to push prorated bonus money into future years.
There is one simple reason why you can't knock this strategy: they have Drew Brees. When you have a Hall of Fame quarterback on the way out, you might as well do whatever it takes to field a Super Bowl-contending roster. We talk a lot about teams going “all-in” in a given season, but there has been no better example in the last decade than this year's Saints.