Saints Nation: Saints Headed Toward a Mass Exodus?

Sean Payton's contract extension has been a huge relief and added some future stability to a team that had anything but that during this 7-9 season. But just how stable are the Saints as we enter this offseason? The fact that Payton is coming back is big not only huge because this season proved how desperately the Saints need him but also because the team may be going through it's most significant makeover since he took over in 2006. Gutting a significant part of the franchise without Payton would have made it near impossible to maintain the franchise's recent winning ways. So why is there a decent shot this team gets at least semi blown up? There's high priced starters that are no longer living up to their contracts, the team is between $15-$20 million over the cap before the offseason even starts, and a large amount of uncertainty surrounds prominent members of the coaching staff. Consider the following: News just leaked that defensive coordinator Steve S...