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BGWhoDat 03-12-2012 10:11 PM

Saints offer Carl Nicks contract, talking to Colston
 
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New Orleans Saints have made guard Carl Nicks a 'respectable offer' via his agent according to Carl Nick's Twitter.

New Orleans Saints offer guard Carl Nicks a deal

Carl Nicks ‏ @bigbrickhouse77

Y'all know I keep it real on this. My agent told me the saints made me an offer and it is respectable...

Nicks went on to say...

Carl Nicks ‏ @bigbrickhouse77

Still need time to think and talk with my family


The Saints are currently negotiating with WR Marques Colston and have been all day.

New Orleans Saints and wide receiver Marques Colston working hard on a deal

Danno 03-12-2012 10:13 PM

OMG, this is great great news. I'm giddy.

C'mon Carl, if we're close... "Sign It!!"

gandhi1007 03-12-2012 10:15 PM

Hell yes!!! Of all our free agents, other than Brees, this (to me) is the most important.

Danno 03-12-2012 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gandhi1007 (Post 386337)
Hell yes!!! Of all our free agents, other than Brees, this (to me) is the most important.

And I'm not convinced anyone else is even close.

|Mitch| 03-12-2012 10:17 PM

Sweet!

LBCutta 03-12-2012 10:17 PM

this is going to be an interesting 24 hours..i love it

Danno 03-12-2012 10:18 PM

So maybe Vilma's tweets are legit, which means Dunbar gets signed too.

|Mitch| 03-12-2012 10:19 PM

I wonder what "respectable offer" consists of?

Danno 03-12-2012 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by |Mitch| (Post 386342)
I wonder what "respectable offer" consists of?

For his agent to tell him respectable has me convinced its in the range Nicks wanted.

It may still go back and forth a few times but I think we have our man!!!

saintsfan1976 03-12-2012 10:23 PM

I hope so.

Great news in the wee hours before Fa begins.

Nice find BG Who Dat

BGWhoDat 03-12-2012 10:30 PM

If I hear anything further, I'll let you know.

LivnaLieTimay 03-12-2012 10:36 PM

More good news. Nice to hear Loomis is hard at work trying to bring both Colston and Nicks back. Hearing Nicks say the offer was respectable definitely has me encouraged after some of his tweets this offseason. Now let's get those contracts signed!

SAINTstunna 03-12-2012 10:39 PM

GIDDER DUNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

hitta 03-12-2012 10:43 PM

Sign it!

QBREES9 03-12-2012 10:57 PM

Well lets hope he signs. SIGN IT ! don't be like DREW ( MONEY ) BREES.

AsylumGuido 03-12-2012 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by QBREES9 (Post 386360)
Well lets hope he signs. SIGN IT ! don't be like DREW ( MONEY ) BREES.

Brees/Condon won't do anything until the other pieces are in place. I'm sorry, but your vitriol against Brees is getting REAL old.

:whatever:

QBREES9 03-12-2012 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 386364)
Brees/Condon won't do anything until the other pieces are in place. I'm sorry, but your vitriol against Brees is getting REAL old.

:whatever:

What, I can't have fun calling him Drew Money ? Lighten up my friend.

Danno 03-12-2012 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 386364)
Brees/Condon won't do anything until the other pieces are in place. I'm sorry, but your vitriol against Brees is getting REAL old.

:whatever:

Not as old as the Brees worship.;)

73Saint 03-12-2012 11:05 PM

Man, we need some Good News!! Come on, make this happen!!!!

QBREES9 03-12-2012 11:06 PM

ok ok i'll stop ...............Whatever ! :(

AsylumGuido 03-12-2012 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by QBREES9 (Post 386365)
What, I can't have fun calling him Drew Money ? Lighten up my friend.

I'm sorry, but this franchise has been part of my soul and blood for 46 years of my life it feels as though you are attacking a part of my family. I understand your bitterness, but it really doesn't help to pile on when we really need to circle the wagons. It is us against the world.

Nothing personal. I mean that. Okay?

AsylumGuido 03-12-2012 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 386366)
Not as old as the Brees worship.;)

He delivered my my first Lombardi before I moved on. I can't help but have a bit of worship going on.

;)

QBREES9 03-12-2012 11:16 PM

Hey No Problem. I love the guy i believe he should get everything he wants. Drew has done everything you could ask someone to do. He lifted all of Louisana on in it's shoulders. Won a Super Bowl brought respect to the organiztaion. I understand I'm not mad I'm not bitter. I'm just having fun. He will resign I have no doubt.

|Mitch| 03-12-2012 11:17 PM

Does Drew not accepting his offer have anything to do with cap space and making sure Nicks and Colston get signed? I wonder...

Danno 03-12-2012 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by |Mitch| (Post 386377)
Does Drew not accepting his offer have anything to do with cap space and making sure Nicks and Colston get signed? I wonder...

I think it all came down to finding out what the exact cap number was, and perhaps what sort of penalty Payton/Benson discovered we'd get from his highness.

My guess is we have a few more players to restructure or flat out cut to fit Brees in.

We may be trying to find cheaper alternatives at several positions in free agency before we cut someone we regret. I think if we sign a decent DT then Ellis may be gone.

BGWhoDat 03-12-2012 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 386383)
I think it all came down to finding out what the exact cap number was, and perhaps what sort of penalty Payton/Benson discovered we'd get from his highness.

My guess is we have a few more players to restructure or flat out cut to fit Brees in.

We may be trying to find cheaper alternatives at several positions in free agency before we cut someone we regret. I think if we sign a decent DT then Ellis may be gone.

Yeah, in one of my previous articles I wrote I named four players that would likely need to restructure due to having a cap hit of over $6M.

Ashley 03-12-2012 11:50 PM

This could be great news come the time I wake up tomorrow

hitta 03-12-2012 11:56 PM

You know I'm starting to wonder if the Brees contract spat thing was bull**** proposed by retarded journalists. Brees could have just took the franchise tag to put him on ice, until the other two get deals worked out. Loomis could be working from a different cap figure than everyone else thinks because he knows something that we don't about Brees.

jeanpierre 03-13-2012 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 386336)
OMG, this is great great news. I'm giddy.

C'mon Carl, if we're close... "Sign It!!"

WTH is this? The softer side of Sears or something...

Actually, this news was an excellent distraction from an otherwise, tough week...

jeanpierre 03-13-2012 12:24 AM

It's not just Brees that has to fit under the cap...

Nicks and Colston or Meachem...

We have at least two linebackers and two defensive lineman to sign...

And possibly another defensive back...

alleycat_126 03-13-2012 12:50 AM

GO LOOMIS GO!!!! Don't Forget about Big Meach!!!!

FinSaint 03-13-2012 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 386404)
It's not just Brees that has to fit under the cap...

Nicks and Colston or Meachem...

We have at least two linebackers and two defensive lineman to sign...

And possibly another defensive back...


That's why I'm hoping that the league won't take away any draft picks from the Saints - with the new CBA, rookies are more affordable than ever.

Here's to hoping that someone like Ronnell Lewis drops down in the draft and falls right into the hands of the Saints on their 2nd round pick.

Re-signing Nicks would be awesome, but Loomis and the FO have a lot of work to do to fill the rest of the roster with virtually no cap to spend if they are able to get Nicks under contract.

papz 03-13-2012 06:52 AM

So we've made a legit contract offer to Nicks, working on one with Colston(knowing he's worth at least 7 a year), and trying to get an extension done with Brees w/o having to franchise either Nicks or Colston.

Our cap-ol-ogist doing work as usual.

As far as the defense is concerned, there's plenty of under utilized talent there. We just need to coach them up and get them to play how we all know they're capable of playing. Get Jenkins to start acting like a FS, Wilson on the field, continue developing Galette, and we're a DT or two away of being respectable... which is all we need to win a championship.

SapperSaint 03-13-2012 07:23 AM

This is a delight in what has been a trying two weeks as a fan. If Condon said it was a "Respectable offer", I don't know about the rest of you but that speaks volumes in its' self.

I think I see the sun piercing through those dark clouds.

FinSaint 03-13-2012 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SapperSaint (Post 386436)
If Condon said it was a "Respectable offer", I don't know about the rest of you but that speaks volumes in its' self.


It wasn't Condon, Nicks is represented by Ben Dogra not Tom Condon although they both work for the Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Dogra also represents f.e. Nnamdi Asomugha, Mario Williams, Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, and London Fletcher amongst others.

This Philly article paints a picture of him being a "client-first" type of an agent, which doesn't always equate to just money, which might be good news when it comes to the Saints' chances of re-signing Nicks:

The Unsung Hero In The Nnamdi Asomugha Acquisition: Ben Dogra - SB Nation Philly

SapperSaint 03-13-2012 07:42 AM

My bad, I thought Condon was his agent. Thanks for setting me straight, Fin.

TheOak 03-13-2012 07:45 AM

Respectable offer means it falls between the top of the mountain and the moon.

They will not go lower than X
They are trying to get Z

Saints came in at Y or X.5

FinSaint 03-13-2012 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SapperSaint (Post 386445)
My bad, I thought Condon was his agent. Thanks for setting me straight, Fin.


No worries, in fact I thought so as well a while back, because it was mentioned that he was represented by the CAA - I thought for sure it was Condon, but Dogra is no slouch either.

Last year this Bleacher Report's agent ranking had him in the 2nd place behind Condon:

Ranking the 10 Most Powerful NFL Player Agents in the League Today | Bleacher Report

Luda34 03-13-2012 07:49 AM

If Loomis can pull this off he will be the GM of the year.

FinSaint 03-13-2012 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x626xBlack (Post 386446)
Respectable offer means it falls between the top of the mountain and the moon.

They will not go lower than X
They are trying to get Z

Saints came in at Y or X.5



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