Piecing Together a Russell Wilson Trade for the Saints

rezburna · 02-04-2022, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by SaintGnome

I'm sorry, but I'm flabbergasted by the suggestion that Drew's salary was what was chaining us down. First off "chaining us down" is what? Not getting a play away or so away from the SB the last 4 years, like we DID? Sure Drew in his prime years got his max (wouldn't you?!) but his later contracts were very team friendly, good but not as great as he could have commanded had he went elsewhere. People forget so quickly.

Drew’s play in the playoffs is a large reason we were only a play away over the last four years. He was mediocre and often exposed in the offs for his inability to push the ball downfield. He should have took the discount in the early 2010’s instead of towards the end of his career. Maybe we could have spent more money on the defense and we could have overcome some of those failures. The thing is, I really remember. 15 TD’s and 11 INT’s in the playoffs since the 2013 season.

02-04-2022, 10:24 PM	#11
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,022	Re: Piecing Together a Russell Wilson Trade for the Saints Originally Posted by SaintGnome I'm sorry, but I'm flabbergasted by the suggestion that Drew's salary was what was chaining us down. First off "chaining us down" is what? Not getting a play away or so away from the SB the last 4 years, like we DID? Sure Drew in his prime years got his max (wouldn't you?!) but his later contracts were very team friendly, good but not as great as he could have commanded had he went elsewhere. People forget so quickly. Drew’s play in the playoffs is a large reason we were only a play away over the last four years. He was mediocre and often exposed in the offs for his inability to push the ball downfield. He should have took the discount in the early 2010’s instead of towards the end of his career. Maybe we could have spent more money on the defense and we could have overcome some of those failures. The thing is, I really remember. 15 TD’s and 11 INT’s in the playoffs since the 2013 season. Rsanders24 likes this.