BJSim

Payton has shown he can get the most from the talnet he has at QB. And if some reports are true about him wanting to open the offense more but Parcells putting the brakes on, I think a couple of his Dallas QBs could've hit 4000 yards. Could Brees do that with the Saints? Or Kitna? Or Collins? Who knows... But Payton will do what he feels is best for the team to make it a winner. If it means bringing in a FA QB, keeping Brooks, or drafting a rookie, I really think he's got a grasp on the possition of QB and what kind of talent he wants.

But again, I don't think we have chance one of getting Brees on the open market.

spkb25

injury scare me a lot

CheramieIII

We would save 4.5 million in cap space if we cut AB so considered that a done deal. We are already 10 million under the cap and without Howard that's another 7. We could do alot with 21.5 million dollars and even alot more if we don't spend a buttzillin dollars on that one QB in the draft, you guys know who I'm talking about?

BJSim

Cher, since Howard is already an unrestricted free agent he doesn't count towards our cap monies. So that 10 million already counts him as gone. But 14.5 million is a good amount, but not overwhelming.

Miami or Baltimore, they'll get Brees if he doesn't resign with San Diego.

BlackandBlue

you're wrong about Baltimore. they have bigger fish to fry. and billick is smart enough to know this.

FanNJ

Right on the Money

Euphoria

What is funny to me is the people who want Brees... come to San Diego and spend a day in a Sports bar around here and you won't find anyone who is a supporter of Brees. They all want to get rid of him, now they don't hate him they just want to get rid of him but there is also some hesitation because they don't have an answer for the position because they know Rivers hasn't done crap and has not looked good. When all your pistons are hitting is a groove you don't remove one. You take Moss away from Culpepper and he is flat! Brees is not the answer in New Orleans... one our line is horrible, SD is GREAT. RB's Deuce, ok, LT GREAT. NO D, horrible, giving up to many big plays, SD pretty damn good. You see where I am going here... SD has a lot of weapons/tools around Brees for him to win, in NO he won't have diddly. Leinart isn't going to be the answer either he had lots of weapons and we don't. PASS... go get a line damn it, get a D and then we can address getting some players who could help out the base/core of the team.

E U P H O R I A

saintswhodi

Not true. I read posts daily from San Diego fans and a lot of them wanna keep Brees. The ONLY hesitation is the shoulder injury. But I have seen more of them wanting to see what they could get for Rivers as opposed to letting Brees leave. Of course, there are guys who are adamantly against Brees as well.

Flat out untrue. Why do you even support this team?

Again untrue, but I knew we'd get to the diss Leinart portion sooner or later.

We addressed one of the biggest problems with out line and D already. COACHING. New schemes. Possible improvement already. But you aren't going ANYWHERE without a good QB. Big Ben, Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, Brett Favre, Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Joe Montana, John Elway, see the TREND and not the anomoly. You don't build you team around a couple of fluke Superbowl wins by teams that were defense oriented. Hell, when we had the dome patrol, we had THE #1 or 2 defense for several years, and couldn't even get a playoff win. Philly, who was right there with us, never did either. Teams that win have BALANCE, and getting a franchise QB provides BALANCE for the offense, You build around that. You don't say let's get some D and then trow anybody in there and we will win. Both Baltimore AND Tampa Bay's defenses had been together for a while before they won it all. So we build for D this year and wait five more for them to gel, hoping noone leaves, and then find a middle of the road QB and hope for the best, or take a franchise QB NOW, and build around him?

FanNJ

All I remember with the Dome patrol is at the end of the game came that close situation and that god damn prevent defense being on the field....Oh ya and the offense was quite conservitive, but did limit mistakes.

Anyway just interjecting