FO--Brilliant!! (Leinart News)
 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...nfl/index.html

This is really savvy of Loomis. Got to make the Jets or Titans really want Leinart. Hopefully, we'll bring him in to start talking contract details and really fire up anyone wanting Leinart.

I just read that myself. I love that!

Just when folks thought we forgot how to bargain...hopefully the Titans and Jets sit up and take notice.

Not sure that we didn't already have the fish close to the line, but this should make it a bit easier to hook one.

Hey I'd rather D'Brick, but if we picked up Leinart anyways I wouldn't be mad. Like I said it's nearly impossible to fudge this one up, especially if they don't trade.

Agent started a smoke screen cuz he's afraid Leinart is going to fall in the draft. 2 spots could mean alot of money for Leinart and the agent.

ahh... a wise observation...

We don't know where this is headed but it's not out of the realm of reality that the Saints still pick Lienart...Brees has the mother of all contracts for next season...even if we keep him, he'll have to restructure next season...no way can they pay him $12 million next year...this Lienart visit might be more about finding out what his salary hopes are and figuring out if they still want him...we all know he was once their top choice before Brees became available

Exactly what I'm thinking Skip.

The Saints never said that did they. Alot of members top choice was Leinart before Brees was signed and they will make a brief reappearence until after the interview.

I'm getting the uneasy feeling we may really draft Leinart too....

But in the end I still think it is all smokescreen to get the Jets to move (saw tom mcshay say it so he agrees with me). Brees at 60 mil with 12 mil over 5 years is a bargain next to what Leinart is going to ask for.

I was all for drafting Leinart before the signing of Brees, because I think he will be a quality NFL QB (it's the whole double chin thing-ala Namath, Montana, & Brady). :D That said, we did sign a quality QB in free agency, so I think that need has been addressed. We need to draft LB, DT, or OT with our 1st pick, being those are our most glaring needs. That's just one man's perspective, of course. :wink:

There is no way that we tie up that much money in two quarterbacks. Leinart at number two will command an enormous signing bonus and Drew Brees just left a similar situation in San Diego. Plus we have so many needs right now, it just doesn't make sense from a football or financial aspect to draft Leinart. Ferguson to add with Brown or Hawk to give us the stud LB we have been craving for years. Those should be the two options!

I wouldn't go so far as to say there's no way. We have about 16-20 mil in cap room, same as San D did then they got Rivers. We COULD do it, but it's not likely we will. Add to it, Brees' deal is basically only for this year, and it is definitely something we could do. Not something I want us to do any more, but it's not 100% impossible at this point.

It's just posturing. Hopefully other teams will feel that it is indeed something that the Saints will do and i hope it scares them into doing something drastic.

Simply put, if Sean Payton can help get the Cowboys into the playoffs with Quincy Carter then Adrian McPherson should be a sufficient back-up.

... on a side note: if people would get together and apply all this mental and physical effort into something good, instead of wasting it on NFL draft predictions, the world would be a much better place :)

If the world could tackle or catch a pass, people would be better. :bounce: