Poor Patyon

ssmitty · 04-25-2006, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by saintswhodi

I don't think so. Signing Brees has served it's purpose 1) It excited the fans. 2) Excited fans bought up gobs of season tickets. It has already paid for itself, AND we had the money, AND we aren't pigeon-holed in the draft. I look at it as an investment they made. By the season ticket sales, it was obviously a good investment. So if Brees never takes a snap, pockets his $10 mil and is not back next year, he still served an important purpose, he brought fans back to the Saints, and brought new fans with him when we signed him. IMO, that was worth the $10 mil we gave him this year. If he plays, great. But I wouldn't consider the money a waste if he didn;t. It's not like it cash strapped us, we are still 14 mil plus under the cap.

if i may add to this.........what would we have paid brooks? and as far as who had decisions in the draft, the coaches have great imput, but it all comes down to money, and that is loomis department...........what benson will and will not spend...........smitty

04-25-2006, 04:57 PM	#21
ssmitty 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,879	Originally Posted by saintswhodi I don't think so. Signing Brees has served it's purpose 1) It excited the fans. 2) Excited fans bought up gobs of season tickets. It has already paid for itself, AND we had the money, AND we aren't pigeon-holed in the draft. I look at it as an investment they made. By the season ticket sales, it was obviously a good investment. So if Brees never takes a snap, pockets his $10 mil and is not back next year, he still served an important purpose, he brought fans back to the Saints, and brought new fans with him when we signed him. IMO, that was worth the $10 mil we gave him this year. If he plays, great. But I wouldn't consider the money a waste if he didn;t. It's not like it cash strapped us, we are still 14 mil plus under the cap. if i may add to this.........what would we have paid brooks? and as far as who had decisions in the draft, the coaches have great imput, but it all comes down to money, and that is loomis department...........what benson will and will not spend...........smitty
ssmitty 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,879