CantonLegend

brown isnt a cancer.....a cancer is someone who destroys a team and the relationships in the locker room

all brown did was want more money.....he held out and didnt show up which is a poor business and professional decision and it shows immaturity IMO

but a cancer? really? you guys are blowing this way out of proportion trying to pretend like the trade was the only thing to do

this trade was a mistake.....we lost our best offensive lineman in favor of a draft pick next year? why would we want a draft pick when we have a proven player at the most important position on the line. a pick is a gamble....whereas brown is the real thing

threads like this make me wonder if you guys know the importance of a talented offensive line

"deal with it or you can go play the saints and get trounced by 30 and you won't have to worry about it."-colin cowherd

biloxi-indian

A legend in one's own mind!

CheramieIII

Cancer starts with 1 bad cell (something really small). You say yourself it showed a lack of professionalism and maturity, so I assume you're saying we want that on the team? Yes, it was a bad trade and I would've made him honor his damn contract and shut the hell up or fine him every chance I got but the team obviously knows more than the both of us or they would've made the trade.

SaintFanInATLHELL

I'll wade in here.

Agreed. Brown was not that.
As is his right. But I think he still made a mistake on two fronts. First is thinking that the time was right for him to ask for his deal. Brown has not played a meaningful football game in nearly 18 months. While of course he was a Pro Bowl caliber tackle at that time, truthfully all bets are now off.

Second was holding out. I think we should have signed the OTA waiver, gotten into the organization, and try to show them what they would be getting. Then if by the end of OTAs nothing was happening, make another move then.

But now he's playing for the same $3.6 million the Saints would have payed him. But now he's in Washington instead of playing for the Champs and with the best QB in the game.

Brown thought he had done enough to earn the Big Ticket contract. But in fact he's going to play another year on limited money. I think he made a bad bet not playing with Brees. McNabb is pretty good. Brees is much better at this point in both of their careers.

It wasn't. It could have lingered on becoming a protracted holdout battle. From the looks of it the Saints did Brown a favor. I think the decision had already been made that Brown wasn't going to get a long term contract without playing a year under the tender. The Brown camp seemed adamant that he get a long term deal or he would sit. It's a stalemate. One the Saints honestly could have afforded to wait out as they have enough tackles in camp to play an entire season without Brown.

But Brown was stuck. If he wasn't going to play for the Saints for the tender amount, then he wasn't going to play this year. Or drag in at week 10 and be totally useless to anyone, including himself.

The Saints could have fined him into much less money. Or they could have simply waited until after training camp started to make Brown available.

Brown is going to get a chance to start this year. A chance to gel with the O-line and McNabb in Washington.

Again I think the Saints did him a favor.

Because he wasn't going to play and the team did not know what his current status is. Also there could have been the simple decision that with so may other needs to be filled, that they couldn't afford to pay a premier left tackle premier left tackle money.

The platoon of Brees, Payton, Bushrod, Streif, and Thomas succeed as a group in winning the SB. While Brown certainly can function on an island, and Bushrod has yet to prove that he can, that battery can motivate a functional #1 offense.
Of course. Did you notice that the Saints did pay the talent?

SFIAH

Super Bowl Championships: New Orleans Saints:1, Carolina:0, Atlanta Chokers: STILL ZERO

Only Atlanta choked in an unchokable situation... Life is definitely good.

strato

Wow been away a few days and Brown gets traded..didnt have Sirius in the sons Honda..lol..oh well i was hoping we would hold out for a 2nd rd pick for him...Im hoping Bushrod and the coaching staff have a better game against D,Ware this yr...i want my bragging rights back here in Tx as the Cowgirl killers..lol...well goodluck J.B in Washington except against us and heres to our new J.B which i think is better at runblocking and gets less holding calls... getting even better this yr!..and dont forget we have Charlie Brown...lol..

saintsfan601

I agree with what most people have to say on this board.We got something were we almost got nothing.So I'm happy with that.He WAS a great player.

Pete

Charlie brown got our back but who knows what bushrod may turn out to be. Colston (diamond in the ruff) time will tell! Let go of jammal and he'll grab somebody else for a flag! Who-Dat good luck weak knees'/drive killer. Dam good player who held at the wrong possible times!!all pro ..yep@times.. Bushrod should make a repeating effort to hold his own! Bushrod I think will own up to the player he has the potential to be!he'll have something for ware and freeney next go round eppers too!GOTTA BELIEVE.. Let's cash in another title CHA-CHING

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voodooido

The New Orleans Saints agreed to send disgruntled offensive tackle Jammal Brown to the Washington Redskins on Saturday.

Brown, who missed the entire 2009 season with hip and sports hernia injuries, signed his $3.62 million tender offer before the trade. He skipped the Saints' voluntary workouts this offseason because he was unhappy with the tender, along with the fact that he might have to compete with Jermon Bushrod to regain his starting job.


Yasinskas: Moving On
Jermon Bushrod may not have the upside of the departed Jammal Brown, but he showed last year he can carry his own weight, Pat Yasinskas writes. Blog


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Though it's uncertain which side of the line he'll play on, offensive tackle Jammal Brown may be an excellent fit for Washington, Matt Mosley writes. Blog

The Saints' compensation in the deal is tied to the Redskins' trade with the Eagles for quarterback Donovan McNabb in April.

Washington will now be without its third- and fourth-round draft picks in 2011, but it will also get back a later pick from New Orleans.

Washington owes the Eagles a third- or fourth-round pick in 2011 for McNabb, based on how the quarterback plays or the team performs. If the Redskins win nine games, go to the playoffs or McNabb gets selected to the Pro Bowl, Philadelphia will receive Washington's third-round pick and New Orleans will get Washington's fourth. If none of those happen, the Eagles will get the Redskins' fourth-round pick and the Saints will get the Redskins' third-round pick.

If New Orleans receives Washington's third-round pick, then the Redskins will get a 2011 fifth-round pick back from the Saints. However, if Washington's third-round pick goes to Philadelphia, then the Saints will send a 2011 sixth- or seventh-round pick back to the Redskins.

There is also a conditional 2012 sixth-round pick involved. Should Brown play 90 percent of the plays next season or get voted to the Pro Bowl, Washington will send its 2012 sixth-round pick to New Orleans. After Saturday's trade, Washington has six picks left in the 2011 draft.

Brown could be the solution at right tackle for the Redskins, who are rebuilding the line under new coach Mike Shanahan after last year's 4-12 season.

Washington took Trent Williams of Oklahoma with the No. 4 overall pick in April's draft to replace retired six-time Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels. Artis Hicks has worked with the first-string unit at right tackle during the offseason, but he could move to right guard to make room for Brown.

Brown started 58 games for the Saints in five seasons before the injuries sidelined him last year. Bushrod, nicknamed "Big Neck," started 15 games in place of Brown during the 2009 regular season, when the Saints allowed only 20 sacks, fourth-fewest in the NFL.

The 6-foot-4, 325-pound Bushrod was a fourth-round choice in the 2007 draft from Towson. He did not play a regular-season snap on the offensive line during his first two seasons.

Brown, 29, was the No. 13 overall selection in the 2005 draft from Oklahoma. The 6-foot-6, 313-pounder was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2006 and 2008 seasons. He has only one year remaining on his contract, but the Redskins ultimately want to keep him.

Pete

Gives us a lil lagniappe to pull for redskins to break even at 8-8;I know what non saints games I'll be following

SaintPauly

You know, I don't understand this infatuation with Brown, from some of the fans on here. He hasn't played a game, since 08, what exactly makes this guy so irreplaceable? Our best offensive lineman? With Bushrod last year, the Saints gave up the fewest sacks in the league I do believe. While leading the number one offense to a superbowl win. When we were discussing the re-signing of Sharper, people were jumping on him with both feet in here, calling him old and greedy, and "re-placeable", while sitting in the Jammal Brown section, talking about what a great player he is, and how we should keep him, no matter what the cost. DIDN'T PLAY THE ENTIRE SUPERBOWL SEASON, but he is the best o-linemen on the team. Am I the only one that finds this reasoning completely ludicrous? Good riddance, good bye Brown, and have a nice life. Should have been done before the draft this year.

What's popular is not always right, and what's right is not always popular.....