Saints use franchise tender on Brees; QB's figure $14.4 million

Saint_LB · 03-03-2012, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

He's got more mouths to feed. A million dollars doesn't go as far as it used to.

I just think this is funny...maybe one of my all-time favorite posts...can't explain it.

Srgt. Hulka · 03-03-2012, 08:05 PM

Can the sky fall yet?

Saint_LB · 03-03-2012, 08:10 PM

Oh...btw. If all this stuff I'm reading is true, we are in deep doo-doo.

Now we will have a very unhappy QB and everybody in the world wondering wtf was he thinking.

I think the BS regarding the bounties is just that...BS. Here's what I don't understand...maybe somebody can clue me in.

Why do we have one sport...boxing...where the goal is to hurt the other guy and that is OK. Why doesn't the NFL just say that people getting hurt is part of the game and just try to eliminate the cheap shots. Legal hits can hurt people too,.

I tell you one thing...if they keep on people are gonna lose interest. People want to see the hits. Turn it into powderpuff and people will lose interest.

...and this bounty crap has been going on forever. Why do they want to make a deal out of it now? It is the nature of their business. Reminds me of every baseball player and his brother doing steroids and they just picked on the superstars.

My $.02

FinSaint · 03-03-2012, 08:14 PM

They want to make a deal out of it now because some twat handed them a 50k page diary about it, so they had to investigate it and make an example out of the Saints' franchise.

CharityMike · 03-03-2012, 08:31 PM

Another stupid angle to all of this, if the NFL is so worried about its image, then why did THEY break the story like they did? Seems that all the uproar is about only 2 things on the pay to play sheet. Knocking a player out and putting them on a stretcher.

No mention of any of the other things on the sheet. They could have broke the Bounty story but made it more like the big deal is breaking NFL rules on betting. Instead they singled out certain items knowing the uproar it would start.

They tarnished themselves as much as us IMO.

saintfan · 03-03-2012, 09:16 PM

I love me some Drew Brees, but I applaud the Saints for this. One player should not hold an entire franchise hostage. There is a big part of me that wishes they would have let him become a FA.

Believe me, I'm not hatin' on Drew...but Manning deal was simply stupid, and we were offering pretty much the same thing Brady signed. If that's not good enough then oh well.

QBREES9 · 03-03-2012, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

I love me some Drew Brees, but I applaud the Saints for this. One player should not hold an entire franchise hostage. There is a big part of me that wishes they would have let him become a FA.

Believe me, I'm not hatin' on Drew...but Manning deal was simply stupid, and we were offering pretty much the same thing Brady signed. If that's not good enough then oh well.

I agree.

03-03-2012, 08:03 PM	#11
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II He's got more mouths to feed. A million dollars doesn't go as far as it used to. I just think this is funny...maybe one of my all-time favorite posts...can't explain it.
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894

03-03-2012, 08:10 PM	#13
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Oh...btw. If all this stuff I'm reading is true, we are in deep doo-doo. Now we will have a very unhappy QB and everybody in the world wondering wtf was he thinking. I think the BS regarding the bounties is just that...BS. Here's what I don't understand...maybe somebody can clue me in. Why do we have one sport...boxing...where the goal is to hurt the other guy and that is OK. Why doesn't the NFL just say that people getting hurt is part of the game and just try to eliminate the cheap shots. Legal hits can hurt people too,. I tell you one thing...if they keep on people are gonna lose interest. People want to see the hits. Turn it into powderpuff and people will lose interest. ...and this bounty crap has been going on forever. Why do they want to make a deal out of it now? It is the nature of their business. Reminds me of every baseball player and his brother doing steroids and they just picked on the superstars. My $.02
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right!

03-03-2012, 08:31 PM	#15
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Another stupid angle to all of this, if the NFL is so worried about its image, then why did THEY break the story like they did? Seems that all the uproar is about only 2 things on the pay to play sheet. Knocking a player out and putting them on a stretcher. No mention of any of the other things on the sheet. They could have broke the Bounty story but made it more like the big deal is breaking NFL rules on betting. Instead they singled out certain items knowing the uproar it would start. They tarnished themselves as much as us IMO. FinSaint likes this.

03-03-2012, 09:16 PM	#16
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	I love me some Drew Brees, but I applaud the Saints for this. One player should not hold an entire franchise hostage. There is a big part of me that wishes they would have let him become a FA. Believe me, I'm not hatin' on Drew...but Manning deal was simply stupid, and we were offering pretty much the same thing Brady signed. If that's not good enough then oh well. FinSaint likes this.

03-03-2012, 09:37 PM	#17
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Originally Posted by saintfan I love me some Drew Brees, but I applaud the Saints for this. One player should not hold an entire franchise hostage. There is a big part of me that wishes they would have let him become a FA. Believe me, I'm not hatin' on Drew...but Manning deal was simply stupid, and we were offering pretty much the same thing Brady signed. If that's not good enough then oh well. I agree.

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