WhoDat!656

The offer may have come before the Saints went into the playoffs and Brees said he was shelving his contract during the postseason so they woudn't be a distraction.

The 'Why wasn't this taken care of earlier' crowd need to realize that the Saints, on offense especially, have several key components.

Teams like New England, and Indianapolis, basically only have Brady and Manning to worry with when contract talks come around. When is the last time there was a story about a guard on those teams that had several teams ready to sign him if he became a FA?

The Saints have Brees, Nicks, Colston, Meachem, Porter and, coming up soon, Jimmy Graham.

IMO, the fly in the ointment is the agent for Brees.

As far as Nicks and Colston/Meachem go, after Brees, Nicks is the most crucial of that group.

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