Why did brees turn down the contract we offered him?

FinSaint · 03-05-2012, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by darstep

Remember when $450,000 was a lot of money?
It's raining cats, dogs, squirrels, & monkeys...what else is waiting in the wings this year?
I believe the tag helps this years cap, but the long deal is going to leave us thin.
Restructuring and cuts will have to be made and next year has no real advantage.
Once success shows up, the players that bring that success will demand their rewards.
No team has enough money to reward everybody. We are no different.
Brees deserves his money; he's earned it. Everybody else look out for yourself.
Things should level out once all the teams get up to the cap/minimum salary range.
Teams like KC will be able to buy a whole new look.
All the rest will have to pick through the scraps to see what their remaining dollars will buy.

And that is basically what the salary cap is for - to keep the whole league fairly competitive among all 32 teams.

Since successful teams can't hold on to all of their star players - draft picks, UDFAs and evaluation of potential FA signings becomes more important. A team doesn't need to sign the highest payed FA in a given position, just the FA who provides the most value and fits the team's system. This is where the Patriots and BB have and will continue to be successful, and where Loomis has also shown his abilities.

The fact that the new CBA brought down the draft pick salaries, especially for the 1st round picks, will help teams to concentrate more on building their success through the draft.

03-05-2012, 04:43 PM	#27
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Originally Posted by darstep Remember when $450,000 was a lot of money? It's raining cats, dogs, squirrels, & monkeys...what else is waiting in the wings this year? I believe the tag helps this years cap, but the long deal is going to leave us thin. Restructuring and cuts will have to be made and next year has no real advantage. Once success shows up, the players that bring that success will demand their rewards. No team has enough money to reward everybody. We are no different. Brees deserves his money; he's earned it. Everybody else look out for yourself. Things should level out once all the teams get up to the cap/minimum salary range. Teams like KC will be able to buy a whole new look. All the rest will have to pick through the scraps to see what their remaining dollars will buy. And that is basically what the salary cap is for - to keep the whole league fairly competitive among all 32 teams. Since successful teams can't hold on to all of their star players - draft picks, UDFAs and evaluation of potential FA signings becomes more important. A team doesn't need to sign the highest payed FA in a given position, just the FA who provides the most value and fits the team's system. This is where the Patriots and BB have and will continue to be successful, and where Loomis has also shown his abilities. The fact that the new CBA brought down the draft pick salaries, especially for the 1st round picks, will help teams to concentrate more on building their success through the draft.
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