Again, with Drew Brees...

xan · 05-04-2012, 08:01 AM

Fielding a competitive team in the NFL is a bit more than mortgaging the franchise for a quarterback. There has to be quality and depth at every position, and there is a price to pay for that. No one disputes that Brees should get a high salary.

The issue, essentially, is Brees morally deserving of enough salary to cause fielding a non-competitive team?

SaintsBro · 05-04-2012, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by xan

The issue, essentially, is Brees morally deserving of enough salary to cause fielding a non-competitive team?

Morality has NOTHING to do with it. The guy is getting paid to throw a ball around, and WE (including you) have enabled that and supported that and have created the monster, every step of the way. If you are worried that Drew Effing Brees is going to cause you to "field a non-competitive team," then I guess he is not the guy for you. Look at that list of accomplishments Saintgup posted, there are 31 other teams who would want that. Morality or "how much money is too much money for one person to live on" has nothing to do with it.

I personally think he does sign the tag, if it finally comes down to that, I think he will. Just not going to do it right now.

05-04-2012, 08:01 AM	#1
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,372 Blog Entries: 34	Fielding a competitive team in the NFL is a bit more than mortgaging the franchise for a quarterback. There has to be quality and depth at every position, and there is a price to pay for that. No one disputes that Brees should get a high salary. The issue, essentially, is Brees morally deserving of enough salary to cause fielding a non-competitive team? ScottF and AlaskaSaints like this.

05-04-2012, 08:19 AM	#2
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by xan The issue, essentially, is Brees morally deserving of enough salary to cause fielding a non-competitive team? Morality has NOTHING to do with it. The guy is getting paid to throw a ball around, and WE (including you) have enabled that and supported that and have created the monster, every step of the way. If you are worried that Drew Effing Brees is going to cause you to "field a non-competitive team," then I guess he is not the guy for you. Look at that list of accomplishments Saintgup posted, there are 31 other teams who would want that. Morality or "how much money is too much money for one person to live on" has nothing to do with it. I personally think he does sign the tag, if it finally comes down to that, I think he will. Just not going to do it right now.

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