So what's fair for Drew Brees?

TheOak · 05-25-2012, 08:47 AM

Ok My take....

1. The risk of contracting Brees (because of his shoulder) runs out on the last day of this contract. No one can hold onto that any more. There was a risk, that was offset by a low contract figure... Both have run its course and are moot.

2. Brees knew that Brady, and Manning were going to be closing contracts this year so it is only prudent that he wait until after those are done to accept the offer of highest paid QB in the league. If he accepts too early he becomes the highest paid QB for 46 minutes.

3. @Jeanpierre - Endorsements are "on top of", and have nothing to do with his contract. There is no guarantee of endorsements, history, 2 Super Bowls. anything mentioned. I repeat... No Way to guarantee. So he is chasing the only way to secure his financial future with a guarantee. A front loaded contract with guaranteed money.
I can offset all of that with "The team will benefit equally in areas of finance and history".

Lets take a step back and not look at it as Drew Brees, rich guy, trying to milk the team.

FORGET $ figures

Lets look at it as "you/me" negotiating your pay at a new employer. The following topics would not be up for debate or discussion with my new employer during this negotiation.

Whats in my Checking account
Whats in my Savings account
How big my home is
Weather or not I have a swimming pool
What my last employer paid me
How much income I collect from a lawn service
How much income I get from oil royalties
How great my name may become in this given industry

ALSO

I am not going to leverage the following against my employer because that is not his problem:

My credit card debt
How much money my wife spends
The companies profit margins from last year

Now any negotiator worth his salt would try and leverage all that against Drew, but anyone with any sense will end that approach most rickety tick.

At the end of the day I think the team needs to close Drews long term contract more than he does.... Which is why you see him sitting back and letting things play out. He has them by the ballz.

05-25-2012, 08:47 AM	#12
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Ok My take.... 1. The risk of contracting Brees (because of his shoulder) runs out on the last day of this contract. No one can hold onto that any more. There was a risk, that was offset by a low contract figure... Both have run its course and are moot. 2. Brees knew that Brady, and Manning were going to be closing contracts this year so it is only prudent that he wait until after those are done to accept the offer of highest paid QB in the league. If he accepts too early he becomes the highest paid QB for 46 minutes. 3. @Jeanpierre - Endorsements are "on top of", and have nothing to do with his contract. There is no guarantee of endorsements, history, 2 Super Bowls. anything mentioned. I repeat... No Way to guarantee. So he is chasing the only way to secure his financial future with a guarantee. A front loaded contract with guaranteed money. I can offset all of that with "The team will benefit equally in areas of finance and history". Lets take a step back and not look at it as Drew Brees, rich guy, trying to milk the team. FORGET $ figures Lets look at it as "you/me" negotiating your pay at a new employer. The following topics would not be up for debate or discussion with my new employer during this negotiation. Whats in my Checking account Whats in my Savings account How big my home is Weather or not I have a swimming pool What my last employer paid me How much income I collect from a lawn service How much income I get from oil royalties How great my name may become in this given industry ALSO I am not going to leverage the following against my employer because that is not his problem: My credit card debt How much money my wife spends The companies profit margins from last year Now any negotiator worth his salt would try and leverage all that against Drew, but anyone with any sense will end that approach most rickety tick. At the end of the day I think the team needs to close Drews long term contract more than he does.... Which is why you see him sitting back and letting things play out. He has them by the ballz.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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