Carl Nicks vs. Ben Grubbs

QBREES9 · 07-14-2012, 01:28 PM

Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question.

dizzle88 · 07-14-2012, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question.

I think if drews deal was done early enough, the least we could have done was franchise him, maybe even given loomis enough time for a deal

But hey, we now have a guy that's supposedly just as good, not a mauler but one of the better guards for less money

WhoDat!656 · 07-14-2012, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question.

Possibly, but I doubt we would have been able to keep Colston as well.

I could be wrong on that.

Seer1 · 07-14-2012, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question.

I think there was a bunch of stuff going on behind the scenes with many other players and the business of the franchise to enable the Brees deal to get done. At some point they had to ask, "Who is expendable?" That question is always coupled with the question, "Who is available?" This was a calculated decision by some folk I'd rate in the genius category including Loomis and Kromer the OL coach. I don't think they wanted to keep Nicks.

07-14-2012, 01:31 PM	#2
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,693	Originally Posted by QBREES9 Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question. I think if drews deal was done early enough, the least we could have done was franchise him, maybe even given loomis enough time for a deal But hey, we now have a guy that's supposedly just as good, not a mauler but one of the better guards for less money

07-14-2012, 01:57 PM	#3
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,097	Originally Posted by QBREES9 Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question. Possibly, but I doubt we would have been able to keep Colston as well. I could be wrong on that.

07-14-2012, 01:58 PM	#4
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Originally Posted by QBREES9 Question. If Drew deal was done early. Could the Saints have kept Nicks ? Just a question. I think there was a bunch of stuff going on behind the scenes with many other players and the business of the franchise to enable the Brees deal to get done. At some point they had to ask, "Who is expendable?" That question is always coupled with the question, "Who is available?" This was a calculated decision by some folk I'd rate in the genius category including Loomis and Kromer the OL coach. I don't think they wanted to keep Nicks.

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