Breaking down Drew Brees' deal
 

The deal is finally done. After two years of haggling, the New Orleans Saints and Drew Brees have reached common ground. Let's go inside the deal, looking at the numbers provided by a league source:

Breaking down Drew Brees' deal - NFC South Blog - ESPN

Break it down !

10 mill cap hit this year? Mickey is a freakin' genius!

Like I've always said, In Loomis I Trust !

Worked out pretty damn good!

How surreal is it to deposit this six times over the next 6 months $6,166.666.66?

Even for Drew those are big-azzed checks.


This would be on loop in my vehicle for the next 6 months.

What a deal, it's a win-win for all ... Drew gets his money, it's cap friendly, doesn't tie the franchise's hands and should the Saints & Drew desire to part ways later on (knock on wood), it won't be a mess like Manning and the Colts ... this Loomis guy is pretty good at what he does, eh? :mrgreen:.

The Colts mess wasn't all about the cap. First, you can't take away a hall of fame QB who's at the top of his game and there not be consequences. Then, not having a backup QB worthy of being on a NFL roster made things almost impossible. Add to that, having a head coach who was way over his head and only got his job at the request of the former head coach, and then you have the Colts last year. To sum it up, let's hope Brees stay's upright. :)

Caldwell was a joke and I do not hold the guy who requested him as a replacement in much higher regard.

Caldwell always looked completely lost on the sidelines. Now he is the QB coach for the Ravens... Good luck with that.

It almost broke down my spirit!

Finally... Coach Brees is back. Now we can get to work.

Welcome to B&G; Nash&Gold!

I was thinking along the lines, and correct me if I'm wrong because I really didn't follow the Manning situation that close, that Indy was trying to release/not sign Peyton so as to avoid paying him a huge chunk of change in his contract, something like $55 million? Drew's deal looked to me like they worked it out to avoid a situation like that ... one good thing about the Indy situation, Detroit's got 'em on the schedule, :lol:.

At a podium alongside owner Jim Irsay, who cut the injured star Wednesday rather than pay a whopping $28 million bonus due this week, Manning was by turns wistful, nostalgic -- he got choked up while praising the Colts' equipment managers -- and forward-looking.
Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning part ways after 14 seasons - ESPN

The Colts were unable to reach a restructured contract with Manning that would have kept the franchise from having to pay a $28 million roster bonus that was due Thursday.
Indianapolis Colts to release Peyton Manning - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

... thanks! :mrgreen:.