lee909

The worry is that with Brees eating up so much cap room the money isn't there to get better players.Its always going to be either a young player just drafted or cast offs from elsewhere and trying to find a system to keep Brees safe.
I'm not dating we shouldn't have paid him but it will cost is elsewhere.

FinSaint

And they seem willing to allow for some edge pressure, as long as the interior of the line holds up and allows Brees to step up to make a pass.

Because of that it's very logical that they are paying their guard pair the big bucks because they are the ones keeping that interior from not collapsing on Brees.

Buhsrod will more than likely be gone after this season, he has a cap hit of $6.75M this year and if he is looking anywhere near that figure for his next contract... he might as well start looking around the league for someone foolish enough to pay him that, because I think someone might be willing to pay him that based on the fact that he has been a part of this offense and this O-line.

Strief is ok as a backup, but shouldn't really be starting. But like lee909 said, it's about balancing out who you would like to have on your team and who you can afford to have on your team.

I do hope that they'll use next year's 1st round pick to draft a stud of a LT, and if there's a certain player they like very much for that position - I wouldn't necessarily be against them trading up to get him or trading down if he can be had at a lower pick. I'd be willing to see them use couple of picks to get a stud of an LT if that is what it requires.

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