Oak, you keep throwing around the word hate.

When I criticize Brees, I am hating no one.
I criticize my family members, when criticism is due.
I've criticized my mother.

I love Drew, still think he's a good guy, and he's my quarterback, and I'm
rooting for him. Spending a pretty penny to attend his games in person.
Nothing I want more, than for him to be successful and happy.

But he's human. Humans make mistakes, and I think it was a mistake to
hold out for an astronomical salary, at the expense of team practice in the summer; at the expense of the salary cap, which, yes, does affect the quality of the team; and also at the expense of his own legacy and reputation. I know he's a good guy. You know he's a good guy. He'll give most of it away to charity. But the rest of the world who doesnt root for the Saints thinks he's a greedy bastard.

Personal love aside, from a sports/business standpoint, when you pull a huge piece of money which should draw other talent, when you raise the cost of operations, which trickles down to me, Joe Fan, (If it doesnt, then tell me why everything has a corporate sponsor name. )

When you pull this kind of financial burden, you better score every time you touch the ball.

Its not hate. Its business. Ask the players, if playing is just for fun.