Should Drew Play for Less $$ ?

Danno · 02-05-2014, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Drew was Franchise tagged remember, he just didnt sign it because of the whole ordeal behind what the tag was worth? We can only FT 1 player and a whole lot of what caused things to drag out was not the negotiation but the entire argument between the league and the NFLPA over what that tag value was.. The whole was it is first or second tag issue.

The appeal over the tag was won July 3rd and 10 days later Drew and the Saints came to an agreement.

The Front Office could have tagged Nicks and offered Drew the contract they ended up giving him and we would have had both.

My point was that we'd planned to franchise Nicks. We couldn't risk losing Brees so obviously we franchised Brees instead of Nicks, thereby allowing Nicks to go to Tampa.

Had we worked out a deal with Brees before the franchise deadline, which we tried to do, then we could have franchised Nicks.

Brees' contract didn't cost us Nicks, but the timing of it certainly did.

TheOak · 02-05-2014, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

My point was that we'd planned to franchise Nicks. We couldn't risk losing Brees so obviously we franchised Brees instead of Nicks, thereby allowing Nicks to go to Tampa.

Had we worked out a deal with Brees before the franchise deadline, which we tried to do, then we could have franchised Nicks.

Brees' contract didn't cost us Nicks, but the timing of it certainly did.

I have a question for you concerning Nicks... Why was his contract up in 2012 anyway? In 2011 we only signed him to 1 year????? Must have been a reason... He was All Pro in 2010 so in 2011 we sign him to 1 year>?

His Bucs contract is a monster.. 14m cap hit in 2012. 9m this year and 10m 2015/2016.

View Poll Results: Should Drew play for less money.
No, he earned his contract.	15	44.12%
Yes,if he cared about the team he'd play for less than he's worth.	14	41.18%
Yes, he doesn't deserve to be payed like an elite QB.	2	5.88%
No, he should think about his and his family's future and get every peny he can get.	3	8.82%
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02-05-2014, 02:36 PM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,751	Re: Should Drew Play for Less $$ ? Originally Posted by TheOak Drew was Franchise tagged remember, he just didnt sign it because of the whole ordeal behind what the tag was worth? We can only FT 1 player and a whole lot of what caused things to drag out was not the negotiation but the entire argument between the league and the NFLPA over what that tag value was.. The whole was it is first or second tag issue. The appeal over the tag was won July 3rd and 10 days later Drew and the Saints came to an agreement. The Front Office could have tagged Nicks and offered Drew the contract they ended up giving him and we would have had both. My point was that we'd planned to franchise Nicks. We couldn't risk losing Brees so obviously we franchised Brees instead of Nicks, thereby allowing Nicks to go to Tampa. Had we worked out a deal with Brees before the franchise deadline, which we tried to do, then we could have franchised Nicks. Brees' contract didn't cost us Nicks, but the timing of it certainly did.

02-05-2014, 02:47 PM	#2
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,043	Re: Should Drew Play for Less $$ ? Originally Posted by Danno My point was that we'd planned to franchise Nicks. We couldn't risk losing Brees so obviously we franchised Brees instead of Nicks, thereby allowing Nicks to go to Tampa. Had we worked out a deal with Brees before the franchise deadline, which we tried to do, then we could have franchised Nicks. Brees' contract didn't cost us Nicks, but the timing of it certainly did. I have a question for you concerning Nicks... Why was his contract up in 2012 anyway? In 2011 we only signed him to 1 year????? Must have been a reason... He was All Pro in 2010 so in 2011 we sign him to 1 year>? His Bucs contract is a monster.. 14m cap hit in 2012. 9m this year and 10m 2015/2016.

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