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Crazy Talk.

saintfan

This thread has made me angry.

The Dude

If anything it will be Brees telling Payton where to go lol.

SloMotion

burningmetal

You know the trade deadline passed a long time ago, right?

jeanpierre

Yes, I am aware...

Point of the discussion was to see where everyone's thoughts were if that were a plausible possibility...

What else are we going to do, sit around and wah-wah even more about Rob Ryan?!?

We already started a draft thread...

burningmetal

I thought your post was pretty clear in it's intent. You didn't say anything about hypothetical. You were talking about how the Bengals great season is about to go down the tubes. Then you ask the question, if they come asking for Brees, what should Sean do?

But that won't happen because it can't happen.

I'll answer your revised edition of the question (I say revised because I don't really buy your reasoning behind your original post, quite frankly). IF it were even possible, I think it would not have a chance of happening. They would have to make an offer that is beyond reasonable for their own good. Dalton will be back next year.

You don't trade a guy like Brees until you know who you're replacing him with. Garrett Grayson cannot be viewed as that guy, at this point. So any trade would have to come at a later time, not in the middle of the season.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

jeanpierre

That's the conversation I'm looking to read...

So Grayson isn't our guy and we have no candidate to replace Brees...

Thus, we're faced with two options with Brees by that logic...

Pay Brees his due contracted number and take another year of salary cap hell, or...

Extend Brees, if he and his agent are so willing, with guaranteed money, but at a reduced cap number...

burningmetal

You're bringing up an entirely different subject there.

There is no doubt that Drew's contract is a problem right now, and IF there were a plan in place to be able to move Drew (only at the right price), then you do what's best for the organization. Not because Drew is bad or that anybody wants to see him go, from an emotional standpoint, because it would obviously be very hard to see him leave. But he's not going to play forever, especially if you can't protect him, and you can't do that when you've got a million holes to fill and your QB is killing your cap number.

If Drew were younger, it wouldn't be so bad. But at his age, you risk bleeding out the organization in the hopes of one last run... So I have never been opposed to the theory of trading him. But the probability of any reasonable scenario unfolding, where it would make sense, is not very high.

Your thread was about trading him to the Bengals. Period. That was clear. If you wanted to talk about just any trade involving Drew, then you need to say that. The idea of trading him to the Bengals simply makes zero sense for anyone, not just because the trade deadline has passed. It's not practical. You don't rent a QB like Drew, with his contract PLUS whatever personnel/draft picks you'd be giving up. They already have a QB. He's not great, but he's pretty good compared to the average QB, and they gave him a ton of money. So he's still their future. That would make Drew an incredibly expensive rent. It's not worth it for less than half a season.

And if you're the Saints, you don't just give Drew away, obviously. So it would not happen even if it could, if these teams have even a shred of common sense.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

jlouhill

Let me think about this and get back with you......NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!