Saints' Luke McCown serves as more than a punchline with new deal

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Drew Brees helped push his good buddy Luke McCown to national prominence in 2015 with the New Orleans Saints backup quarterback starring in a hilarious Verizon commercial. McCown proved to be quite the spokesman for the cellular company, one that Brees heavily endorses.

A total coincidence shoved McCown into action for his day job after Brees sustained a right shoulder injury and only shortly after the commercial hit the airwaves. McCown didn't lead the Saints to a win against eventual NFC champion Carolina in Week 3. He certainly proved his value as Brees' backup, though.

That performance helped spur the Saints to re-sign McCown on Thursday evening. McCown agreed to a two-year deal worth a reported $3 million, including a $500,000 signing bonus.

frydaddy · 03-10-2016, 10:08 PM

I like it. Super cheap and he proved last year that he is very capable of running the offense if needed. Good move.

QBREES9 · 03-10-2016, 10:23 PM

What no Matt Flynn?

Crusader · 03-11-2016, 02:34 AM

Solid but unspectacular move.

hagan714 · 03-11-2016, 06:13 AM

smart move. one of the best backups in the NFL. vastly under rated. He is a tough guy.

voodooido · 03-11-2016, 06:16 AM

Much needed. GG would more than likely not been ready. Also serves as a safety net in case drew bolts or retires next year.

darksoul35 · 03-11-2016, 07:16 AM

I don't understand why we wasted a 3rd round pick on GG.

ScottF · 03-11-2016, 08:18 AM

That's a decent raise.
McCown is serviceable, but we are going to have to carry 3, and I would much rather have had GG further along than this. We don't exactly have an extra 1.8 mill lying around to pay a backup

rezburna · 03-11-2016, 08:41 AM

My boy Luke!

voodooido · 03-11-2016, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by darksoul35

I don't understand why we wasted a 3rd round pick on GG.

CYA brother. He may turn out to be a beast but why throw him in when he is not ready? Im sure he could be servicable. We don't want what happened to Denver to happen to us.

03-10-2016, 09:43 PM	#1
Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,689 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) Drew Brees helped push his good buddy Luke McCown to national prominence in 2015 with the New Orleans Saints backup quarterback starring in a hilarious Verizon commercial. McCown proved to be quite the spokesman for the cellular company, one that Brees heavily endorses. A total coincidence shoved McCown into action for his day job after Brees sustained a right shoulder injury and only shortly after the commercial hit the airwaves. McCown didn't lead the Saints to a win against eventual NFC champion Carolina in Week 3. He certainly proved his value as Brees' backup, though. That performance helped spur the Saints to re-sign McCown on Thursday evening. McCown agreed to a two-year deal worth a reported $3 million, including a $500,000 signing bonus. read more Attached Thumbnails
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frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,964 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Saints' Luke McCown serves as more than a punchline with new deal I like it. Super cheap and he proved last year that he is very capable of running the offense if needed. Good move. dizzle88 likes this.

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voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,837	Re: Saints' Luke McCown serves as more than a punchline with new deal Much needed. GG would more than likely not been ready. Also serves as a safety net in case drew bolts or retires next year. hagan714 and Rugby Saint II like this.
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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Saints' Luke McCown serves as more than a punchline with new deal That's a decent raise. McCown is serviceable, but we are going to have to carry 3, and I would much rather have had GG further along than this. We don't exactly have an extra 1.8 mill lying around to pay a backup hagan714 likes this.

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voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,837	Re: Saints' Luke McCown serves as more than a punchline with new deal Originally Posted by darksoul35 I don't understand why we wasted a 3rd round pick on GG. CYA brother. He may turn out to be a beast but why throw him in when he is not ready? Im sure he could be servicable. We don't want what happened to Denver to happen to us. hagan714 likes this.
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