Drew Brees' market value soars as QBs sign huge deals

MatthewT · 03-20-2016, 07:57 AM

No sense in extending him at this point, let him play out his last year and see what happens.

AsylumGuido · 03-20-2016, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by MatthewT

No sense in extending him at this point, let him play out his last year and see what happens.

Beg to differ. NOT extending him makes no sense. There is a dearth of quality QB's currently in the NFL and in the foreseeable future. QB is far and away the most vital part of any franchise hoping for any degree of success in today's game. Locking Brees up for several more years is a must for any chance at being competitive in the near future.

It also makes perfect sense financially as it will free up most probably $15 or more million in cap this season which can be used for more immediate moves or rolled forward (yes, this can be done) to increase the team's available cap for 2017.

In addition, by letting Brees play out his contract it would move ALL the leverage to Brees. Currently Brees has stated that he wants to retire as a Saint and is more than willing to restructure/extend.

I would be shocked if a deal has not already been hammered out between Brees and the Saints and the final details based upon what the Saints' cap needs entail are the only items remaining before becoming official.

Now THAT make perfect sense.

darksoul35 · 03-21-2016, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Beg to differ. NOT extending him makes no sense. There is a dearth of quality QB's currently in the NFL and in the foreseeable future. QB is far and away the most vital part of any franchise hoping for any degree of success in today's game. Locking Brees up for several more years is a must for any chance at being competitive in the near future.

It also makes perfect sense financially as it will free up most probably $15 or more million in cap this season which can be used for more immediate moves or rolled forward (yes, this can be done) to increase the team's available cap for 2017.

In addition, by letting Brees play out his contract it would move ALL the leverage to Brees. Currently Brees has stated that he wants to retire as a Saint and is more than willing to restructure/extend.

I would be shocked if a deal has not already been hammered out between Brees and the Saints and the final details based upon what the Saints' cap needs entail are the only items remaining before becoming official.

Now THAT make perfect sense.

I agree 100 percent. Lock him up. All the gambles we keep making are ending in dead money anyway. At least with Drew you know its a good investment.

The Dude · 03-21-2016, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Beg to differ. NOT extending him makes no sense. There is a dearth of quality QB's currently in the NFL and in the foreseeable future. QB is far and away the most vital part of any franchise hoping for any degree of success in today's game. Locking Brees up for several more years is a must for any chance at being competitive in the near future.

It also makes perfect sense financially as it will free up most probably $15 or more million in cap this season which can be used for more immediate moves or rolled forward (yes, this can be done) to increase the team's available cap for 2017.

In addition, by letting Brees play out his contract it would move ALL the leverage to Brees. Currently Brees has stated that he wants to retire as a Saint and is more than willing to restructure/extend.

I would be shocked if a deal has not already been hammered out between Brees and the Saints and the final details based upon what the Saints' cap needs entail are the only items remaining before becoming official.

Now THAT make perfect sense.

i agree. Without him our team would have been dead last the past few years. We give up over 20 points a game and Brees has gotten us some wins in spite of that. We cannot afford to have our offense slip one bit. Even if our defense does considerably better this year it wont matter if our offense takes a step back. They will just cancel each other out.
We need to ride the Brees train as long as we can.

03-20-2016, 07:57 AM	#1
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: Drew Brees' market value soars as QBs sign huge deals No sense in extending him at this point, let him play out his last year and see what happens. jeanpierre likes this.

03-20-2016, 11:46 AM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Drew Brees' market value soars as QBs sign huge deals Originally Posted by MatthewT No sense in extending him at this point, let him play out his last year and see what happens. Beg to differ. NOT extending him makes no sense. There is a dearth of quality QB's currently in the NFL and in the foreseeable future. QB is far and away the most vital part of any franchise hoping for any degree of success in today's game. Locking Brees up for several more years is a must for any chance at being competitive in the near future. It also makes perfect sense financially as it will free up most probably $15 or more million in cap this season which can be used for more immediate moves or rolled forward (yes, this can be done) to increase the team's available cap for 2017. In addition, by letting Brees play out his contract it would move ALL the leverage to Brees. Currently Brees has stated that he wants to retire as a Saint and is more than willing to restructure/extend. I would be shocked if a deal has not already been hammered out between Brees and the Saints and the final details based upon what the Saints' cap needs entail are the only items remaining before becoming official. Now THAT make perfect sense. jnormand, SmashMouth, darksoul35 and 1 others like this.

03-21-2016, 04:22 PM	#3
darksoul35 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,044	Re: Drew Brees' market value soars as QBs sign huge deals Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Beg to differ. NOT extending him makes no sense. There is a dearth of quality QB's currently in the NFL and in the foreseeable future. QB is far and away the most vital part of any franchise hoping for any degree of success in today's game. Locking Brees up for several more years is a must for any chance at being competitive in the near future. It also makes perfect sense financially as it will free up most probably $15 or more million in cap this season which can be used for more immediate moves or rolled forward (yes, this can be done) to increase the team's available cap for 2017. In addition, by letting Brees play out his contract it would move ALL the leverage to Brees. Currently Brees has stated that he wants to retire as a Saint and is more than willing to restructure/extend. I would be shocked if a deal has not already been hammered out between Brees and the Saints and the final details based upon what the Saints' cap needs entail are the only items remaining before becoming official. Now THAT make perfect sense. I agree 100 percent. Lock him up. All the gambles we keep making are ending in dead money anyway. At least with Drew you know its a good investment.
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03-21-2016, 05:31 PM	#4
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: Drew Brees' market value soars as QBs sign huge deals Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Beg to differ. NOT extending him makes no sense. There is a dearth of quality QB's currently in the NFL and in the foreseeable future. QB is far and away the most vital part of any franchise hoping for any degree of success in today's game. Locking Brees up for several more years is a must for any chance at being competitive in the near future. It also makes perfect sense financially as it will free up most probably $15 or more million in cap this season which can be used for more immediate moves or rolled forward (yes, this can be done) to increase the team's available cap for 2017. In addition, by letting Brees play out his contract it would move ALL the leverage to Brees. Currently Brees has stated that he wants to retire as a Saint and is more than willing to restructure/extend. I would be shocked if a deal has not already been hammered out between Brees and the Saints and the final details based upon what the Saints' cap needs entail are the only items remaining before becoming official. Now THAT make perfect sense. i agree. Without him our team would have been dead last the past few years. We give up over 20 points a game and Brees has gotten us some wins in spite of that. We cannot afford to have our offense slip one bit. Even if our defense does considerably better this year it wont matter if our offense takes a step back. They will just cancel each other out. We need to ride the Brees train as long as we can.
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