Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 700646)

That's where you are totally wrong. That $30 million figure is meaningless. It can be turned into a $10 figure with the finalizing of a contract extension. If the Saints front office felt like there was a player worthy of making a major move in free agency they would have already finished the Brees deal. What you don't get is that there was nothing out there on the open market that did not have the potential to turn into another Browner disaster. You are hung up on the fictitious $30 million that is in no way causing any sort of cap strain. On the contrary, it is basically a reserve account that can be tapped whenever the need arises.

As I have been preaching for the past two months, or more, there is no reason whatsoever to tap that account until after the draft. Why waste it on stupid free agent moves?

Originally Posted by voodooido (Post 700635)

Good Lord, the past years mean nothing to the 30 million cap hit this year. Again, HE IS MAKING 5.5 MILLION MORE THAN ANY QB THIS YEAR. Manning is at 24.5 million. I don't give a crap about years in the past. His hit this year has kept the Saints from bringing in a Guard, WR, CB, Safety, A Kicker that is worth keeping and a DE. I could go on and on about what his cap hit is doing to us THIS YEAR.

Originally Posted by foreverfan (Post 700469)

I was born in 1958 and I've went to games at Tulane Stadium. Archie ran out away from pressure. Brees would move in the pocket away from the pressure. Aaron Brooks moved in the pocket better.

Originally Posted by halloween 65 (Post 700740)

And how many years is this contract extenion suppose to be? 1year? 2 years? 3years?4 years? And what type of cap hit do we have with each year after a contract extention is given? He's not young and I don't think it's smart to keep ransoming the farm at his age. A 4 year puts him at 42, that would be insane?

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 700759)

Forever, just like your statement above- ARCHIE NEVER HAD A POCKET TO SPEAK OF!