Drew Brees: Pace of talks not hurting Saints

AsylumGuido · 04-28-2016, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

It hasn't hampered our ability to acquire free agents this off season? All the top players are off the market now. I can't say I have the utmost confidence in our front office to make good decisions in free agency, but without a deal being reached with Drew, it doesn't exactly open up any opportunities. Is there any reason to rush NOW? No, obviously not. But to say it didn't hurt anything by not getting it done sooner is not accurate. I love Drew, but that's just a convenient thing for him to say, at this point.

I'm not really angry about his contract situation, but I do take exception to this particular comment by him.

Name one top free agent that we were not able to get that the front office was interested in. And don't say Josh Norman because he settled with his very first contact, the Redskins, and never even gave the Saints a chance.

What you fail to comprehend is that the basics of a deal are already in place with Brees. The final amount of cap space required is the only piece remaining and that will not be known until after the draft. They could have easily made a deal with Norman, or for that fact, any other free agent.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Drew Brees: Pace of talks not hurting Saints Originally Posted by burningmetal It hasn't hampered our ability to acquire free agents this off season? All the top players are off the market now. I can't say I have the utmost confidence in our front office to make good decisions in free agency, but without a deal being reached with Drew, it doesn't exactly open up any opportunities. Is there any reason to rush NOW? No, obviously not. But to say it didn't hurt anything by not getting it done sooner is not accurate. I love Drew, but that's just a convenient thing for him to say, at this point. I'm not really angry about his contract situation, but I do take exception to this particular comment by him. Name one top free agent that we were not able to get that the front office was interested in. And don't say Josh Norman because he settled with his very first contact, the Redskins, and never even gave the Saints a chance. What you fail to comprehend is that the basics of a deal are already in place with Brees. The final amount of cap space required is the only piece remaining and that will not be known until after the draft. They could have easily made a deal with Norman, or for that fact, any other free agent.

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