Danno

He's already paid.

I don't get it.

SaintFanInATLHELL

I'm going to take this one at face value. Brees is paid by the Saints only until the end of the league year. After that his contract is up and he is a free agent.

The Saints would have to pay him $43 million for one year under a franchise tag. It's not likely to happen.

So an extension is essentially the next contract. And Brees' next contract has three or four essential factors:

1. Brees' production
2. Brees' age
3. The NFL QB market
4. Brees' standing among NFL QBs.

If the 2016 Saints has production numbers along the lines of 12 wins, 5000+ yards passing, 40+ TDs, and a deep run into the playoffs, then Brees will enter free agency as the QB who had the best season ever for a QB entering the free agent market.

Now look at the market, which escalates each and every year. In 2016 Luck and Palmer are pushing $25 million. There are 11 QBs that have a high average salary than Brees for 2016.

Couple those two together and Brees will be worth more than $25 million a year on the open market;.

Even worse there are teams that have a ton of money available and need a QB that may be willing to invest $100 million for 4 years. Teams like Denver and Cleveland, who may need a QB, are north of $25 million in cap space starting next year.

So the Saints are in a bind. Any extension is going to have to be in that ballpark. However, locking Brees in for 3-4 years at that level may end up being golden handcuffs for the Saints.

But all Brees needs to do is wait and he can get that $100 million in 4 years starting in 2017. So it's really up to the Saints to decide to get it worked out in the next 3 weeks before another season of stats are notched and the price skyrockets.

SFIAH

Super Bowl Championships: New Orleans Saints:1, Carolina:0, Atlanta Chokers: STILL ZERO

Only Atlanta choked in an unchokable situation... Life is definitely good.