Pay Brees!

SaintFanInATLHELL · 08-12-2016, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by voodooido

First off, the word is PAID. Second, I do pay for him. I go to games, which have gotten insanely expensive. I watch the games, buy the team shirts and so on. With that said I still would like to pay him. I just hate that paying him will take away from filling other holes. I say offer him 22 million a year over 4 years. If he refuses then move on. Cousins will cost around 15-18 million a year and he is much younger. Sign him as a FA next year and use the left over to build the trenches.

Two things:

1. Don't bother to insult Brees with $22 million/4 years unless the team plans to guarantee the entire $88 million. That offer simply doesn't come close to matching the current market.

2. If Cousins has another year close to the one he had last year, his market is going to jump to $24 million. easily.

If you keep watching long enough you realize that the teams have little leverage here. It's only youth or injury that moves QB at the elite level. Remember that injury is how Brees got to New Orleans. Same with Manning going to Denver.

Youth causes movement also. This article ranks all potential starting QBs this year:

2016 NFL QB Tier Rankings - ABC News

Here's a blurb on the discussion on Brock Osweller:

"I wouldn't have minded if he stayed in Denver," said a head coach whose team faces the Broncos this season. "If he was any good, they would not have let him go. That is one position, especially if your general manager is a quarterback, you don't let that guy go if he is good."

He got out the door because he is young. If he had finished a contract playing and leading the team, Denver would have found the money to keep him.

So the Saints can move on, or they can keep Brees. But in no case is a low ball offer relative to the market going to fly.

SFIAH

08-12-2016, 11:10 PM	#10
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,783	Re: Pay Brees! Originally Posted by voodooido First off, the word is PAID. Second, I do pay for him. I go to games, which have gotten insanely expensive. I watch the games, buy the team shirts and so on. With that said I still would like to pay him. I just hate that paying him will take away from filling other holes. I say offer him 22 million a year over 4 years. If he refuses then move on. Cousins will cost around 15-18 million a year and he is much younger. Sign him as a FA next year and use the left over to build the trenches. Two things: 1. Don't bother to insult Brees with $22 million/4 years unless the team plans to guarantee the entire $88 million. That offer simply doesn't come close to matching the current market. 2. If Cousins has another year close to the one he had last year, his market is going to jump to $24 million. easily. If you keep watching long enough you realize that the teams have little leverage here. It's only youth or injury that moves QB at the elite level. Remember that injury is how Brees got to New Orleans. Same with Manning going to Denver. Youth causes movement also. This article ranks all potential starting QBs this year: 2016 NFL QB Tier Rankings - ABC News Here's a blurb on the discussion on Brock Osweller: "I wouldn't have minded if he stayed in Denver," said a head coach whose team faces the Broncos this season. "If he was any good, they would not have let him go. That is one position, especially if your general manager is a quarterback, you don't let that guy go if he is good." He got out the door because he is young. If he had finished a contract playing and leading the team, Denver would have found the money to keep him. So the Saints can move on, or they can keep Brees. But in no case is a low ball offer relative to the market going to fly. SFIAH jnormand likes this.
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