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Thu Apr 28, 2005 --

The Times-Picayune reports free-agent LB Chad Brown, a 13-year veteran recently released by the Seattle Seahawks, is expected to visit the Saints in the near future. "We're still talking about that," his agent, Peter Schaffer, said Wednesday. "It looks like he will, but we haven't firmed up any dates." Saints GM Mickey Loomis would not confirm the team's interest, saying only, "If there's somebody out there we think could help us, we'll look at it."

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:o WOW!

Good news ,I hope it pans out. We were just discussing him on another thread. Most felt for the right salary he would be an AWESOME addition. :D

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He\'s old (35) and a shadow of his former self, but he plays the SAM.
He\'d have to beat out Allen and Hodge. No wonder he wants to visit.

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True Dat Danno. a 35 year old oft injured LB who has the choice of backing up in Pitt, backing up in NE, or starting in NO. Hhhhmmmm...........

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He only played in about half the games last year, if memory serves. Definitely lost a step.

We\'re gonna end up with 53 LB\'s on the roster this year.

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Let\'s just hope we get 3 who can play. ;)

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I\'m thinking he only played in 3 or 4 games. But, during them 4 games Seatlle\'s D was pretty darn good, untill he and G winstrom went down. He prob has lost a step but i think he\'s a heck of a player. Prob be an upgrade to the Vet LB\'s we have. So i say why not.
(He caused our O lost of trouble the past two years.)

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I understand about the injuries and his age etc BUT.......

He has been in Pro Bowls in the past and he brings great leadership to a position many argue is lacking that. Again like I said for the right salary he could come in and add experience and good work ethic onto a team who at times last season NEVER showed up. I\'m sure he knows his days are numbered but here he could contribute. I\'m sure with lower expectations on him he could turn out to have a GREAT year?

I hope he comes to visit at least, and I would be happy if we signed him.

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Sounds like another Bryan Cox experiment... for leadership or what not. I\'ll past, we have lots of lb\'s on the depth chart already. I rather develop one of our young guys.

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If we need leadership at LB, sign him to be a coach. I have no idea how he will help us if we sign him and he only plays 3-4 games for us. Getting older usually does not mean less injuries. Hopefully he is a good sideline leader cause I don\'t see him playing a lot.

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Has he stayed hurt or something? I thought he just missed most of last year with a broke leg. A broke leg could happen to anyone, its not like he has a injury that keeps getting injured.

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An oft-injured has-been. Unless he signs for league minimum, let him go. It amazes me that a team with a former linebacker as a head coach continues to find it impossible to find/recognize quality linebackers.

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2002 he missed 8 games, 2003 he missed 2, last year he missed 9. That\'s 19 out of 48 games. Pretty high number for a guy who is 35 in July. I don\'t doubt he is a good player, cause he is, but withthat many injuries and the age..............

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Oh, ok my bad

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Sounds like the Saints are really reaching for LB\'s to me.

Theory: that could be an indicator.... Corey Simon. I don\'t think they\'d be reaching so much if they had LB/Howard trade in mind.

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Don\'t tease me. I don\'t like being teased like that.
Just wake me when its over.

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I think the addition of Brown would be good, he may be a reach, but i kno hes better than what we got now. He can only help us right???? Now for the Simon thing, I dont see this happening, but then again, after the season started, i didnt see the McKenzie deal happening either. So, I think all the Simon talk needs to die until he signs and we see him in Black and Gold. Its not good to toy with a man\'s emotions!

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NOPE... pass. I wouldn\'t bring him in at all. If he was younger I\'d bring him in for physical and work out before I would entertain thoughts of signing him. OLD, INJURIES, need I say more. I don\'t know if his leadership/expertise holds water in my opinion but... whatever. You\'re going to have to count on what we have finally stepping up and being the player that they should be.

Simon thing was a hoax plain and simpe.

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I don\'t recall our giving a younger and healthier Seau a look, so why Brown? I say we wait until the June cuts

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I know that Green bay has just backed out of the race to get Brown...Apparently there is a small bidding war going on..and I really don\'t think we need him anyhow...We have young guns and it\'s time to rely on our own guys...

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i like what that kid from con said.

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if cheap, it wouldn\'t take much to contribute more than some of the names in this LB group.