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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by voodooido Again, he may fit the system but where will we get the money? Teams are always willing to overpay. Does this mean Drew retires? Surely they have no plans of letting him walk. Drew is still ...

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Old 08-29-2018, 04:18 PM   #81
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Again, he may fit the system but where will we get the money? Teams are always willing to overpay. Does this mean Drew retires? Surely they have no plans of letting him walk. Drew is still a top 3 qb.
Bridgewater isn't in a position to demand a ton at this point. He can easily fit into our cap structure along with Brees for a few more years.
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Old 08-29-2018, 04:19 PM   #82
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Let me clear up the confusion, Teddy is here for the Long haul. Maybe he doesn't pan out, that's always possible, but this was done for one reason and one reason only. Teddy is the Brees replacement plan.
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Shucks now I'm bummed because I'm stoked, but we probably won't get to see very much of him in the Dome tomorrow.
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Bridgewater isn't in a position to demand a ton at this point. He can easily fit into our cap structure along with Brees for a few more years.
We have a lot of players to pay the next few years. 25 to 35 million ties up in two qb is going to hinder.
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Originally Posted by voodooido View Post
We have a lot of players to pay the next few years. 25 to 35 million ties up in two qb is going to hinder.
This is a good point. It’s one that I don’t really know how we’re going to navigate. Michael Thomas will be the main one after this season and he’ll want close to $20m/year.

Edit- Include Andrus Peat for big deals after this season. (Roughly $10m/year)
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Originally Posted by voodooido View Post
We have a lot of players to pay the next few years. 25 to 35 million ties up in two qb is going to hinder.
First of all, the cap continues to increase by around $10 million per year. And the Saints are looking good as far as the near future cap is concerned.
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Brees isn’t going to last as long as everybody thinks. When he hits the cliff it’ll be sudden. You can see signs of his decline already. He’s still top 5 at the moment due to his uncanny accuracy and mind for the game, but he’s not what he used to be and I don’t foresee 3 more years. This year and next year is the best case scenario. If we win it all this year as I anticipate I don’t see him coming back...and now that we have Teddy...I’m perfectly fine with that.

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First of all, the cap continues to increase by around $10 million per year. And the Saints are looking good as far as the near future cap is concerned.
Exactly. We have an extremely, young team on rookie contracts.
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The "we over paid" narrative gets thrown around far too often.
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