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Drew will be here for a long time.

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I’m ready to move on from Brees. His legacy has earned him as much time as he wants in a Saints uniform behind center. I may not like it, but I’ll let it be. I am very intrigued by what the offense would look like with Taysom Hill at quarterback full time though.

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How will the lack of being the center of the offence for several years affect him? And will he ever approach the understanding of reading the defenses that Brees has accomplished over the past two decades? I have no doubt he is an athlete. An incredible athlete. But, to date, he has completed seven passes in thirteen attempts in his entire regular and postseason professional career.

That offense will most likely look a little ugly for a couple of years. Maybe after that it can blossom ... if we still have any other assets in place.

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I’m positive there will be more interceptions. It’s just something about him that makes me feel like he might shine in the big moments.

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He certainly has an arm on him.

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Not as strong as Jamarcus Russell.

;)

Which reminds me of a story I heard on NFL Radio a couple of days ago. A coach gave Russell a CD and told him to go home and check out all the plays and come back with the ones he felt best fit him. He brought it back the next morning and told the coach to keep all the plays and that he could handle them. The CD was BLANK and was given to him as a test. True story.

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And there you have it...

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Sorry, but I just don't have confidence in Hill getting us to the tournament. I can't and won't argue his drive and enthusiasm. I question his ability to be effective on a full-time basis. His limited success at "QB" has come with his as a wildcat, not lined up as an every down QB. He is great, however, when lined up as a TE, or in the slot, or as an H-back. The way I look at it is that Teddy Bridgewater has a low ceiling at QB. I just don't see him as anything but average, which isn't bad, but it was him, not Hill that took over starting duties when Brees went down. There was a reason for that and it wasn't to use Hill in his most valuable role. His touches went WAY down until Brees returned.

Who knows? Maybe Hill can evolve into an every down QB some day. I just haven't seen it myself. I just see us taking a major step back when or if Hill has to take over the role.

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In the same interview Drew slipped and said "we play both KC and the 49ers next year." It was very obvious he's not retiring. And neither he nor Hill have an issue with sharing the QB role.

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I’m not sure about that.. even as a fan I say ‘we’ all the time, doesn’t mean I’m suiting up lol.

I just caught his interview on NFLN and it really sounded like he may be leaning toward retiring. He really put an emphasis on how much time and stress he has invested in football, and how his kids are getting older, missing time with them etc...

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It runs counter to Brees' strategy thus far, but you have to wonder if one of Brees' options is privately or publicly informing the Saints this next one will be his farewell season. I think it might be a good option; his agent might not agree.

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Note he didn't say he and Hill WOULD be sharing time. All he said was he wouldn't have a problem if they did. Payton said he and Brees haven't discussed anything since the day after the season ended so this wouldn't have been anything planned by the team. Once again, nothing but speculation by talking heads.

Ironically, one of the hosts or guests on NFL Radio mentioned a few days ago that he expected Brees to decide to retire if he was told by the team that he would be required to share time at QB. This sounds like Brees addressing that misinformed speculation.

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I saw every interview, I thought, on NFL Network with Brees and I don't remember him saying he was missing time with his kids. He actually spend more time with his family than any other player I can think of. He has said on many occasions that his kids are all finally approaching the age where they can begin to appreciate what he is doing as a player. He is always involving them in everything before, during and after the season. In fact, in one interview earlier today on NFL Radio he said he is treating this off-season just as he has the past three. I was getting the vibe from everything he was saying that things are pretty much status quo and he would be returning. You can tell he feels like he has unfinished business.

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I seriously doubt he would be thinking a year ahead all of the sudden. For the past three years he has said he just wants to look at each season as a year by year basis. The only difference this year is the added media attention given the fact that all three QB's on the roster are free agents. It allows for far greater speculation by those that do not have a clue.

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Here it is. It's at the end. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...im-all-for-it/

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Just watched it! It definitely sounded like he was saying HE was going facing the Niners and KC next year.

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I don't know about whether Drew will retire or not this off season but I plan to be at training camp and getting his autograph again. This year and next year too......just sayin'. :p

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It's called "competitive" not "selfish". What a sh!tpost!!

XLIV CHAMPS

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Last year I went to training camp. I've never done it before, we had VIP tickets and were in Benson's balcony. I had an Alvin Kamara jersey on, and happened to get AK to autograph it for me. I also had an old Brees jersey that belongs to my g/f. Well at the last minute Brees walked by, signed it for me and then took a pic with me. I still can't believe I got that, very special moment (even though it was a terrible pic of me).

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Damn! That's some seriously bad Karma. My condolences.

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It was my old man that brought me the first saints game ever I was 9 . II caught a pass from Archie Manning at a camp. And fell , he laughed his arse off at me. That hole is still there at Cajun field.[emoji458]


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Not going to be a popular opinion but signing Brees will be a mistake at this point.

People keep talking of the cap rising so it's not a issue, we'll it is. Its rising for every team and kicking the bucket down the line is just eating in future deals. This team needs freshening up in areas and some of the injury prone pieces need moved on. The game is changing and it's changing fast. There's also alot of players needing paid and if adding Brees for one more year means loading more cap in future years and losing players in their prime its not worth it. The team is short of the required roster to go to the superbowl and the last time Brees played 16 games he fell off a cliff late(though the line has sonething to do with that.) He looked good last year but rested up a third of the season.

The team needs to move on, eat the cap hit on him this year. Re-sign the players at their primes. Make a decision with Kamara, personally if he's looking for 15ml a year trade him or wait to lose him for a comp pick.

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Glad you're not making the decision.

;)

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We’re just one team of many in a predicament . Dammed if we do and dammed if we don’t . Keeping drew doesn’t guaranty noda. We would need multiple player restructuring to keep key pieces to make a run. Davenport , Rankins, even Granderson would have to ball out.The draft would have to be a home run again , like a linebacker , guard and a wr that’s on the field day one .Now if drew retires or we let him walk. I still believe we could make the playoffs with teddy B. Because laysum taysom is going to get snatched up which I believe would help us get another great pick ,but to make a run without drew ? Umm and Happy Valentines Day my beotches. [emoji3590]


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But you look so fit in your avatar :p

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I would love to know who In the hell else in the league would be a better qb and give us a better shot at a SB than Brees THIS year.
Hill is not better at this point and Teddy certainly isn’t.
Only other person I can think of that MIGHT be an option is Rivers and that would be a lateral move at best.

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Is not just about this year
You over stretch this year and its kills you for multiple years. We saw come the playoffs how this team isn't close enough. There's alot of holes to fill on this team and paying everyone will just cripple them down the road. Players salaries are escaltong quickly at the moment and teams without space will not get competitive free agents.

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Isn’t it obvious by now? We’re not getting into the superbowl in our current form. 3 years in a row.

You got to know when to hold em’, know when to fold em’, and know when to run

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Not obvious at all. Getting to the Super Bowl takes a great deal of luck. Only two teams out of 32 make it every year. Any dramatic changes we make to our roster could just as well take us in the opposite direction and not give us any chance whatsoever to even make the post season. We have been a play away here or there each of the past three seasons. Almost every other team in the league would love to be in that position.

THAT is obvious.

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The great thing about this discussion is that we'll probably have it for the next couple of years.

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Doubt it but as long as Brees plays at the same level as he did this year I would be fine with it. Dude had one of his best years but I really think this will be his last year though (2020).