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[falcon057]

Nicks tweets there's been an offer from Saints
Mar. 12, 2012 11:19 p.m. - by Larry Holder

G Carl Nicksvia Twitter, on his contract talks with the Saints: "Y'all know I keep it real on this. My agent told me the saints made me an offer and it is respectable..." Nicks added: "Still need time to think and talk with my family."

[k-train]

Pretty sure it's just a formality. They couldn't let him walk without at least outing some kind of offer out there, but they didn't have the cap space to make anything in the ballpark of being in his price range (ie. "respectable") until now. Even then, it certainly doesn't mean they can afford him if he truly does expect to be the highest paid Guard in the league.

It's not really any different than us submitting offers to Abe and Lofton. While they are probably pricing themselves out of our range, we are somewhat obligated to make a decent, pretty realistic offer to them... just in case.

[paulitik]

He shouldn't be allowed to mention "Saints" and "respectable" in the same tweet.

[Flying Falcon]

paulitik, on 13 March 2012 - 06:59 AM, said:

He shouldn't be allowed to mention "Saints" and "respectable" in the same tweet.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!  Right!  That should be a violation of NFL policy.  Fine him.

[falcon057]

Marques Colston could stay with Saints

March, 12, 2012
Mar 12
11:00

By Pat Yasinskas
With Monday night’s news that wide receiver Randy Moss is going to the San Francisco 49ers, it appears as if the New Orleans Saints are turning back to Plan A.

That’s Marques Colston, who has been the No. 1 receiver since he arrived in 2006. Colston can become a free agent Tuesday afternoon, but there are reports Monday night that he and the Saints are trying to hammer out a deal.

If that happens, it’s good news for the Saints. Colston and quarterback Drew Brees have a strong chemistry and Colston is a respected figure in a locker room that likely will see a lot of change this offseason.

The downside to re-signing Colston, however, is that it probably will diminish the chances of the Saints re-signing guard Carl Nicks. The Saints are tight against the salary cap and a deal for Colston probably means there won’t be enough room to keep Nicks.

The Saints recently had Moss in for a workout, but that likely was Plan B, and Moss only would have been signed if the Saints lost Colston and Robert Meachem.

Edited by falcon057, 13 March 2012 - 07:16 AM.

[falcon057]

paulitik, on 13 March 2012 - 06:59 AM, said:

He shouldn't be allowed to mention "Saints" and "respectable" in the same tweet.

LOL

[didziii]

**** the Saints