Big Bubba Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/01/report-saints-want-to-pay-brees-like-a-very-good-but-not-great-qb/ Report: Saints want to pay Brees like a “very good,” not “great,” QBPosted by Michael David Smith on March 1, 2012, 7:48 PM ESTIf you think Drew Brees is a great quarterback, Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis apparently disagrees with you.According to a report from Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports, Loomis thinks Brees is very good, but not great. And therefore Loomis thinks Brees’s new contract should be commensurate with what a very good quarterback, but not a great quarterback, gets paid.Citing three league sources, Cole writes that Loomis made the distinction between Brees being “very good” and “great” in a recent discussion about the status of the soon-to-be free agent quarterback’s contract. When Loomis was asked why it was taking so long for the Saints and Brees to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension, Loomis described Brees as “very good” when others called called him “great.”According to the report, Brees and the Saints are about $5 million a year apart on a new contract. Which is apparently the difference between what a great quarterback makes and what a very good quarterback makes.Yikes.. If true. Brees can definitely get paid like an elite elsewhere if Loomis truly believes that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bubba Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Take care of your own, Saints. Overpay if you must. The man "IS" the Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bubba Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Saint fans.............if the unimaginable happens, and Brees leaves (Keep in mind, I think he'll be a Saint until he retires), Would you be happy if the Saints brought in Peyton? Assuming the Colts release him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird? Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Yeah, he's terrible......so bad that the Saints will probably cut him and sign some arena league qb that will take them to multiple SBs........................I'll stop drinking the good stuff when that happens.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradael Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) Some of you need to stop reading articles from profootballtalk or Jason Cole. Those are quite possibly the two worst "official" sources. This articles gives no context on what Loomis said anyway. It's purely written for clicks.Plus, Jason Cole is a notorious Saints' hater ever since they disowned him after he wouldn't stop writing articles bashing Reggie Bush for the USC incident. Shoot, he continued to write another article even this past season bashing the Saints multiple times for "running up the score". How in the world is it classless and considered running up the score when you throw exactly 0 passes in the 4th quarter?You can hear the words directly from Loomis's mouth however in regards to Brees several weeks ago... he said he wouldn't have a job anymore if he doesn't get Drew Brees re-signed. But these articles are popping up because there's absolutely nothing going on in the sports world right now. This is absolutely a non-issue. Drew Brees is signing on Monday, March 5th, and everyone knows it. That's why they're getting the articles out of the way now to build up a non-story into a story that they can write about even more when he does sign.And here's how Loomis's "quote" likely went that Jason Cole is giving no context for...Reporter: We all know that Drew Brees is a great quarterback and deserves one of the largest contracts in NFL history. How far apart are you guys in the negotiations?Loomis: Well we still have a lot of things to work out, but he's definitely our number one priority. He's been very good for us since he and Sean came here.Jason Cole: OMG LOOMIS DOESN'T THINK DREW BREES IS A GREAT QB. Edited March 2, 2012 by bradael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 This is all a part of the negotiating process...management says one thing to gain leverage and the player says another thing to gain leverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bubba Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Some of you need to stop reading articles from profootballtalk or Jason Cole. Those are quite possibly the two worst "official" sources. This articles gives no context on what Loomis said anyway. It's purely written for clicks.Plus, Jason Cole is a notorious Saints' hater ever since they disowned him after he wouldn't stop writing articles bashing Reggie Bush for the USC incident. Shoot, he continued to write another article even this past season bashing the Saints multiple times for "running up the score". How in the world is it classless and considered running up the score when you throw exactly 0 passes in the 4th quarter?You can hear the words directly from Loomis's mouth however in regards to Brees several weeks ago... he said he wouldn't have a job anymore if he doesn't get Drew Brees re-signed. But these articles are popping up because there's absolutely nothing going on in the sports world right now. This is absolutely a non-issue. Drew Brees is signing on Monday, March 5th, and everyone knows it. That's why they're getting the articles out of the way now to build up a non-story into a story that they can write about even more when he does sign.And here's how Loomis's "quote" likely went that Jason Cole is giving no context for...Reporter: We all know that Drew Brees is a great quarterback and deserves one of the largest contracts in NFL history. How far apart are you guys in the negotiations?Loomis: Well we still have a lot of things to work out, but he's definitely our number one priority. He's been very good for us since he and Sean came here.Jason Cole: OMG LOOMIS DOESN'T THINK DREW BREES IS A GREAT QB.It's the off-season. Gossip and baseless speculation, along with unnamed "sources"...is what the off-season is all about during the small time frame after the SB ends, and before FA begins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderCookie Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Some of you need to stop reading articles from profootballtalk or Jason Cole. Those are quite possibly the two worst "official" sources. This articles gives no context on what Loomis said anyway. It's purely written for clicks.Plus, Jason Cole is a notorious Saints' hater ever since they disowned him after he wouldn't stop writing articles bashing Reggie Bush for the USC incident. Shoot, he continued to write another article even this past season bashing the Saints multiple times for "running up the score". How in the world is it classless and considered running up the score when you throw exactly 0 passes in the 4th quarter?You can hear the words directly from Loomis's mouth however in regards to Brees several weeks ago... he said he wouldn't have a job anymore if he doesn't get Drew Brees re-signed. But these articles are popping up because there's absolutely nothing going on in the sports world right now. This is absolutely a non-issue. Drew Brees is signing on Monday, March 5th, and everyone knows it. That's why they're getting the articles out of the way now to build up a non-story into a story that they can write about even more when he does sign.And here's how Loomis's "quote" likely went that Jason Cole is giving no context for...Reporter: We all know that Drew Brees is a great quarterback and deserves one of the largest contracts in NFL history. How far apart are you guys in the negotiations?Loomis: Well we still have a lot of things to work out, but he's definitely our number one priority. He's been very good for us since he and Sean came here.Jason Cole: OMG LOOMIS DOESN'T THINK DREW BREES IS A GREAT QB.Ummmm....So, No one should believe Cole because he printed true stories about Bush? And then you say your disowned him for printing the truth? Wow.Secondly, your imagined conversation doesn't make sense. Cole said he was quoting three sources and not Loomis.And finally, how do you let the negotiations with a "great qb" progress this far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Man™ Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 scrapingthefloorioforstorios says: Mar 1, 2012 7:53 PM "the difference between “very hot” and “supermodel” is all about the maintenance."This comment pretty much says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart2Ryan+beyond Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Let's see: The Saints were going nowhere until Brees became QBSince he's been QB they are a regular SB contender (with an occasional off-year thrown in)He plays like the HOF he will beLeads them to a SB winEvery thinks he is a real classy guy - no one can say a bad word about himOh and he just broke an 30 year-old QB recordIf he doesn't get paid then who does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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