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		<title>By: grimreeper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damn Drew Breeze! I hope he gets his a$$ tore off the chain!!!!]]></description>
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		<title>By: sclement65</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[broncobillie says:
Apr 13, 2012 7:16 PM
I’m curious to see how the NFL responds – they have a strict rule against owners owning other major sports franchises in the same market. Nobody has said anything about that yet…

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You really think he spent 338 mil with getting NFL approval first.  Dumbass]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>broncobillie says:<br />
Apr 13, 2012 7:16 PM<br />
I’m curious to see how the NFL responds – they have a strict rule against owners owning other major sports franchises in the same market. Nobody has said anything about that yet…</p>
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<p>You really think he spent 338 mil with getting NFL approval first.  Dumbass</p>
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		<title>By: kungfubillysims</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who dat ate all the oxy&#039;s? no seriously guys where is the oxycontin. we have to properly account for this stuff, you know?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who dat ate all the oxy&#8217;s? no seriously guys where is the oxycontin. we have to properly account for this stuff, you know?</p>
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		<title>By: jigga757</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the Hornets at 338 million b4 ur franchise QB????? WOW...give Bress that 23 million he want and the rest goes to a basketball team who cant win...they lost their basketball qb in cp3...dont blow off Bress 2]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the Hornets at 338 million b4 ur franchise QB????? WOW&#8230;give Bress that 23 million he want and the rest goes to a basketball team who cant win&#8230;they lost their basketball qb in cp3&#8230;dont blow off Bress 2</p>
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		<title>By: dmp5687</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drew Brees will continue to put up huge numbers for four or five more years. The all-time yardage and touchdown records will eventually be his. 

P.S. And at least one more SB....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Drew Brees will continue to put up huge numbers for four or five more years. The all-time yardage and touchdown records will eventually be his. </p>
<p>P.S. And at least one more SB&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: notdemfalcons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[sbxxix says:Apr 13, 2012 4:18 PM 

 
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Give an explanation on why the Saints kept him in games when the were up by four TDs late in the game against weak teams. The Saints are so tainted now. Everything they accomplished in the last 3 years needs to have an *… Seriously I’m not hating on the Saints at all but why did they keep him in the game when they were up by so much? Where they really just out there to break records while making bad opponents look even worse. I mean blowing out the Colts the way they did was just a horrible thing to watch. What were they trying to prove? That coaching staff was shady. Just add a * to the last three years. Everyone with the exception of Saints fans feel this way.


Clearly you missed Manning&#039;s 6 TD waxing of the Saints in the season opener after the Colts won their SB.
It was a little bit a payback, that&#039;s all.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sbxxix says:Apr 13, 2012 4:18 PM </p>
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<p>Give an explanation on why the Saints kept him in games when the were up by four TDs late in the game against weak teams. The Saints are so tainted now. Everything they accomplished in the last 3 years needs to have an *… Seriously I’m not hating on the Saints at all but why did they keep him in the game when they were up by so much? Where they really just out there to break records while making bad opponents look even worse. I mean blowing out the Colts the way they did was just a horrible thing to watch. What were they trying to prove? That coaching staff was shady. Just add a * to the last three years. Everyone with the exception of Saints fans feel this way.</p>
<p>Clearly you missed Manning&#8217;s 6 TD waxing of the Saints in the season opener after the Colts won their SB.<br />
It was a little bit a payback, that&#8217;s all.</p>
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		<title>By: soldiersaint77</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, you mean that if a team loses any game then the QB is overrated.  It&#039;s not like they were playing a hated division rival or anything.  You should have at least said the Rams beat them.  There you go I helped your ridiculous point out.  Most yards in a season, highest completion percentage in a season,  only player to go over 5k twice, Super Bowl MVP.  

Your right he is clearly overrated.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, you mean that if a team loses any game then the QB is overrated.  It&#8217;s not like they were playing a hated division rival or anything.  You should have at least said the Rams beat them.  There you go I helped your ridiculous point out.  Most yards in a season, highest completion percentage in a season,  only player to go over 5k twice, Super Bowl MVP.  </p>
<p>Your right he is clearly overrated.</p>
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		<title>By: jagsfanugh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over rated qb. The Bucs of all teams beat em. Let the 5ft 2in qb take a hike.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over rated qb. The Bucs of all teams beat em. Let the 5ft 2in qb take a hike.</p>
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		<title>By: broncobillie</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m curious to see how the NFL responds - they have a strict rule against owners owning other major sports franchises in the same market. Nobody has said anything about that yet...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m curious to see how the NFL responds &#8211; they have a strict rule against owners owning other major sports franchises in the same market. Nobody has said anything about that yet&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: vikescry1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[veetan says:
Apr 13, 2012 6:45 PM
Oh, Oh….. This deal gets done and all the haters better start bracing themselves for the Sunday night in early February when Roger Goodell has to stand on the same stage as Drew Brees &amp; Tom Benson, and force himself to smile while handing them their second Lombardi trophy!                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha this just in new saints head coach drew bree&#039;s finally got his contract....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>veetan says:<br />
Apr 13, 2012 6:45 PM<br />
Oh, Oh….. This deal gets done and all the haters better start bracing themselves for the Sunday night in early February when Roger Goodell has to stand on the same stage as Drew Brees &amp; Tom Benson, and force himself to smile while handing them their second Lombardi trophy!                         &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-                                           bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha this just in new saints head coach drew bree&#8217;s finally got his contract&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: veetan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, Oh.....  This deal gets done and all the haters better start bracing themselves for the Sunday  night in early February when Roger Goodell has to stand on the same stage as Drew Brees &amp; Tom Benson, and force himself to smile while handing them their second Lombardi trophy!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, Oh&#8230;..  This deal gets done and all the haters better start bracing themselves for the Sunday  night in early February when Roger Goodell has to stand on the same stage as Drew Brees &amp; Tom Benson, and force himself to smile while handing them their second Lombardi trophy!</p>
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		<title>By: soldiersaint77</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, thumps down on this site means facts are frowned upon.  Neither I nor hey804 said that Brees had the greatest year just brought up counterpoints for a discussion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apparently, thumps down on this site means facts are frowned upon.  Neither I nor hey804 said that Brees had the greatest year just brought up counterpoints for a discussion.</p>
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		<title>By: hey804</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Kingbeason52

While I agree with you that Marino&#039;s record is more impressive because of the times, you also have to keep in mind that he did everything he could to make sure every play was a passing play and to ensure that the Dophin&#039;s had a crappy run game.  This was likely a factor as to why Marino never won a SB.

Brees broke the record last season while simultaneously having a 6th best rushing attack in the league.  Just saying...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Kingbeason52</p>
<p>While I agree with you that Marino&#8217;s record is more impressive because of the times, you also have to keep in mind that he did everything he could to make sure every play was a passing play and to ensure that the Dophin&#8217;s had a crappy run game.  This was likely a factor as to why Marino never won a SB.</p>
<p>Brees broke the record last season while simultaneously having a 6th best rushing attack in the league.  Just saying&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: soldiersaint77</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#039;t bother me that fans want to defend Marinos record as even though I have been a lifelong Saints fan, Marino has always been one of my favorite players.  But if you really go back and look instead of listening to the media.  Dan broke the record in a similar offensive explosion era.  Only one QB passed for over 4,000 yards until 1978.  That was Namath in 72 I think.  From 78 until Dan broke it in 85, it became common for 3-5 guys to surpass 4k every year and the record was broken several times in that period.  So if you want to use an argument against Brees then use the same argument against Dan.  And it&#039;s not like Dan was playing in Buffalo.

That being said I admit that the rules favor the pass heavily now, but Brees is the only one to do it twice.  He was only 18 yards short in 2007.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t bother me that fans want to defend Marinos record as even though I have been a lifelong Saints fan, Marino has always been one of my favorite players.  But if you really go back and look instead of listening to the media.  Dan broke the record in a similar offensive explosion era.  Only one QB passed for over 4,000 yards until 1978.  That was Namath in 72 I think.  From 78 until Dan broke it in 85, it became common for 3-5 guys to surpass 4k every year and the record was broken several times in that period.  So if you want to use an argument against Brees then use the same argument against Dan.  And it&#8217;s not like Dan was playing in Buffalo.</p>
<p>That being said I admit that the rules favor the pass heavily now, but Brees is the only one to do it twice.  He was only 18 yards short in 2007.</p>
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		<title>By: chachanola</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They can&#039;t use Payton&#039;s salary to pay him. Comes from a different part of the pie. Lastly maybe they are waiting to see who is going to be a long term suspension to use that money for his contract...but hey what do I know]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They can&#8217;t use Payton&#8217;s salary to pay him. Comes from a different part of the pie. Lastly maybe they are waiting to see who is going to be a long term suspension to use that money for his contract&#8230;but hey what do I know</p>
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		<title>By: geo1113</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[buffobeel42 says: 
Apr 13, 2012 4:15 PM 
How about Tom takes the $5 million he is saving on Sean Payton’s salary and ‘up’ Drew’s contract by $2.5 million/year for the next 2 years. There you go. Deal done!!!
For Lord’s Sakes, Pay the Man, Tom!!!!! Jeesh!

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You obviously don&#039;t realize that it isnt about the dollars.  It is about the salary cap.  And the coach&#039;s salary has nothing to do with that.  Think before you write!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>buffobeel42 says:<br />
Apr 13, 2012 4:15 PM<br />
How about Tom takes the $5 million he is saving on Sean Payton’s salary and ‘up’ Drew’s contract by $2.5 million/year for the next 2 years. There you go. Deal done!!!<br />
For Lord’s Sakes, Pay the Man, Tom!!!!! Jeesh!</p>
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<p>You obviously don&#8217;t realize that it isnt about the dollars.  It is about the salary cap.  And the coach&#8217;s salary has nothing to do with that.  Think before you write!</p>
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		<title>By: nola5712</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;elmaxoh says:
Apr 13, 2012 4:00 PM
This is so dumb … just pay the man ! He broke the record of Marino and won a Super Bowl for you team what’else do you want him to do ?

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Give an explanation on why the Saints kept him in games when the were up by four TDs late in the game against weak teams. The Saints are so tainted now. Everything they accomplished in the last 3 years needs to have an *… Seriously I’m not hating on the Saints at all but why did they keep him in the game when they were up by so much? Where they really just out there to break records while making bad opponents look even worse. I mean blowing out the Colts the way they did was just a horrible thing to watch. What were they trying to prove? That coaching staff was shady. Just add a * to the last three years. Everyone with the exception of Saints fans feel this way.&quot;

uhhh...seriously?  how many times has brees been benched due to blowout scores, in the past 3 years alone?  really innacurrate; a statement born of ignorance.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;elmaxoh says:<br />
Apr 13, 2012 4:00 PM<br />
This is so dumb … just pay the man ! He broke the record of Marino and won a Super Bowl for you team what’else do you want him to do ?</p>
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<p>Give an explanation on why the Saints kept him in games when the were up by four TDs late in the game against weak teams. The Saints are so tainted now. Everything they accomplished in the last 3 years needs to have an *… Seriously I’m not hating on the Saints at all but why did they keep him in the game when they were up by so much? Where they really just out there to break records while making bad opponents look even worse. I mean blowing out the Colts the way they did was just a horrible thing to watch. What were they trying to prove? That coaching staff was shady. Just add a * to the last three years. Everyone with the exception of Saints fans feel this way.&#8221;</p>
<p>uhhh&#8230;seriously?  how many times has brees been benched due to blowout scores, in the past 3 years alone?  really innacurrate; a statement born of ignorance.</p>
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		<title>By: sbxxix</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[kingbeason52 says: 

@sbxxix

When your QB is near a NFL record who hasn’t been break since 15 years , you keep him in games even if you win. I mean it was clear to understand that Payton wanted Brees to break the record of Dan.

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I understand where you&#039;re coming from however, you have to look at the bigger picture here. First of all Dan Marino&#039;s record was in an era in which neither receiver nor the QBs were placed on a bubble to prevent defenders from touching them. Dan did it playing outdoors. I doubt Dan played in as many insignificant games as Brees in which he got garbage stats (Colts game would be a perfect example) and last but not least Dan never had the weapons Brees had. Don&#039;t get me wrong it&#039;s cool to see records be broken but it&#039;s sad to see them be broken that way. Most fans feel this way about his record the same way people feel about the HR record in baseball. 61 HRs in a season was the number to beat and it stood for a long time until steroids came in to the league. I know it&#039;s a little different but the big picture is that record stood for so long because everyone prior to Brees tried to break it the right way by not padding their stats during blowouts. Also if you compare Brees&#039; indoor and outdoor numbers, they&#039;re polar opposites.]]></description>
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<p>@sbxxix</p>
<p>When your QB is near a NFL record who hasn’t been break since 15 years , you keep him in games even if you win. I mean it was clear to understand that Payton wanted Brees to break the record of Dan.</p>
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<p>I understand where you&#8217;re coming from however, you have to look at the bigger picture here. First of all Dan Marino&#8217;s record was in an era in which neither receiver nor the QBs were placed on a bubble to prevent defenders from touching them. Dan did it playing outdoors. I doubt Dan played in as many insignificant games as Brees in which he got garbage stats (Colts game would be a perfect example) and last but not least Dan never had the weapons Brees had. Don&#8217;t get me wrong it&#8217;s cool to see records be broken but it&#8217;s sad to see them be broken that way. Most fans feel this way about his record the same way people feel about the HR record in baseball. 61 HRs in a season was the number to beat and it stood for a long time until steroids came in to the league. I know it&#8217;s a little different but the big picture is that record stood for so long because everyone prior to Brees tried to break it the right way by not padding their stats during blowouts. Also if you compare Brees&#8217; indoor and outdoor numbers, they&#8217;re polar opposites.</p>
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		<title>By: jason1980</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@kingbeason52&#039; don&#039;t waste your time feeling bad for the Saints, we are a powerhouse, we&#039;ve got this under control  bro,  If I were you, I would worry about the other 31 teams.  See you in the playoffs, or maybe not.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@kingbeason52&#8242; don&#8217;t waste your time feeling bad for the Saints, we are a powerhouse, we&#8217;ve got this under control  bro,  If I were you, I would worry about the other 31 teams.  See you in the playoffs, or maybe not.</p>
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		<title>By: dukemarc</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;He broke the record of Marino &quot;

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Seriously, this has to be the most overblown record breaking performance based on the fact 3 other guys broke 5000 yards last year and Rodgers would have as well if he played the last week of the season.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;He broke the record of Marino &#8221;</p>
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<p>Seriously, this has to be the most overblown record breaking performance based on the fact 3 other guys broke 5000 yards last year and Rodgers would have as well if he played the last week of the season.</p>
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		<title>By: kingbeason52</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/13/tom-benson-talked-to-drew-brees-today-thinks-deal-is-close/#comment-1718852</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guy is spending his money on everything...except for a quality top 5 superbowl winning QB that wants to play for his team..nice..]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This guy is spending his money on everything&#8230;except for a quality top 5 superbowl winning QB that wants to play for his team..nice..</p>
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		<title>By: elmaxoh</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@sbxxix

When your QB is near a NFL record who hasn&#039;t been break since 15 years  , you keep him in games even if you win. I mean it was clear to understand that Payton wanted Brees to  break the record of Dan.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@sbxxix</p>
<p>When your QB is near a NFL record who hasn&#8217;t been break since 15 years  , you keep him in games even if you win. I mean it was clear to understand that Payton wanted Brees to  break the record of Dan.</p>
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		<title>By: samapoc</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you make &quot;progress&quot; on an answer that is either &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no&quot;?  These stories are useless.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do you make &#8220;progress&#8221; on an answer that is either &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221;?  These stories are useless.</p>
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		<title>By: paallday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@sbxxix

Obviously you don&#039;t watch a lot of Saints football as the situation that you described literally never happened. Brees was benched multiple times throughout the year. If they wanted to pad his stats, they wouldn&#039;t have pulled him in the third quarter against the Colts. He could have thrown for 10 TDs and 700 yards in that game, easily. Silly hater.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@sbxxix</p>
<p>Obviously you don&#8217;t watch a lot of Saints football as the situation that you described literally never happened. Brees was benched multiple times throughout the year. If they wanted to pad his stats, they wouldn&#8217;t have pulled him in the third quarter against the Colts. He could have thrown for 10 TDs and 700 yards in that game, easily. Silly hater.</p>
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		<title>By: jason1980</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/13/tom-benson-talked-to-drew-brees-today-thinks-deal-is-close/#comment-1718843</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jason1980]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh, stop your whining for heaven sakes!  If your team doesn&#039;t want their opponent to run up the score then STOP THEM!!  This is a NO CRYING zone, pal.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh, stop your whining for heaven sakes!  If your team doesn&#8217;t want their opponent to run up the score then STOP THEM!!  This is a NO CRYING zone, pal.</p>
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		<title>By: rajbais</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rajbais]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, close to not being done until August!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, close to not being done until August!!!</p>
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		<title>By: sbxxix</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sbxxix]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[elmaxoh says: 
Apr 13, 2012 4:00 PM 
This is so dumb … just pay the man ! He broke the record of Marino and won a Super Bowl for you team what’else do you want him to do ?


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Give an explanation on why the Saints kept him in games when the were up by four TDs late in the game against weak teams. The Saints are so tainted now. Everything they accomplished in the last 3 years needs to have an *... Seriously I&#039;m not hating on the Saints at all but why did they keep him in the game when they were up by so much? Where they really just out there to break records while making bad opponents look even worse. I mean blowing out the Colts the way they did was just a horrible thing to watch. What were they trying to prove? That coaching staff was shady. Just add a * to the last three years. Everyone with the exception of Saints fans feel this way.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>elmaxoh says:<br />
Apr 13, 2012 4:00 PM<br />
This is so dumb … just pay the man ! He broke the record of Marino and won a Super Bowl for you team what’else do you want him to do ?</p>
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<p>Give an explanation on why the Saints kept him in games when the were up by four TDs late in the game against weak teams. The Saints are so tainted now. Everything they accomplished in the last 3 years needs to have an *&#8230; Seriously I&#8217;m not hating on the Saints at all but why did they keep him in the game when they were up by so much? Where they really just out there to break records while making bad opponents look even worse. I mean blowing out the Colts the way they did was just a horrible thing to watch. What were they trying to prove? That coaching staff was shady. Just add a * to the last three years. Everyone with the exception of Saints fans feel this way.</p>
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		<title>By: bearsstillsuck</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would trade him for all the picks I could get. With everything that happened with the saints, they should just start rebuilding now so they don&#039;t end up like the colts.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would trade him for all the picks I could get. With everything that happened with the saints, they should just start rebuilding now so they don&#8217;t end up like the colts.</p>
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		<title>By: laeaglefan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laeaglefan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe Brees is asking to be the interim coach in addition to his $20 million a year plus contract to be quarterback. Should Benson just call Drew and tell him he&#039;ll get whatever he&#039;s asking for?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe Brees is asking to be the interim coach in addition to his $20 million a year plus contract to be quarterback. Should Benson just call Drew and tell him he&#8217;ll get whatever he&#8217;s asking for?</p>
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		<title>By: buffobeel42</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about Tom takes the $5 million he is saving on Sean Payton&#039;s salary and &#039;up&#039; Drew&#039;s contract by $2.5 million/year for the next 2 years. There you go. Deal done!!!
For Lord&#039;s Sakes, Pay the Man, Tom!!!!! Jeesh!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about Tom takes the $5 million he is saving on Sean Payton&#8217;s salary and &#8216;up&#8217; Drew&#8217;s contract by $2.5 million/year for the next 2 years. There you go. Deal done!!!<br />
For Lord&#8217;s Sakes, Pay the Man, Tom!!!!! Jeesh!</p>
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