Comments on: Brees seeks ruling from Burbank on 2013 franchise tender

By: izzylangfan

izzylangfan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:16:15 +0000

What Brees could do is sign the franchise tag contract this year. Announce that he will give the Saints 8 games to sign his deal. Play the first 8 games (or what ever the number is to qualify for a full year of service). Then cease playing until the Saints sign and the league approves the deal he wants. Then the Saints will have his franchise number on the cap this year and and the bigger franchise number next year and won’t be able to get it off their cap unless they decline franchising him next year. I think power plays by players are back in vogue and they only really work for a few of the elite – to which Brees belongs.

By: CKL

CKL — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:29:26 +0000

Use of the franchise tag is one issue the players should have fought more over in the CBA (I feel it’s unfair to players to keep tagging them, and would have restricted it to twice total, ever), along with the appeals process. They didn’t. Too bad for them they were more interested in fewer padded practices, etc. Take your medicine now, guys. I am convinced Kessler wants to destroy the NFL.

By: gadzod

gadzod — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:19:40 +0000

New Orleans should just keep him on the franchise tag. He won’t play, they go 1-15, and they can draft Matt Barkley at #1. Now you can sign Brees, and whenever he’ done, you have your future.

By: gridironmike

gridironmike — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:01:59 +0000

Before any more haters want to spew their vitrolic bile on this non-topic, please read saints25′s post above. This story is irrelevant. The deal is on the verge of getting done, and will be done by Monday at the latest.

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:00:30 +0000

I bet the NFL wins this one too….I don’t understand how they seem to get their way like a spoiled kid EVERY SINGLE TIME!! Even though in a lot of the NFL vs “The World” arguments, common sense would seem to dictate that the NFL should be defeated. They openly collude, suspend players without evidence, uphold suspensions with still no evidence (helps that the Supreme Ruler/Dictator Goodell is the arresting officer, judge, jury, bailiff, court reporter, executioner, mortician, grave digger, funeral priest and historian…which in all my college auditing courses, having 1 person with that much power, especially in one “process” is a big time NO-NO), and really just do whatever they want, whenever they want and nobody holds them accountable. Us fans are so enthralled with this game, we allow them to treat us like….well whatever they want….which is usually bad. The NFL’s entire system (off-field) goes against EVERYTHING we have been taught growing up and we continue to just huff and puff while ultimately do nothing, while I feel the very foundation of the sport we love so much is being chipped away….

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For the most part, they get what they want because it abides by their CBA. They obviously colluded in ’10, but seems at least possible that the players gave up their right to sue for that in the ’11 CBA. As far as Goodell and his role as judge, juror, prosecutor, and what have you, I seem to recall a ton of people saying Tagliabue was way too lax on player behavior.

Last, they get away with it because the vast, vast, vast majority of fans really don’t care about these sort of details. For some people, the NFL seems to be the biggest reality show in the history of TV. For most, it’s just something to watch on the weekends come September. I’m a big NFL fan, and I really don’t care about 95% of the crap that could be categorized as labor/management issues.

By: northlawhodat

northlawhodat — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:49:22 +0000

Wait till the season starts and that spoiled brat is scorching your team all the while being the highest paid qb!

By: cappa662

cappa662 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:46:19 +0000

Looks like the players signed a crappy deal.

By: eagleswin

eagleswin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:36:34 +0000

reclinerqb says:
Jun 7, 2012 8:24 AM

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Maybe you can sue. I’m sure DeMaurice Smith is looking for a few more plaintiffs.

What I don’t understand is why you aren’t more upset with the NFLPA. They signed off on the system which gives Goodell the power he has. They signed off on the language of the CBA. They signed off on everything in exchange for more $$$$.

Go ahead and direct your anger at the NFLPA. The real culprits. There’s nothing they’ve done that doesn’t have the NFLPA’s signature on the bottom line.

I guess it’s PC to blame the owners/Goodell for everything.

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:30:02 +0000

It’s all about Drew. Can you imagine what it must be like to be married to this spoiled brat?

By: sj39

sj39 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:25:25 +0000

To me, Brees seems like on over-rated whiney little b!tch.

By: reclinerqb

reclinerqb — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:24:28 +0000

By: saintsly

saintsly — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:18:02 +0000

Language can be a funny thing. Especially if it cost you 3-4 Million dollars because of “One word”. So, be careful what you say and how you say it…………………

By: saints25

saints25 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:15:20 +0000

not true>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Kristian: Brees and Saints have only “minor details” left

WWL.com Reporting
WWL Saints Sideline Reporter Kristian Garic is reporting that the New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees are very close to getting a long-term deal done.

“As early as Friday morning… or at the latest by Monday,” Garic said a contract could “very possibly” be signed.

He says, “The two sides have really closed the gap, and it may be just minor details at this point.”

Garic reports it will be in the neighborhood of $20 million dollars for the first two years.

“It is going surpass Peyton Manning’s average of $19.3 million dollar annually.”

He says it will be a five year deal.

By: txxxchief

txxxchief — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:59:13 +0000

This one of the many things for which Drew needs an explanation.

By: anarchopurplism

anarchopurplism — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:49:15 +0000

There’s your explanation Brees

By: kvanhorn87

kvanhorn87 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:42:27 +0000

It is mostly about franchise tag cost for 2013 and 2014.

By: kvanhorn87

kvanhorn87 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:41:44 +0000

The article was very good up until the last paragraph. He has no intention to play. He is trying to punch a hole in their contract negotiation basis alone. It has no argument about 2012. If they are calculating his long term contract compared to the average of franchising him 3 straight years, his argument is that they are using the wrong numbers.

By: explosionsauce

explosionsauce — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:49:07 +0000

Team player indeed

By: brewcitybummer

brewcitybummer — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:29:41 +0000

I can’t wait to see how this Saints season plays out on the field. But I will be doing so with my tv on mute. If I hear Brian Billick try to make concise statements about the Saints issues during a game my head may explode.

By: JaminJake

JaminJake — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:06:44 +0000

I wonder when “spiritgate” will die out.