I think some of it may depend on what happens between now and then. If we win a few super bowls, and then the core of the team starts to break up, he may be ready for a new scene. If we get close, but not quite (like Peyton Manning in the early Dungy years), and the players pretty much stay the same, it might make him more likely to sign with us again.

These 8-9 year $100 deals are such a sham. Once they hit the big money years in them, they get restructured or players get released, so they really are just 2-3 year deals in actuality. I’t’s about the prestige and bragging rights and guaranteed up-front money (for the player and agent).

I just hope it goes well when the time comes. I have no doubt that Drew will say all the right things to the public about it now and then and forever, though.

we can’t, unless Payton is out the door. They’re BFF or bromantic or whatever you want to call them—and Brees is just way too good to let go anytime soon. I think the drama of the upcoming uncapped year will undoubtedly screw stuff up, but right now I’m sure that we’ll spend the same kind of money on him when the time comes— he’s light years better than either E. Manning or Rivers.

Brees will sign a contract extension next year that will be pricey, but possibly have some creative financing of some sort so the Saints aren’t handcuffed for years to come. I am thinking the extension will be for 3 additional years, meaning if Brees plays them out he will have 13 years in the NFL under his belt. At that point he probably would have done all or nearly all that he could reasonably expect to accomplish and then retire before his body gets a bigger beating from the grind of the NFL and he opts to go unto something less risky as far as his health his concerned. That would mean we don’t have QB issues for 4-5 years and Brees plays plenty of football, retires at a reasonable (NON-FAVRE TYPE) age and goes out healthy and before his skills diminish and hopefully has a SB ring and is a strong HOF candidate, but we will see!!!

Just the sheer thought of this makes me need a drink…

Jevan Snead is reading this thread with one hand below his computer desk.

the uncapped year wont be as bad as everyone thinks. dallas wont offer him a 200 million dollar contract. and i assure you that if the saints like the idea of selling out the superdome, they will do whatever it takes to make sure that db retires a saint. as my name suggests, i love this guy more than any other player ive ever cheered for and as hollywoo mentioned, just thinking about him on another team makes me thirsty.

It is very rare for an elite QB to leave his team. Brees and Cutler switching teams are both very unusual events. In the case of Brees, San Diego happened to have a 2nd quarterback that they deemed was just as valuable but a little bit younger (and Brees was coming off of an injury). Even though Brees has been better over the past few years, it is hard to fault SD on their decision, considering they may have Rivers several years longer than Brees stays in the NFL. Cutler’s situation is just weird.

The only other way elite QBs leave their teams is when they become too old to be worth their contracts. Or on some rare occasions, they retire and change their mind, then retire then kind of change their mind, only to retire and then actually change their mind.

Kurt Warner is also a unique situation, but he was not very good for a number of years, and it is hard to determine him to be elite during his whole career (though the times he has been should make him a Hall of Famer).

So given that, and given the absence of a very specific reason that causes Drew to want to leave, it is likely he will re-sign with the Saints at least one more time, likely for somewhere between 3 – 5 years. The question is, what kinds of contracts and personnel choices are the Saints going to have to make to ensure they have the cap room to get it done?

If the Saints’ defensive line can’t put pressure on whoever Tampa’s qb is, they should all be taken out behind a shed and dealt with. Permanently.

But who knows what will happen in upcapped year. It’s going to be insane.

For the entire Pittsburgh defense and their next 3 first round picks!! Joey Harrington all the way!! JK of course. I think he’ll retire a Saint unless he doesn’t get a ring in which case I think FuSoYa is right, he’ll go to a “retirement team”. He seems to really love the city and does a lot for the community. I think he would take less money to remain in New Orleans unless you are talking about 30mil less. If it is close, he’ll stay.

Brees won’t leave New Orleans unless the Saints send him away or offer him such a small contract that it’s a slap in the face. He’s setting records right now, and it is because of the environment not just his skill as a signal caller. The fact is that he would not be as effective or dominant in any other system in the NFL. The Saints are a match made in heaven for him (No pun intended), and he’s already stated that he would take less money to play here. Regardless of all that, though, the Saints need to pay him what he’s worth . . . PERIOD. He is the number 1 reason the Saints win on any given Sunday. Our chances at making it to the Superbowl will be non-existent when he leaves NOLA.