we may get a compensatory pick in 2011

I’m sad. I thought he was here for the long haul and he’d stay w/ the city.

He gave all his playoff money to charity. How could it be just about money? Maybe he does not respect GDub. Wait’ll he gets a load of Mangini.

It has nothing to do with Darren Sharper, but Sharper has done a pretty good job of whining that he hasn’t gotten a deal from the Saints that he thought he could take. I’m sure the Saints attempted to get a deal with Scott Fujita, but they just couldn’t come to an agreement. Fujita has certainly paid his dues as a player and he turns 31 this year. He already has a Super Bowl ring, so why not cash in on it? I’ll miss Scott Fujita out there, but I wish him the best in Cleveland.

Forgot the truncation rule, as well.

did the edit take? I was in a state of distress when I posted so stujo4 have some compassion.

. . . in my opinion, Fujita was the most expendable of the LBs. I hope that Sharper doesn’t jump ship, too.

That was the only up side I could think of at the moment.

But I do expect to hear about them making moves to retain our valuable players.

Screw this chess game, it’s time to get deals done before we lose other players like Fujita. Where the hell is Sharper’s contract? Pay the man and lets worry about our schedule next year, not who might or might not suit up.

Fujita and 20 more starters might get them to the playoffs.

Saints 55
Browns 13

Especially in regards to that Jim Brown guy. What an overrated waste of space. [/sarcasm]

Where over-the-hill players go to retire

Len Dawson played for Cleveland, then went on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Chiefs. Not sure if that counts as having his career intact.

And since we lost one free agent, will be able to sign only one free agent back, at or below that salary? or can we have multiple signings up to that salary totaled?

I agree with everything but your second and last sentences. I was fine with Fujita the individual. I thought he was sub-par as a starting OLB. I’d like Sharper back for another year, but I really won’t be devastated either way.

and I’ve noticed it on other sites. Must be an internet company that newspapers hire to use their “blog-like” platforms.

There’s a new sheriff in town in Cleveland. Mangini now has to answer to Mike Holmgren. I think Mike will be mostly calling the shots there and Mangini will have to listen. I can’t see him creating a locker room mess like last year while Holmgren is in charge. With the way this league has teams going from worst to first so often, the Browns may actually become contenders. It may seem impossible, but you never know these days.

Fujita: Why the hell would I call Mickey? He’s not going to match this.

I watched my recording of the Super Bowl for the first time since that glorious day. I was almost as excited and emotional as the day it happened.

Thank you, Merry Sunshine.

Guess I can shut up about the Saints’ “The sky’s the limit!” payroll for 2010.

This team has the ability to start a dynasty and they’re willing to end it here, if Pierre Thomas or Darren Sharper are not New Orleans Saints next year, I will be very, very, very disappointed in Mickey, even though we won the Super Bowl a month ago

We have to be prepared to see some of our players get offers that may lure them away. Winning the Super Bowl raises a players profile. They might as well get paid when they’re a hot commodity. It doesn’t last long.

They aren’t going to let Pierre get away. I’m confident they’d much rather match any offers he gets instead of letting him go for a 2nd round pick. Losing Fujita is a little surprising but losing Pierre would be heart-stopping shocking. I believe they’ll keep Sharper too. I don’t see a team breaking the bank for him at his age.

PT already has been tendered. If someone does match we can still make a better offer or we get a compensatory draft pick. I like Fujita. But:

Let’s just dismantle the team

Give me a break, there are NO signs of that going on. And from what we know of Sean Payton, that is not going to happen

Just because Fujita left for a huge contract that there was no way we were going to match doesn’t mean that we are dismantling our SB team!!! Sharper may get scooped up…. MAYBE, but with Ryan Clark signing with the Dolphins in the near future and the Giants paying Rolle way more than he is really worth, the pool for Sharper is getting quite shallow.

Do you guys really think someone is going to give up a 2nd rnder for PT??? I LOVE the guy as much, if not more than most of you. I think he is a damn good football player, and outside of Brees and maybe Jahri Evans, he’s the MVP of our offense. I. like all of you have watched every game this season, last season, and the season before. We watched him beat out Pittman, return KO and eventually work his way as an integral part of this offense. . HOWEVER, but what we see and what other teams see are different. Its so hard to judge our team. Refer to j.Duncan’s article which was posted by HansDat earlier ( http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/03/new_orleans_saints_offensive_p_1.html )

We KNOW that PT is worth a 2nd round pick, but other teams wouldn’t be as confident in that statement. A second round pick is extremely important to teams and they do not part with them lightly.

Other than PT, who else as far as core players are we going to lose??? Bushrod for a 2nd round pick? Yes, please! Roman Harper for a 1st round pick? Yes, please!!!! Let’s all step away from the ledge, put the knife down, flush those pills and take a deep breath… we are not breaking apart this team, just are going to make a few changes to the fringe.

No linebacker is worth trading up in the first round for, imo.

Well… let’s see now. How many people did we retool last year? By my count we retooled four, and by the playoffs five. So far we’re only at one. Not the end of the world just yet.

Now if suddenly we have to retool eight, I’ll get a bit worried. For now, I just figure they have a plan to upgrade or at least replace.

imagine how bad it would have been with a title like that. Heck no!