Darren Sharper Re-Signs with Saints
by Dave Cariello on May 3, 2010 4:08 PM CDT
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PrintDarren Sharper has re-signed with the New Orleans Saints, agreeing to a 1-year deal. Pro Football Talk seems to be the first to report it, though it has been confirmed by the Times-Pic and Sharper himself, via Twitter.
sharper42 To the entire WHO-DAT Nation, guess what? I'M BAACKK!
Hell yes! This is great news. Keeping Sharper in the fold was crucial. He was a huge part of the Saints championship season and the team really needs him if they want to seriously consider making another run for the title. Though I admit my love affair with him is slightly tainted after some of his off-season contract positioning ploys, I'm sure that will wash away with the first vision of him in a Saints uniform again.
For all the Mike Florio haters, this means Florio was correct when he reported two days ago that Sharper would sign with a team today. Does this give more validity to his reports that "SSM A" and "SSM B" really are Sean Payton and Joe Vitt, respectively, in Geoff Santini's lawsuit?
Find out, in our next episode of "As the Who Dat Turns"...
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To the entire WHO-DAT Nation, guess what? I’M BAACKK!
Here's to you, Patrick Robinson, Jesus1000 loves you more than you will know...
FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!
He has done nothing for me to loose confidence in him. Ultimately this was part of the business side, but guess what HE’S BAACKK!
TWO DAT!
by Saintsfan4life on May 3, 2010 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm relieved.
Snap, place, kick! And it's good! It's good! It's goo-hoo-hood! Pigs have flown! Hell Has frozen over! The Saints are going to the Superbowl!
by Joseph William Stern on May 3, 2010 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
Say what you will about Florio's hair....
… he’s on the job.
Can’t wait until Sharper’s skills deteriorate so that we can all treat him with disdain like we did to Fred Thomas. <<<< sarcasm, I can actually wait.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
His smile, though… That should be around for a long while. Good job, Darren. You’re a Saint.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
Wow look at that photo closely. Does he not wear a mouthpiece?
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
he takes it out between plays to make it easier to smile at his adoring fans...
We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night. -- GW
by Hans Petersen on May 3, 2010 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I had the same thought
But he’s got the ball in one hand and he’s pointing with the other. Not stuck in his facemask. Hard to believe he plays without one.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
The Saints had those special mouthpieces made for them last year
remember? All scientific and stuff.
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by Dave Cariello on May 3, 2010 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
yes, they were colored
right down the middle…like a black and white cookie
Here’s this, Stu. I just took a very close look at that Sharper Image (actually lifting the laptop right up to my eyes), and I think he is wearing a mouthpiece – it’s just clear/opaque and hard to make out.
This comment brought to you by The Sharper Image. Bringing you rich toys/useless junk for years and years.
We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night. -- GW
by Hans Petersen on May 3, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Mel Florio Jr.
meet Mike Kiper
One’s a blogger with a law degree…
The other’s a hack with ESPN connections and a J-O-B I would looove to have…
Together they are a match made in heaven!! Tune in Fridays at 9:00 EST to see what hi-larious hijinks ensue when this pair goes to work…
We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night. -- GW
by Hans Petersen on May 3, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
YES!!!!!
I just put on my hubby’s Sharper jersey to celebrate! This is the cherry on top of a GREAT day for my family!!
"It's better to burn out than fade away."
ball ball ball ball ball!
We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night. -- GW
by Hans Petersen on May 3, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome back, Darren!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
WHO DAT!!
We’ve still got our brand new forty-two!!
HELL YEAH!
"I still think we're a team of destiny. Destiny is more powerful than a curse. Whatever is meant to be will happen. Faith." - Drew Brees
You're right...
That WAS an unfortunate keystroke.
I’m just saying to allow a second year first-rounder to be a nickelback still??? That’s (supposedly) premiere talent sitting on the bench.
Hell Yeah!!!
Now I can still where my jersey…I wonder how much he’s getting paid.
by BlknGldSoulja on May 3, 2010 4:17 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
a lotta Benjamins
We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night. -- GW
by Hans Petersen on May 3, 2010 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably not too much...
He’s really getting up there, and two years as a backup is borderline unacceptable for a first-round pick (Jenkins). I still see Payton moving in that direction at some point.
“two years as a backup is borderline unacceptable for a first-round pick (Jenkins)”
Hope Meachem’s three doesn’t cause you hair loss.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
by coldpizza on May 4, 2010 7:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m still pretty young, got plenty of time to lose my hair.
One of those three years was to injury, and other than that he was never making a case to be the #1 guy, at least not with Colston around. Besides, before this draft, we were WAY deeper at WR than any other position. Now DB and DE are making strong cases for me to change my mind.
A lot more than any of us. :)
I’m glad he’s coming back. Our secondary is now an area of great strength for us after it was an area of great weakness just two years ago. Bullocks and J.D. now seem like distant, nightmarish memories brought on by a drunken stupor.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on May 3, 2010 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Sharpster
Welcome back…glad to have you back in the fold, I hope you’re happy with the deal and give us all you have until you retire a Saint!
Gris Gris Man, Voodoo Surgeon General and Master of Witch Doctory
I'm a little surprised
about how fast some of you are ready to forget all the comments he made about Loomis and hinting around about going to the Jets. I guess now that he resigned (probably for lack of a better option) it’s ok to be all in his jock again?
I don’t get it.
I’m not saying he wasn’t a huge part of our success last year, but c’mon…
no you come on
Mickey lowballed him and put his Johnston & Murphy right on Sharper’s throat. I’d desperately try to wiggle some $$$ out of it just like Sharper did. And Mickey knows and Mickey just smiled anyway. All the love in the world… It’s just business.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
No, you're right
Mickey did lowball him. But we also lowballed him when nobody else wanted him. Hell, we lowballed Drew when nobody wanted him either.
I’m wondering how much he was able to “wiggle” when he realized nobody was going to offer what we did…
what??
Sharper got a fair contract for 2009 and overperformed.
Drew got $10/year for 6 years in 2006. That’s lowball???
He wiggled in order to try to get an offer from other teams, or an increase from Mickey. Neither happened, apparently.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
Ten dollars a year sucks!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell, I almost make that much!!!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Considering
Drew was previously a franchise QB (made the playoffs the previous year) and a second-rounder…I’d say we could have given him a few more bucks. Especially to see what we got in return, yeah I’d say it was fairly low. It was between us the MIA, and they backed out of the deal based on Dr’s estimations of the strength of his elbow. Drew almost had no choice BUT to sign with us.
I’d say we could have given him a few more bucks.
You’re not the GM that Mickey Loomis is. Why overpay when you don’t have to?
If you said it was low, you’d be wrong. The Chargers offered him a $5M/5 years incentive heavy contract.
Stop typing crazy sh**. I’m tired of proving you wrong.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
The Chargers
were already ready to move on with Phillip Rivers at that point. I’m not even sure why they offered him a contract. If you look at some of the Chargers boards from back in that time, Drew was almost ready to be considered a bust towards the end of his time in SD.
Why do you think they drafted Rivers (in the first round, at that) if they weren’t ready to move on? The Brees injury pretty much sealed that decision.
I’m not being crazy, and you’re not proving me wrong. You’re just not reading what I’m typing.
Drew almost had no choice BUT to sign with us.
Respectfully, I’m not saying that you are stupid. I am saying that is a f****** stupid thing to type. You’re on my Do Not Read list. F off.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
You've got a real attitude problem,
and I just figured out why…
You’re still on MySpace. Ha!
Take a pill bud, we’re all fans here.
Just don't take a Vicoden.
That was too easy…
Just think if we signed Michael Vick we could advertise:
“Get your Michael Vic-oden!”
SP: "No, No, No. I said 'Let's all take it to the Vikes again' not' Let's all take 2 Vicoden!'"
You're right. You don't get it . . . . and you never will.
(Thanks, Mora.)
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Just look at the stats
No DB that has had that many picks in one year follows up with anything remotely close the next year. He’s due to have an off year, and he’s a liability against the run.
Just wait.
His impact on the rest of the defensive secondary will be VERY important. I'd venture to say that's one of the main reasons for getting him to return.
Think ~ player / coach.
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Agree 100%
Especially if the master plan is to eventually move Jenkins to FS. That, and Usama Young needs help too. He got torched a LOT last year.
Hope you have a smile on that salad_face now! :-)
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely,
What was once our biggest weakness is now completely intact from a Championship season!!!
What a difference from the years past.
What was once our biggest weakness
Sharper ties for the league high in interceptions and he is our biggest weakness??
Are you married to coldpizza by any chance? You said, “Just ask” so I did.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
No,
I’m referring to the years when Sammy Knight was our ENTIRE secondary…or even more recently the Jason David and Fred Thomas years…
Back when it was considered “uncool” to be a Saints fan, but most of us did it anyway.
Sharper probably won’t have a year like 2009, I agree. But it won’t be because of NFL history.
Four dead in Ohio. Why? How many more?
If Drew can overcome the Madden Curse, Darren can overcome his age…
Woodson was two years older than him and had 7 INT’s in a similar (albiet better run stopping) Raven’s defense.
We’ll have to see how he heals from that surgery. [fingers crossed]
"I still think we're a team of destiny. Destiny is more powerful than a curse. Whatever is meant to be will happen. Faith." - Drew Brees
Woodson was elite...
…and never had microsurgery, even less that late in his career…
Fingers crossed? Worked last year. How about doing it again without a doubt?
Repeat? Under construction...
Such good news!!!!
Welcome back to your true family Darren.Now all the drama is over lets get back to winning another Suber Bowl back to back.
Who is now the odd man out....
if any
"Saints don't commit sins, they exorcise demons. The NFL most accurate passer was preaching, and the league MVP watched as the Game MVP delivered an impressive sermon"
He very well could be, but I don’t see how that’s relevant.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
"I still think we're a team of destiny. Destiny is more powerful than a curse. Whatever is meant to be will happen. Faith." - Drew Brees
I don’t think much has changed since our:
Ridiculously Early 2010 Saints Roster Breakdown: Cornerback
"I still think we're a team of destiny. Destiny is more powerful than a curse. Whatever is meant to be will happen. Faith." - Drew Brees
Dave, the anwer is no.
For all the Mike Florio haters, this means Florio was correct when he reported two days ago that Sharper would sign with a team today. Does this give more validity to his reports that “SSM A” and “SSM B” really are Sean Payton and Joe Vitt, respectively, in Geoff Santini’s lawsuit?
Florio is still a d-bag.
d-bag personafied!!!
His next “headline” was going to be, “NY Giants Will Not Sign Just ’Nother Day.” and he would have been correct ~ AGAIN !!!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
so does sharper become jenkins sensei...
or does the CB experiment continue. He really wasn’t bad for a rookie cb.
You guys should pay me for being out of commission
Every time I’m gone for a few hours, something like this happens, and I wake up to find there’s already 70 posts.
Actually, I bet there ARE some of you who’d pay me to stay away. Woohoo, a new revenue stream!
This comment is sponsored by Southern Bell, the 'Then' Network.
Here's my 2 cents worth! :-)
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s 1/500 of your annual salary. Sure you can afford that?
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Thanks for that. I'm imagining how many people are clicking on "Calculator" right now! LOL!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 3, 2010 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Tisk tisk tisk. How lowbrow. Surely they are at least intelligent enough to have a keyboard shortcut for it set up?
Keyboard shortcut?
Oh, yeah. Shortcut. I got one of them around here somewhere. Yeah. Shortcut . . . .
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on May 4, 2010 2:30 AM CDT up reply actions
how many DBs do we have?!!?
We have Porter and Greer as the starters, Torrence and Gay as nickle/reserve corners, we have Chip Vaughn coming back from injury, Harper is at SS, Usama Young is somewhere around here, we just re-signed Sharper, we just drafted Robinson, and now we have Jenkins floating around in this crowded secondary. Oh, and btw, we have some undrafted rookie corners too..
Sure, this adds a ton of flexibility to the team, but someone has to go, and this also adds some interesting questions as to what we’ll do
you forgot robinson
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by Dave Cariello on May 3, 2010 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
i have robinson in my post Dave!
it’s just full of names that it’s hard to identify where his name is in the post lol.
take a second look
by Ezio_Auditore on May 3, 2010 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
ahhh
you’re right. I guess I would have penciled him in as a nickel/reserve corner along with Torrence and Gay. One of them is gone this year, I think.
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by Dave Cariello on May 3, 2010 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
The answer to life the universe and everything is of course still 42.
Snap, place, kick! And it's good! It's good! It's goo-hoo-hood! Pigs have flown! Hell Has frozen over! The Saints are going to the Superbowl!
by Joseph William Stern on May 3, 2010 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
I'm super stoked about this!!
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious." - Vince Lombardi
Sharpers exactly where he needs to be
in a saints jersey
Agreed
I was starting to come to terms with the fact that Jenkins would be the starting FS this year, and I was finally OK with it. This is just a bonus and could really pay off if we get Sharper to spend the year teaching the position to Jenkins.
"I want to hand this trophy to the MVP of the Super Bowl -- and the MVP of the entire league.''
-- Saints coach Sean Payton, handing the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Drew Brees after Super Bowl 44.
How long..
should we wait on Young and Jenkins? Faster and stronger players? By all Jesus1K, how about now?
Can’t recall the exact game but you guys surely all remember Sharper primarely giving up on going downfield after a pick, until he saw the effort put in front of him by his team. Found some pride and still slowed down at the opponent 20 yard-line for the 6. And you’re telling me a microfracture surgery will make him faster? Could there be something really wrong with that?
I think of Nicks and Brees and I see money going the wrong way…
Repeat? Under construction...
Are You Ready . . .
. . . for the NUMBER ONE PASS DEFENSE IN THE LEAGUE!!!
SB45!!
"Why would I even consider taking the ball out of Drew Brees’ hands?’’
This is much bigger froma leadership perspective than a football one
With fujita gone, Sharper is the wise old veteran who has seen it all. Remember he and fujita talking before the superbowl about how all the young guys didn’t understand how hard it is to get there. He will help provide that perspective, even though I bet you see his role diminshing a bit.
"But tonight the Superbowl belongs to the City of New Orleans" - Roger Goodell 2/7/2010
Welcome Back!!
Waiting impatiently for the season to start. Saving up for ‘Sunday Ticket’, gonna take a while At the wage of $2.75…
by Saints of Los Angeles on May 3, 2010 9:06 PM CDT reply actions
good move
Sharper was a cog last year
thought he might go elsewhere
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Best news of the day!
I always felt like Sharper would stay in NO but I was starting to get nervous.
"Don't ever sell your saddle, cause life's a long, long ride."- Randy Travis
your urban hipster acronym confuses me
Free Documentation License?
Firedog Lake?
Facilities Data Link?
Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa?
Florida Drumline?
Flight Deck Lighting?
It was then I knew that I'd had enough,
Burned my credit card for fuel
Fast Driving Lane
We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night. -- GW
by Hans Petersen on May 4, 2010 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Favre Destruction League
SP: "No, No, No. I said 'Let's all take it to the Vikes again' not' Let's all take 2 Vicoden!'"
My guess was Fleur-de-Lis
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by Dave Cariello on May 4, 2010 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Ding, ding, ding.... I think we have a winner, Johnny!
That’s why you get paid the big bucks. ;-)
"I still think we're a team of destiny. Destiny is more powerful than a curse. Whatever is meant to be will happen. Faith." - Drew Brees
Rotoworld
via Jason LaCanfora
Darren Sharper’s one-year contract with the Saints is worth $1.575 million in base value.
He can collect another $1M in per-game roster bonuses, which protect the Saints against Sharper missing games at age 35 coming off microfracture surgery. All in all, he is eligible for a slight raise on his $1.7 million earnings. Sharper could also be released with ease if he endures a setback.
Here's to you, Patrick Robinson, Jesus1000 loves you more than you will know...
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