What about...Peyton?
by FrenchFreak on Feb 21, 2012 9:58 PM CST
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PrintThat’s right. Peyton Manning. Or what's left of him...
What if, in an alternate universe, Drew would be "offered" a regular tag instead of an exclusive one and walk cause he’s offered Klondike from a team willing to give up two first round picks for him? Regardless of yet again another "Favresque" QB drama (NFL.com, SI, etc...) which isn’t bringing his price up, I’m pretty sure doubts about Manning’s health will make him much cheaper (if he’s medically cleared) that what Brees will end up signing for any team. Did I mention two first round draft picks we’d get from it? Imagine what Spag could do with those. Imagine P(ea)y-ton!!!
Move away from the jump while you still can...(Guess what, couldn't figure out the Goddamn jump!)
Yep, it’s a slow time as a Saints fan and at work. Guess I just have too much time on my hand. Nevertheless, that thought keeps popping up in the back of my mind. Why?
Because I want to win now. Well, next year. In New Orleans. If the Saints were to win IT in the Superdome (sorry Mercedes-Benz), can you imagine what a legacy that would be? First to do it at home baby! I couldn’t care less about missing play-offs for the next five seasons since NFL films would replay this for a hundred years. Add to it winning out with a prodigal son, you’d probably have re-runs until the end of humanity!
Sure, if Manning was to be under center for the Saints next year, some of us would still remember him ditching Ole Miss. But which other elite NFL QB could get as much of a freebee from the fanbase for replacing Brees? I guarantee Drew would be a gone memory if Payloo’s team is 11-2 next December with Archie's boy. Can you imagine how many #18 Saints jersey you’d see on Nola’s street? Heck, I’d probably get one. I just drool about thoughts of Thomas, Sproles, Moore and Graham (Colston's gone) getting balls from Manning.
What's that? He was willing to put his health in jeopardy and take the snaps once the Colts were in the red zone last December against the Titans? Against medical advice?
And this where my dream ends... I can see the confettis, but I can also see a legend last snap on the Dome turf. And that ugly sight would probably re-runs for even longer...
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well.. let's see..
two 1st round picks which would be in the picking spots the brees acquiring team would have..
may turn a mediocre defense into a respectable one.. could consider trading one of the picks to a highly positioned team, ensuring we getting top 10 talent, even top 5 (although not always a sure thing, this draft thing science..)
exiting our program.. a QB that knows this offense inside & out.. operates with machine-like precision.. hey everybody even says.. that HE is the only reason we are any good.. cause the rest of the cast is just passable.. so, he would be gone (oh.. da imfamy..!!)
in return.. a damaged QB.. can’t hardly turn his neck.. hasn’t thrown a toss pass over 10 yards in two years, doesn’t know the offense.. used to call his shots.. never played in a pro multi-formation offense.. never even saw a WR in motion.. only knows one running play, the stretch.. and may.. just may have serious psychological residual effects from his past injury, assuming he can medically resume his career..
yeah.. let’s think about it for a while..
……………………………………..
ok.. i’m done..
no freaking way..
I disagree with your assessment of Manning
I do actually think he COULD function well in this offense IF he came back 100% healthy. However, I agree with the rest of your assessment. The picks we’d get back, as well as the highly likely scenario of a Peyton Manning at 75% or lower, is in no way comparable to the loss of the heart and soul of this team.
Drew Brees- the REAL MVP.
IF he came back 100% healthy.
Now tell me what you will think when monkeys fly out of my ass.
I used to care, but things have changed
by benEkeith70 on Feb 22, 2012 8:07 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
as well as the highly likely scenario of a Peyton Manning at 75% or lower, is in no way comparable to the loss of the heart and soul of this team.
There’s the part of my quote where I say I don’t think that will happen
Drew Brees- the REAL MVP.
I sense....
…resistence…
Repeat? Run it!
by FrenchFreak on Feb 22, 2012 10:07 AM CST via mobile reply actions
it would make a good horror flick.. "..frankenQB.."
by the 9th plague on Feb 22, 2012 12:22 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, but who'd pay to watch it?
It’d probably be right up there with Manos: Hands of Fate, or Gigli.
--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.
or Darkstar
or Ishtar
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 24, 2012 7:15 PM CST up reply actions
You can't be happy with one hall of fame quarterback?
You have to dream about another?
Your body's dying. Pay no attention, It happens to us all-Lestat
My top 10 reasons
1. Drew is the better quarterback.
2. Drew has more quality years of playing time left.
3. Peyton might not be the same quarterback he once was. Health, rust, ect….
4. Peyton would have to learn a new system for the first time in his career.
5. Peyton would not come cheap regardless of health….somebody will pay big money for him.
6. This would divide the fan base despite the fact that Peyton is from New Orleans.
7. Other players might not be as willing to stay in New Orleans if Drew leaves.
8. We would be looking for a new starting quarterback the following year.
9. Peyton hasnt exactly had alot of success in the playoffs.
10. It’s just damn blasphemy…..
Your body's dying. Pay no attention, It happens to us all-Lestat
by AcquiredPanic on Feb 22, 2012 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
1-I beg to differ.
2-That is something we still don’t know.
3-Or might.
4-Payton gets boners from learning playbooks.
5-Besides Dan Ryder, who else is gonna pay over 13M for a QB that has been cut in part for very serious health reaons?
6-Fanbase would probably be very forgiving if we’re 11-2 at the beginning of next December. I know I would.
7-Who in his right mind would think he’d have a lesser chance to win it all with Manning instead of Brees?
8-Two first picks…Guess we could groom a young QB for two-three years. As I said, who gives a freakin f**k if winning it all next year means not making the play-offs for the next five years.
9-Peyton was never coach by Payton.
10- I know it is…But I don’t care. Win NOW baby!
Repeat? Run it!
Why would the fanbase be so appreciatvie of 11-2?
We’ve got a QB that’s given us 12-3 in the last three years.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:36 AM CST up reply actions
13-3, hit the wrong key
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:36 AM CST up reply actions
Since we're going to have the same oline, maybe.
Possibly, minus Nicks. I’d truly love to see Peyton attempt to escape the rush with as much mobility as Brees. Oh, Peyton would get the ball out quicker? Every time? Right. With the same blockers, same schemes, same WRs, (minus Colston?) Suuuure.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:42 AM CST up reply actions
Since Manning would take less money...
…there’S actually a chance we could keep Nicks AND Colston.
Repeat? Run it!
And still watch Petyon with that
graceless, heavy foot, or two footed gallop of his, not escape what Brees has with more mobility with all those same players.
And perfect passes every time? That is an impossible standard.
I don’t like the downside of Brees, either. I love the upside. He’s not afraid to throw the ball if that’s the only way to move the ball. Peyton is a robotic technician. Probably a damaged one, now.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 7:51 AM CST up reply actions
now.. FF, your rebutal.. should list your top 10 reasons why you hate brees..
by the 9th plague on Feb 22, 2012 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
Hate him? Nah..
Flaws? If you watched the same game I did for the last five years, you KNOW he has some…Ten? I couldn’t strech it to that extent. But I easily can see five. Then again, I see flaws from other QBs all the time. Guess nobody’s perfect…
My fanpost is, as I stated, a fantasy. And to the risk of “re-routing” this fanpost toward some kind of personnal beef I would hold toward Brees, I’ll give it a shot anyway.
1-Mr. Brees. Please. Slide feet first. Really. That’s only one bad hit away from Chase taking over…
2-Double coverage? Don’t. You are not a God.
3-Find another throw than over the shoulder. As undefendable as it might be, it does take habilities that probably very few receivers master. And since Colston is probably gone…
4-Start protecting our guys and stop throwing it where they have to stretch all out to get it, making them perfect, and I mean perfect, targets for very dammageable hits. Think Colston will leave for the money? Absolutely not. He’s convince he can make a NFL WR living without putting his health in jeopardy almost everytime Drew throws his way. And Graham is already realizing it.
5-Drew use to underhrow a lot. Now, he added overtrowing on long routes. Can you remember how many time we got off with a PI calling on stretch plays?
This is gonna turn bad…
Repeat? Run it!
Damn, Frenchie....
It’s a good thing that most members of the UAB (United Acolytes of Breesus) are hibernating in offseason mode. Otherwise, you would get bum-rushed with irrational replies calling for your head.
There’s still a few of them lurking about, though. You should have a co-worker start your car for the next few days or so.
~Anything by Yogi Berra~
Streetcar named Breesus.
Ha. I’m joking with,you, FrenchFreak. Just don’t agree with you on this subject very much.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:44 AM CST up reply actions
you stretched it to five!
impressive.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:39 AM CST up reply actions
I agree with all of these. Anyone that’s agree over it is just a homer that can’t think objectively.
Haters gon' hate...
what do you know..? "welcome to 'freak-island'.."
population: 2
by the 9th plague on Feb 23, 2012 8:03 PM CST up reply actions
the plague has his own island to solace upon..
by the 9th plague on Feb 24, 2012 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
Solace..
I like that. Has a nice ring. Might borrow it.
Repeat? Run it!
by FrenchFreak on Feb 24, 2012 10:17 PM CST up reply actions
a homer that can’t think objectively
Is there another kind?
I didn’t know that homers were even remotely capable of objectivity. It’s sorta like saying that Stevie Wonder is blind and can’t see very well either.
~Anything by Yogi Berra~
Off topic alert (look away)...
I hear a spanking is in order? Or a good strong slap across the face? I’m on it…
A spanking?
For you, sweetie? Oh sure, absolutely!! I’ll pick you up at your place around 7 and then we’ll head over to Red Hook for drinks. After that, we’ll stop off at this leather shop that I know and pick up a……oh wait……you were talking about [REDACTED].
Um…yeah sure, take care of that for me. Thanks.
~Anything by Yogi Berra~
Homer’s can think objectively when called to. I mean if you want to get all overly analytical about it. Anybody can be overly passionate about anything but someone says, “hey think about this” and for that issue or topic they do. I mean, I understand your nitpicking but I think you understood what I meant.
Haters gon' hate...
Homer’s can think objectively when called to.
That’s not what I’m mostly seeing around here…
Repeat? Run it!
Guilty
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 28, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
I'll tell you why noy.
Manning is essentially done. Two seasons left at most (probably injured for a good part of that), and not with quality teams. Somebody (Snyder?) will throw the bucks at him, but its not going to turn out well. A year off of full-speed football, turning, what, 85 now? With a serious, multiple-surgery injury, and the potential threat of not being able to walk someday? Getting back out on the field and losing a few games is not going to feel good to him. I like him well enough, but feel free to list me on this. Or is that a thing of the past now, with our Lister-In-Chief serving a lifetime ban?
--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.
Manning isessentiallydone.
I doubt Manning plays again. Which would, of course, be the biggest reason not to trade Drew for Peyton.
Mutatio aestimatur nimis magni.
Oh, and our Lister-In-Chief has posted several replies on this very thread.
Mutatio aestimatur nimis magni.
You don’t know that. And hey man, I don’t even know you. And you ignore my emails.
I used to care, but things have changed
Speaking of email...
no new utube¿?
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 24, 2012 10:09 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Damn, I thought I sensed a disturbance in the farce.
Oh, and our Lister-In-Chief has posted several replies on this very thread.
--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.
A. Lister – Played center and power forward in the NBA from the early 80’s to the late 90’s. He got monster dunked on by Shawn Kemp back in the day.
Actually, a lot of people got dunked on by Kemp back then. Of course, that was before he caught up with Chuck Muncie’s coke dealer and ballooned up to over 300 pounds, while trying to re-seed the earth from his own loins.
~Anything by Yogi Berra~
Once upon a time...
…there was a great and powerful wizard (“The Lister”) who kept track of all the outrageous statements in the kingdom, called the Accountability Index. Every few months or so, he would remind us of how stupid we all were by tracking our predictions in his magic list. But he had a, well, interesting sense of humor that some people in the kingdom didn’t really appreciate. The king included. And so The Lister got his a— banished from the kingdom, to become a wanderer and stirrer of s—- in distant lands. But now, apparently, the Listing has begun again.
“…One Index to bring them all, and in the Darkness List them.”
--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.
by Doc Boudin on Feb 22, 2012 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 11 recs
Lmao...Rec'd
I think somebody needs to frame this.
Your body's dying. Pay no attention, It happens to us all-Lestat
by AcquiredPanic on Feb 22, 2012 11:19 PM CST up reply actions
Damn...
can’t rec’d with the app
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 24, 2012 10:14 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
subversive.. defiant.. irreverent..
all great qualities in the plague’s book.. but it will serve no purpose for rescuing the list.. it will never reappear as it once was.. has become a myth..
by the 9th plague on Feb 24, 2012 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
Epic comment...Brilliant!
"They're ready to be like 'Same Old Saints'" - Roman Harper, on each of the New Orleans Saints vanquished foes of 2009
Home now so here is your tenth Rec'd
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 25, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Double digits?
You guys are serious about your fairy tales, aren’t you? Remind me to tell you sometime about the handsome (if somewhat vertically-challenged) prince starting out on his quest for his second Holy Grail, armed only with a football, a new contract, and the mysterious Birthmark of Destiny.
--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.
Horse Hockey!!!- Sherman T. Potter
Peyton to the Redskins
Flynn to Miami
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever, will.-Jim Mora Sr.
I understand ....nothing.-Michael Scott
The Future is Unwritten.-Joe Strummer
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."-Mahatma Gandhi
Horse Hockey!
Peyton to the Redskins CBS where he can cover his beloved Colts on TV.
Flynn to Miami
FIFY
"Move over Marino, there's a new Brees coming through town!"-Jim Henderson
Either my English is that bad...
….either you guys have text comprehension problem…
(if he’s medically cleared)
Not saying he will be. Not even willing to bet an ex-girlfriend on it…
But what if?
Geez…
Repeat? Run it!
FrenchFreak turned me into a newt!!
Well, I got better…
A witch!! BURN HIM!!!!
--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.
First masculine witch...
Take that feminist movement!
Repeat? Run it!
by FrenchFreak on Feb 22, 2012 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
Mon Dieu, Mon Dieu!!! Frenchie est completement fou!!!
So this is what awaits you Frenchfreak if that voodoo suggestion of yours were to ever happen!
Expect more...you'll get more...and if you don't, start over!
Nope, I'll sell the tickets and of course, will keep the money! :-D
Expect more...you'll get more...and if you don't, start over!
by Stilljreming on Feb 23, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
Hahaha, oui, repare pour de bon!!!
Expect more...you'll get more...and if you don't, start over!
by Stilljreming on Feb 23, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
without reading the comments....
I have to say, I really think you underestimate the love affair with Brees.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:25 AM CST reply actions
Your patience and assessment of Brees, notwithstanding.
It’s not all about sentiment, it’s a real confidence in Brees as the QB for the this offense and this team.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:28 AM CST reply actions
My wife has had 2 of those neck surgeries
and i tell you, she ain’t the same as she used to be. Those surgeries are only good for about 10 years in a “normal” person’s life. with the accelerated wear and tear due to hits, knockdowns, sacks, etc. I imagine it would be sped up tenfold. I say no way, no how, no thanks….
SP: "No, No, No. I said 'Let's all take it to the Vikes again' not' Let's all take 2 Vicoden!'"
Whatever happened to team loyalty?
It's good to be a fan of a team in which a bad year consists of losing the NFCCG.
Exactly.
My loyalty goes to my team first.
Repeat? Run it!
by FrenchFreak on Feb 24, 2012 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
I wouldn’t trade Brees for Manning even without the injury. The man has my soul, which I gladly willed to him.
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. " -Carl Sagan
Seriously about my soul, or my picking Drew over Peyton?
Yes, I’ve willed my soul to Drew. I hear they’re getting along fine these days. Following the two years of heavy dosage, and psychological treatment my soul received as a result of medium to strong feelings of depression, abandonment, and repressed anger, of course.
Yes, I think that Drew is a better QB than a healthy Peyton Manning, Place typical statistical argument here and that’s why.
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. " -Carl Sagan
by crescendo2020 on Feb 28, 2012 5:42 AM CST up reply actions
How about this...
You take Payton and give us Drew. Heck, for good measure we’ll give the Colts Smith. That way we can all switch QB’s and the only team to get better out of the deal is us. :-)
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Kaepernick's raw talent + Harbaugh's coaching = Hall of Fame QB
No deal!
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. " -Carl Sagan
by crescendo2020 on Feb 26, 2012 5:25 AM CST up reply actions
What if Peyton...
….brings a friend with him? You know, since Colston is probably gone..
.
Repeat? Run it!
Saw that. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Mar 1, 2012 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
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