Drew Brees or Not Drew Brees

by Jack Sharkey on Feb 22, 2012 6:00 AM CST

What's the hold up? Is it Brees, his agent, or is it Mickey Loomis? Who exactly is to blame for this constant mid-season style indigestion I'm suffering from in late February? I should be enjoying me some Lin-sanity but all I can obsess over is whether or not Drew Brees is coming back. I look in my closet at my Brees jersey and wonder if it will have to move to the unused section next to Bush and Shockey, and then I hit the web again looking for some news.

I catch myself and think: of course the Saints will sign Brees to the long term contract he deserves, and to top it off Carl Nicks will get re-signed along with Colston and Porter. I smile and look forward to the Saints playing in the Super Bowl in New Orleans next year. Then reality sets in once again. Somewhere in the back of my long-suffering mind is the knowledge that I am a Saints fan, and I have absolutely no confidence that everything will be okay.

With a lack of real news from real sources, here are the only logical explanations for the absence of a new contract for Brees:

Talks have been shelved until after Mardi Gras
Brees is waiting to see if his third child is a boy or a girl
Loomis is waiting to see if Andrew Luck or RGIII are available in the draft
Brees is such a magnanimous team player he's letting Carl Nicks negotiate first
Brees is waiting to see if Peyton Manning takes the NY Jets job before settling for New Orleans again

These are all better explanations than the ones I've been able to find, but there's a problem with each one. Brees' already knows his third child is going to be a boy, and the Saints don't have a 1st round pick in this year's draft so it's pretty unlikely either Luck of Griffin will be available. Brees might be waiting for the Saints to settle with Nicks, but Brees' agent isn't, and anyway, as much as Nicks is an incredibly important part of the Saints recent success, he's not Drew Brees. I can't see Brees playing for Rex Ryan, so that option is right out. That leaves the Mardi Gras explanation. I'm sticking with that one even if it is ridiculous.

I'm not used to having "good problems" when it comes to football so I can't help but think somehow things are going to go the wrong way. Everyone just assumes re-signing Brees is a sure thing, and maybe at the end of the day the reason for the delay is the lack of urgency because he is a lock, but you'll excuse me if my confidence in "sure things" isn't that strong.

Here's the problem: n ot only can I see Peyton Manning in a Jets uniform, I can see Brees in a Redskins uniform (or some other horrible color combination). Where Manning plays doesn't bother me in the least, but the thought of losing Brees because the two sides couldn't come to an agreement makes me wonder why I put myself through the agony of being a football fan in the first place.

Come on guys, get it done. Or at the very least, leak some news on the negotiations.

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the post-mardi gras fatalist.. i see..

& a meteor could hit the earth today.. & split it in two pieces.. hopefully the plague will be lucky enough & you will end up on the other half of the earth..

by the 9th plague on Feb 22, 2012 6:37 AM CST reply actions

harsh, plague, harsh!

lol

"Move over Marino, there's a new Brees coming through town!"-Jim Henderson

by BRSaintsFan on Feb 22, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions

Everyone that is worried....

…just needs to sit back and relax, Drew will be signed. There is no way that this franchise, with its pre-Drew history is going to let the greatest player its ever had that still has plenty great and several good years left just walk. Its a complex process that the front office is going through with more than just Drew, Nicks, and Colston. There are a lot of numbers they have to shuffle around to make it all work to be under the cap. Good things come to those that wait, and great things come to those that wait patiently.

by B_Robichaux31 on Feb 22, 2012 6:40 AM CST reply actions

MBGs rule the day....

Yes sir we want the ball...

by bondcrash on Feb 22, 2012 7:15 AM CST reply actions

there won't be any news leaked

Loomis doesn’t tolerate loose lips…

"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 22, 2012 8:01 AM CST reply actions

I suppose he prefers tight ones?

by Ezio_Auditore on Feb 22, 2012 8:47 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

you'd have to ask him that

"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 22, 2012 7:03 PM CST up reply actions

and the million dollar question

Who is Jack Sharkey? What was your screen name prior to publication?

"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 22, 2012 8:02 AM CST reply actions

Joseph Paul Zukauskas

Mutatio aestimatur nimis magni.

by MtnExile on Feb 22, 2012 9:03 AM CST up reply actions

this character is Tom Sharky

"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 22, 2012 8:04 AM CST reply actions

HA! Awesome pic

I love old Burt Reynolds movies. He’s one of the coolest ever. Loved him in “Boogie Nights” too. The funny thing about that picture is that the girl standing in the doorway with the light illuminating her dress so you can vaguely see what’s underneath was considered risque back in the 70’s. Nowadays, she’d be shown wearing nothing but a G-string and no top.

"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 Feb 22, 2012 10:31 AM CST up reply actions

someday, and someday soon, Drew will no longer play for the Saints, whether that’s months or years from now. We will still be fans. We will still love the Saints. And when that day comes Drew will not take the Superbowl, the passing records, and all the great memories away. Everything will be fine.

by GnomeChumpsky on Feb 22, 2012 9:21 AM CST via Android app reply actions

Woe is me...Doom and gloom

Fear and fallacies….I stand by my remark yesterday.."someone please beat me over the heads until I go into a coma, revive me in August "… I really don’t know how much more of these baseless idle speculations and fear mongering posts I can take…..sigh

by canu2u on Feb 22, 2012 9:46 AM CST reply actions

I hear ya.

On the other hand, that would pretty much leave “Fleur-de-Links” every day from here to training camp. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.

by Doc Boudin on Feb 22, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions

If you have sources that you can provide everyone with so we can add some base to baseless posts….we would be grateful. Otherwise….there is a fan posts section where u can provide us with your thoughts.

Your body's dying. Pay no attention, It happens to us all-Lestat

by AcquiredPanic on Feb 22, 2012 5:49 PM CST up reply actions

Another possibility, but one I'd rather not think about

…perhaps Sean and Mickey are putting together their plan for life after Nicks and Colston. If that’s the case, there’s no hurry with Drew: they can always tag him. But then, how do we replace our top receiver and our top lineman? Perhaps its coming up with that plan that’s occupying all their time and attention.

Mutatio aestimatur nimis magni.

by MtnExile on Feb 22, 2012 9:57 AM CST reply actions

Can you take one more????

So the way I see it, we tag Brees, but the Colts come by and give up the 2 first round draft picks for Brees. We then use the Colts first round this season to draft Luck. He becomes a starter and he marches the Saints to the playoffs where he gets injured and then Daniels comes in to save the day a la Kurt Warner. So anyway that is my useless baseless speculation and if any of it comes true, I think I am going to petition to be the next Madam Cleo.

by Saintsfan75 on Feb 22, 2012 9:58 AM CST reply actions

i dont know that Drew returning is a the real point of concern...

he’ll be back this year, even if hes tagged hes not the kind of guy to sit out because of a contract dispute. The obvious issue is that the best real scenario to have the offense back again is to structure a deal with brees that allows money for colston and tag nicks since hes made it clear that he is looking to be the highest paid lineman on someones team, which we clearly can’t afford. Its the only way it seemingly works. The longer they drag this out the more the fibers of our offense ever so slightly unwind. No question Brees is back again.

by bannor d on Feb 22, 2012 1:06 PM CST reply actions

Why do you guys read these posts if they bother you so much?

Haters gon' hate...

by TAYDIGGA on Feb 22, 2012 5:08 PM CST reply actions

What?

Surely you’re not suggesting there might be a more productive way to spend our lives?

--But the animal is inside out.
--I heard that! It turned inside out?
--And it exploded.

by Doc Boudin on Feb 22, 2012 5:36 PM CST up reply actions

good question

"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 22, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

tay.. i personally, didn't realized it sucked until i read it..

just critiquing the product, herr petersen.. it’s legal, per your instructions and only marginally offensive..
but serious, we need some uplifting stories..
such as.. what would we do to celebrate if the saints traded harper to the rams for their second round pick..?

by the 9th plague on Feb 22, 2012 7:59 PM CST up reply actions

Go ahead...

Fanpost it!

Repeat? Run it!

by FrenchFreak on Feb 22, 2012 10:02 PM CST up reply actions

you follow up on it, fi-fi..

put some of dat panache/grandeur to it, like you know how..

i, the plague, herein surrenders all rights to the story..

by the 9th plague on Feb 23, 2012 6:24 AM CST up reply actions

You don't know until you read it.

And that’s why there’s a comment section.

"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson

by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:51 AM CST up reply actions

that's was i was saying, mrs c4..

although i had a malign edge to my take with a hint for hans (formerly dat, now peterman..)
ok.. everybody.. new canal rule.. from now on..
when you first come into a post.. you read all the plague’s comments..

by the 9th plague on Feb 23, 2012 6:29 AM CST up reply actions

yeah, replied to the wrong post.

you and I agree on this.

"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson

by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 6:30 AM CST up reply actions

dyslexia kicking in, again..

“that’s what i was saying..”

by the 9th plague on Feb 23, 2012 6:30 AM CST up reply actions

Honestly, thought it was another Peyton! vs. Brees

a la FrenchFreak’s post, as in, “We could have Peyton! and just think how happy we’d be!”

Except not.

"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson

by CrazyforColston on Feb 23, 2012 5:53 AM CST reply actions

Money is the root of all evil

I hope I am wrong but I think Drew will go where the money is at for the sake of his family. He has done allot for the Saints and New Orleans but the truth of the matter is that he has a wife and three sons that have got to be his priority. I am praying that he stays because he would just not look right in a different uniform but life goes on and money is the root of all evil.

Lynette Collina

by Foridasaintfan on Feb 23, 2012 10:57 AM CST reply actions

His family is his top priority

along with the Saints. Whoever thinks Brees won’t be back in 2012 doesn’t know this Saints organization. It’s not a question if he’ll be back, it’s a question of how to keep all the right players and compensate them to where they’ll all be satisfied and want to continue playing quality football as they have been. This all takes time. But as I said at the beginning of this past season, Brees will become the highest paid QB in the NFL this off season and still be playing for the Saints of course. I still hold to that. I don’t think Benson, Loomis and Brees would want to be the talk of the NFL for 5 or more years and being known as dummies for allowing Brees to move on to another team.

by tommy v on Feb 23, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions

Well it’s actually, “the love of money” most misquoted scripture of all time.

Haters gon' hate...

by TAYDIGGA on Feb 27, 2012 6:20 PM CST up reply actions

Matt Flynn? Plan B

I think we should have a plan B just in case Brees do leave and that plan is to go after Matt Flynn. Bring him back home and we won’t have to spend that much money for him. He would fit perfect in our system. But this is only a plan B option if Brees leave.

by dalkam28 on Feb 23, 2012 12:21 PM CST reply actions