re: The time to trade Drew Brees and Fire Rob Ryan is now

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The goal is to get into the playoffs, brother.

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I don't really care about that, myself. But your point is somewhat valid for a big segment of our fanbase, I know.

I look at it like this: I've been through the Jim Mora Years. They were nice because they didn't suck. But you know what else sucked? Being above average every single year and having nothing to show for it. I would prefer a couple of years of "blowup and rebuild" than 3 or 4 years of the status quo and being 6-10 to 9-7 and never getting to the next level.

It's always misinterpreted, but the "trade Brees" rationale makes sense if you know you're in Salary Cap Hell and have no other assets to dump to build for the future. People act like it's disrespectful but it's not. I think Brees is the best thing that ever happened to the Saints. But if we need to dump him to help rebuild and we can send him to a place that he's cool with and he can win now, I don't see why not. I woudn't trade him to the Texans. And if he wins big one time somewhere else, good for him. But you know what? He'd be the first QB to win a Super Bowl with a second team in his twilight.