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Pete Prisco article about Brees contract
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:01 pm
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They are stars, vital pieces of their team's offenses. They are also favorite sons in their respective cities. But let's cut the bull: They, like all the NFL players, are about themselves. I get it. I would be too. These are the earning years. Go for the cash-dash. But don't act like you aren't. Don't act like you are different from the rest of the NFL players trying to cash in big, some who have earned total disdain from the fans because of their desire to get new deals. I often find it funny that some players who want new deals are called "punks" in some circles, while the FOTFP often get free passes. Remember all the names DeSean Jackson was called last season
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Since signing with the Saints in 2006, Brees has often talked about his love of the city of New Orleans, and he truly has become involved in helping to restore the city after Hurricane Katrina. They love him there, and not just for football. It's his home. There are some in the city who have taken to calling him "Brees-us." There are no reports of seeing him walk on the Mississippi River just yet, though. Then there are those fans who say if Brees cared so much, why did he turn down the Saints deal when he could have given them a better chance to re-sign All-Pro guard Carl Nicks? That's not his job. I always say when a player does that he's cheating himself. You get what you can and make the organization worry about fitting in the other pieces. Brees is doing the same. Just stop hiding behind the "I-care-about-the-city" crap. Brees is also a favorite of many in the national media, and his agent, Tom Condon, is as well. That's why Brees gets a pass from some. I like Brees as a player. No, I love him as a player.
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Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:08 pm to saintsfan22
I don't agree with you linking Prisco.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:12 pm to saintsfan22
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Do you agree with this?
That Drew Brees wants money any the city loves him? Yes i do. Next question.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:28 pm to saintsfan22
yeah...pretty accurate actually
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:33 pm to saintsfan22
I agree that gary is ambers boyfriend.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:34 pm to saintsfan22
I don't agree with that. I know plenty of super stars that don't put near the amount of time in their city as Drew Brees.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:35 pm to whodatfan
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I agree that gary is ambers boyfriend.
Gary dropped that bitch
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:36 pm to Jcorye1
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I don't agree with that. I know plenty of super stars that don't put near the amount of time in their city as Drew Brees.
That wasn't the point
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:38 pm to saintsfan22
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That wasn't the point
This was highlighted.
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Just stop hiding behind the "I-care-about-the-city" crap
I think he put in enough time/effort into rebuilding New Orleans that he can use it for negotiation purposes.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:39 pm to saintsfan22
I think that article is pretty much spot-on..
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:41 pm to Jcorye1
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I think he put in enough time/effort into rebuilding New Orleans that he can use it for negotiation purposes.
frick that. I appreciate everything he has done for the city, but his contract is based on his skills as a football player. It has absolutely nothing to do with anything he has ever done off the field
This post was edited on 5/31/12 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:48 pm to Breesus
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frick that. I appreciate everything he has done for the city, but his contract is based on his skills as a football player. It has absolutely nothing to do with anything he has ever done off the field.
I just wish we had some solid numbers. If he's asking for outrageous sums, than I'd agree with you. If he's asking for his going rate, I'd say what he's done should put him over the top in the negotiations.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:50 pm to Jcorye1
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If he's asking for his going rate, I'd say what he's done should put him over the top in the negotiations.
If he can use that in the negotiations then Loomis can sure as hell use the money he makes off of endorsements, Jimmy Johns, his new clothing company, etc... as leverage on his side of the table.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 9:54 pm to Breesus
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If he can use that in the negotiations then Loomis can sure as hell use the money he makes off of endorsements, Jimmy Johns, his new clothing company, etc... as leverage on his side of the table.
Thats fair game in my opinion too. I don't know how much more leverage that gives Loomis because most of those figures are public knowledge.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 10:06 pm to Jcorye1
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most of those figures are public knowledge.
Yeah those are tangible figures to use in the negotiation. I think it gives Loomis more leverage than Brees gets with "hey i help the city out." If Brees is like i help the city so i need an extra 2 mil a year, Loomis can hand him a folder stating all of his assets from JJ's, endorsments, etc and say here is what you get for helping the city out and it should be enough to cover that little extra you want.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 10:08 pm to Breesus
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Yeah those are tangible figures to use in the negotiation. I think it gives Loomis more leverage than Brees gets with "hey i help the city out." If Brees is like i help the city so i need an extra 2 mil a year, Loomis can hand him a folder stating all of his assets from JJ's, endorsments, etc and say here is what you get for helping the city out and it should be enough to cover that little extra you want.
Yeah I can see that. Sometimes I wish I could sit in on these negotiations, because I am just so shitty at negotiating.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 10:13 pm to Jcorye1
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Sometimes I wish I could sit in on these negotiations
me too would be awesome experience.
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I am just so shitty at negotiating.
I plan on negotiating for a living the rest of my life.
Posted on 5/31/12 at 10:14 pm to Breesus
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I plan on negotiating for a living the rest of my life.
I kinda am too, I want to own a small business, and I really want to connect with others in the area and create an Inc sort of deal.
Posted on 6/1/12 at 7:01 am to saintsfan22
I dislike Priscso but this article is long overdue.
Brees is being a huge hippocrit and trader (sic) and needs to be called out.
Brees is being a huge hippocrit and trader (sic) and needs to be called out.
This post was edited on 6/1/12 at 7:07 am
Posted on 6/1/12 at 7:04 am to Jcorye1
There's no negotiating - Loomis is a fricking boss and Knows Greedy Breesy will be skulking in for training camp after "settling" for the compromise of $20 mill per year.
This post was edited on 6/1/12 at 7:06 am
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