re: Show Brees and the Saints management that the Saints fans are unhappy

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LSU Beach Lover

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you're stupid.

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That arrogance will cost them dearly if the fans organize to show our anger/displeasure/revenge/etc.....

Maybe the fans attending the Saints games should stay outside of the MBSuperdome until after the kick off. Every game.

Boycott the preseason games....

Maybe people at the game should not buy any merchandise at the game....

Or buy any merchandise at all....

Or buy any concessions at the game....

Or what else can we fans think we can do as a group....

How about "Saints fans don't like Brees Contract BS.com" ???? Organize and distribute the way to convey these thoughts and feelings.....?????

Not to even mention the Bounty BS???

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I'm pretty sure all of that will happen.

OP is right!

No body buy gas on Thursday. If we all do it prices WILL come down

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I have done nothing except see that economically and public relations wise, the Saints management is acting as though they are oblivious to the criticism and the blood in the water.

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As well they should. First, they have a long waiting list for tickets, so they can afford to piss off a few crazy people. Also, fans don't care about the business side unless it effects them, like the GM making a stupid signing or ticket prices going up. At this point what has gone on doesn't actually effect the fans. Some think it does and are claiming pain and suffering like you did in the OP, but it really doesn't. We saw the exact same thing with both the NFL and NBA lockouts. Lots of negative PR for the leagues, fans bitching and moaning about never coming back, but both leagues managed to save their seasons and the fans came back and everyone is more or less happy now.

Even Bobby Hebert had been pointing to July 16th as the Oh shite date many months ago. How this process was going to unfold was obvious even to drunken cajuns. Both sides have too much to lose to go past the Oh shite date. If they do then shame on both of them and I'll join you in picking up my torch and pitchfork, but if they get the deal done then this thing is playing out exactly as it was scripted, Brees will be in camp and everything will get back to normal. There is no need to send management a message for doing what the NFL system requires of them.

I personally have been in favor of giving Brees what he wanted, screwing the cap and planing to rebuild rather than reload after the window closes on the Brees era. But if Mickey wants to save every penny and try to keep things moving let him try. The $750k they are currently apart amounts to 2-3 undrafted rookie FAs, nickel and diming Brees might allow the Saints to find the next Pierre Thomas or Chris Ivory, and cheap talent will be important as Bree's cap number rises significantly.

LSU Beach Lover should boycott all Saints games from here on out!

FWIW

I put the blame mainly on Brees. Mickey is up against the wall with the salary cap already and that doesn't include arbitration that is coming for Jimmy Graham and expiring contract of Bushrod. Brees is the one demanding to be the highest paid, does he deserve it yes, but the team is going to lose at least 2 big time starters because of it since we didn't cut Vilma and Sedrick Ellis like we should have.

In the end Brees will sign the latest offer because it makes him the highest paid player ahead of Payton Manning and he knows if he doesn't sign it the fans will be on his arse.