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Bradycap freindly deal, Peyton takes 4 million pay cut, Drew.........
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:33 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:33 am
Don't get me wrong I am a big Drew Brees fan and also believe that this franchise would not be where it is today without Drew but when Brady takes a cap friendly deal for less money and Peyton takes a 4 million dollar pay cut to help Denver keep some of there player. Are we wrong to expect Drew to do the same considering we started out at nearly 28 million over the cap this year which is a hell of a lot more then both the Patriots and Broncos were when Brady and Manning's respective deals were made. In my opinion Drew is in the same situation as both of them with life and certainly money after football as he has many indorsement deals and several businesses of his own. Let me know what you guys think.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:40 am to grillcheese14
Do you know anything about how much more/less money we could save with Drew restructuring next year as opposed to this year???
Before going on and bitching about Drew not restructuring, have one of the Salary Cap guys inform you....
Before going on and bitching about Drew not restructuring, have one of the Salary Cap guys inform you....
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 7:49 am
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:42 am to grillcheese14
I'm not saying the extension Brady did two or three years ago wasn't cap friendly(it was but he also got more guaranteed money so it wasn't completely out of the goodness of his heart), but the two restructures he did the past two years were not pay cuts and only shifting of his money. Hell the one this year didn't even affect the cap, only making a cash payout happen at a later date.
So this whole Brady taking one for the team is WAY overblown.
No Manning took an actual pay cut. Hats off to him.
I expect next year they'll do a Brady type extension with Brees that helps both parties. A little surprised they didn't do it this year but we are projected to have at least $10 mil in cap space without touching him if all the moves they are trying to do come to fruition. So it makes more sense to redo it next year in that case.
I'm not expecting him to do a Manning. I don't think he is that nice.
So this whole Brady taking one for the team is WAY overblown.
No Manning took an actual pay cut. Hats off to him.
I expect next year they'll do a Brady type extension with Brees that helps both parties. A little surprised they didn't do it this year but we are projected to have at least $10 mil in cap space without touching him if all the moves they are trying to do come to fruition. So it makes more sense to redo it next year in that case.
I'm not expecting him to do a Manning. I don't think he is that nice.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:57 am to grillcheese14
Drew's gotta put food on the table for his family....ok? How's he supposed to do that if he asks for a paycut???
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:01 am to grillcheese14
P Manning and the Broncos front office are in win now mode. Brees has 4 kids who he wants to grow up and remain rich. Take off the black and gold glasses these are life decisions brees is making. InB4 he has enough money already
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:18 am to grillcheese14
Getting thrown to the curb in SD made a big impact on Drew. Knowing he could be gone at any time he wants every dollar he can get.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:32 am to grillcheese14
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Getting thrown to the curb in SD made a big impact on Drew. Knowing he could be gone at any time he wants every dollar he can get.
THIS!
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:58 am to grillcheese14
Brees had to squeeze our nuts a couple years ago because he was part of the NFLPA's Executive Committee.
IMO he felt like he had to set an example, he had an excuse to get more money, and obviously we had to pay. Now he is certainly worth every penny, but it sucks that it had to go down like that.
IMO he felt like he had to set an example, he had an excuse to get more money, and obviously we had to pay. Now he is certainly worth every penny, but it sucks that it had to go down like that.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:27 am to grillcheese14
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Bradycap freindly deal, Peyton takes 4 million pay cut, Drew.........
To be fair, if this is apples to apples, Drew would do this in his next contract (his last).
Posted on 3/5/15 at 10:47 am to grillcheese14
These are such different scenarios:
Brady was asked to help the team by holding off a portion of the cap payment until a later year; in return he received more of his contract guaranteed. No cap savings just helped the Kraft’s checking account.
Manning did not go to the organization and tell him he would return, and play for $4M less. When he agreed to return the team asked if he would take a cut to help their cap situation. And even then, he did not agree until they assured him they would use the funds to shore up the O-line. So, before agreeing to it he wanted some assurance that by taking the cut it would benefit him.
Brees has not been approached by the organization (according to SP), so why would he voluntarily agree to restructure, extend, or take a pay cut if the team has not asked him to.
Brady was asked to help the team by holding off a portion of the cap payment until a later year; in return he received more of his contract guaranteed. No cap savings just helped the Kraft’s checking account.
Manning did not go to the organization and tell him he would return, and play for $4M less. When he agreed to return the team asked if he would take a cut to help their cap situation. And even then, he did not agree until they assured him they would use the funds to shore up the O-line. So, before agreeing to it he wanted some assurance that by taking the cut it would benefit him.
Brees has not been approached by the organization (according to SP), so why would he voluntarily agree to restructure, extend, or take a pay cut if the team has not asked him to.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:11 pm to grillcheese14
An extension next year is going to happen. The organization can make a few key conversions on player contracts to get under the cap and not touch Brees.
As all contracts stand currently roughly 40 million in dead money falls away in 2016. That will allow the Saints to cut ties/negotiate with current players.
Brees get a huge pay day this season and will extend in 2016 and take some pressure off the cap.
Loomis has been very sharp and for all the doom and gloom when Drew first signed his contract it is starting to look good moving forward.
As all contracts stand currently roughly 40 million in dead money falls away in 2016. That will allow the Saints to cut ties/negotiate with current players.
Brees get a huge pay day this season and will extend in 2016 and take some pressure off the cap.
Loomis has been very sharp and for all the doom and gloom when Drew first signed his contract it is starting to look good moving forward.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:29 pm to grillcheese14
I'm no cap or contract guru, but we had Drew on a discount for his first contract as a Saint. I don't think he made huge money in SD. So he is currently in his first and last monster contract. I'd be shocked if he took a pay cut. Especially if you compare his contract to Flacco, M Ryan, Romo, etc.
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