Doesn't look like we're getting a discount on Brees....

But he's such a great guy... where's the discount?

Why the hell would we get a discount?

Loyalty cuts both ways. PAY THE MAN!!

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Why the hell would we get a discount?

Loyalty cuts both ways. PAY THE MAN!!

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This. What ever Tom Benson paid him last year, he earned back by just the revenue off the two televised, sold out playoff games in the Dome.

Brees doesn't have nearly the endorsement deals that Brady, Manning, and Favre have. It would be complete and utter bullshite not to pay the dude his fair market value. He's a good guy, but he's not gonna take a slap in the face. It's sheer principle- pay the man.

Brees will want what he's worth. He'll ask for a contract that will take care of the rest of his career. Benson will give him whatever the frick he wants and all will be right in the Who Dat Nation. The End.

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The hope was that Brees would take less money so as to make sure to keep as much of this team together for a while.

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I just don't think it's even fair for people to hope that, because then all the haters start coming out who (for some reason) expect Brees to cut his salary.

This is his last big contract opportunity and I'm sure he'll take full advantage, just as we all would. Guys like Brady and Manning have been the exception, because they've been making more off endorsements than from their salary.

Who ever said we were getting a discount?
You think he is such a great guy that he's gonna say "I'll just play well under my value b/c I love N.O." ?

While that would be noble of him, I think he deserves to be one of the highest paid players in the NFL.

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He seems like potentially a much more compelling dude, media wise, than either Manning or Brady (who both possess the personality of a door knob), but that's just me.

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Yeah, I don't get it, either. After watching Favre's horrendous "acting" in those Sears commercials and Brady's wooden attempts at on-camera personality, I don't understand how an articulate, passionate everyday lunch-pail kinda guy like Brees isn't resonating with the endorsement dollar. Maybe this will change soon now that America has got to know him a little better.

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Of course he does, no one will question this, and anyone who does really doesn't know much about the nature of football.

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Saying this, misses the bigger picture of current NFL team economics, though, which is structuring his contract in such a way as to keep a nucleus of a good team around him to keep doing what they did this year.

Endorsement deals will be a big part of being able to hopefully do that.

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Guys like Brady and Manning have been the exception, because they've been making more off endorsements than from their salary.

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Manning didn't give the Colts a discount. He and Freeney are fantastic players worth their cost, but they're going to be limited in what they can do in keeping players. They're fortunate that Wayne and Mathis have really good deals.

And, again, I never said he was obligated to take less money just because woe is us Katrina blah blah. I said if he wants his arse upright (think first 4 games of 2007 season) and the defense to keep getting turnovers, he would be best to sacrifice some money. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would really feel the difference between $90m over 6 years vs. $120m over 6 years, especially if it means winning more games and raising your chances of going down as the best QB in history (keep up these numbers +2 more SB wins and I think he would be).

We have gotten a discount the last 4 years. There is no reason to not pay him what he deserves. He has been one of the top 3-4 QBs since he has been a Saint.