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Colts are gonna royally fug their salary cap

Dexterity

By Dexterity,
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pantherj Grand Master

pantherj

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No. And no.

 

This might be the article I was thinking about:

Drew Brees Not Happy About Franchise Tag And Won't Sign It, According To Report

It sounds like Drew Brees won't be signing his franchise tender from the New Orleans Saints. At least not yet. WIST-AM in New Orleans reports that Brees is "livid" about receiving the franchise tag, and he will not sign it. The franchise tag is restrictive for players and there are no longterm guarantees, which is why they don't like it.

The "livid" part is interesting because the two sides have seemingly taken a few swipes at each other recently in the media. It was leaked anonymously that Saints GM Mickey Loomis only wants to pay Brees as a very good quarterback, and not a great one. And then the next day it was leaked anonymously that the Saints offered Brees a contract last year that would have made him the highest paid player in the game.

Brees and the Saints will have until July 15 to work out a multi-year deal. If they can't get anything done by that date, Brees will play the season under the franchise tender, assuming he signs the tender at some point.

Until Brees signs that tender he is not under contract, which means he won't be participating in any of the Saints offseason workouts until he does. This is an interesting dilemma for Brees because, as a player, his only real leverage is to not sign the tender and not show up. But on the other hand, the Saints, and mostly Brees, were lauded last year for coordinating offseason workouts on their own during the NFL lockout.

So the question becomes, when will Brees sign the franchise tender? Offseason workouts start up in April, which are the first real activities he would be missing.

 

http://www.sbnation.com/2012-nfl-free-agency/2012/3/6/2848660/drew-brees-contract-new-orleans-saints

 

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Pox 08 Newbie

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Belichick with a talented defense can confuse just about any young QB, or any QB for that matter. Add to it the horrible Colts defense and you have a blowout. I don't think we've seen Luck's ceiling by any means.

 

Luck is like most qbs in the league...   when he has to make throw after throw into tight coverage.... he can be a turnover machine.

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Snake Grand Master

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Luck has won 11 games every year being in the league with a sub par supporting cast and bottom of the league defense. I don't think they are going to have any issues.

Lmfao only problem with this statement is its completely Wrong. TY Hilton and Reggie Wayne say hello, so does one of the best Olines in football.

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KendrickPanther Apprentice

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For the 49th straight year a $20m QB will not win the Super Bowl. None even made Championship weekend. 

 

The Colts have no reason to offer him a deal right now. That is, unless they expect the cap to raise so drastically in the next two years that he could get even more. He's a passing QB in a passing league. So I think people have good reason to see him as the brightest star going forward.

 

We all thought Cam would attract offensive weapons that want to be a part of a great offense. But when Shula took over the opposite became true. Cam steals touches from skill players. Luck throws 40 times a game. You see guys wanting to play with luck to get paid.

 

I don't want to be the guy that comes with irrational bias against Luck. He's a very good QB. But he makes some of the dumbest plays for someone considered so smart. Safeties, Fumbles, and picks. But he gets away with it because that offense will keep attacking. 

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