A Little More Football News
Well, Drew Brees surprised everyone and signed with the Saints yesterday. Equally surprising was the Dolphins sending a fairly high draft pick to Minnesota for disgruntled and injured Daunte Culpepper. What was surprising about that was Culpepper’s willingness to be a team player in Miami by offering to have his substantial contract restructured to help them with their salary cap issues. In Minnesota, he was asking to restructure his contract in a different way for an entirely different reason. Assuming Culpepper recovers from his knee injury and is willing to play for Nick Saban, he is the better QB of the two. Brees, recovering from shoulder surgery, will give the Saints productivity at that position. Brees doesn’t make as many plays as Culpepper but he also doesn’t make as many mistakes. Bigger risk, bigger reward. I prefer the lower risk these days. Guess I’m getting old. The Vikings probably now enter the Matt Leinert QB derby. Reggie Bush will be the first pick in the draft. The Saints hold that Number 2 draft position and no longer need a QB. I don’t anticipate them holding on to it. Suitors won’t have to bring da house but they’ll need more than flowers and a box of chocolates.
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Just because she's a thief and a hitter doesn't mean she's not a good woman in all the other departments.
Maerose Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor
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Drew Brees graduated from a high school not far from my house. I liked watching him at Purdue when I could. Then I lost track of him when he went to San Diego (because it's San Diego :P). I'm glad to see him going somewhere that I'll like to follow. :)
Hey Kim,
Getting in the MM pool this year?
I'm with you on the lower risk part Rob. I think that Brees will be the better performer, but who knows? How the new coach and Wilf deal with the QB situation in Minnesota now will be very interesting, and telling I think.
It's surprising that Brees simply didn't sign with the 'Fins. Maybe he preferred the chance to start totally fresh instead of trying to fit into Saban's offensive system. Having the Duece to run the ball 20 times a game is also a sweet draw.
I'm just bitter that I can't make Coach Medavoy jokes about Jim Haslett anymore.
Hey Rob, I didn't get in the pool this year. Too stressed out with work and other goings on to really enjoy it like I should. Don't count me out next year, though. :)
Dave,
They have to address the QB situation. Brad is not a 16-game starter any more.
Nightfly,
Brees had Ladainian at SD and would have had Ronnie Brown and maybe Ricky Williams at Miami had he signed there. I think he wants to play where the running game works.
Kim,
See ya next year.