Saints Struggle with Brees Contract

The Saints are a joke.  They are a loosing franchise that will never contend consistently for a playoff birth let alone a Super Bowl.  Do you remember the days when we all heard and said those things about the Saints?  I have an easier time remembering the time those thoughts were thrown away a replaced with talk of the Saints as perennial front runners in their division and the NFC.  That all happened due to the arrival of Drew Brees from San Diego.  Now the Saints are reportedly not close to reaching an agreement with their saving grace.  Give him what he wants and get the deal done.

Drew Brees made headlines earlier this season for breaking Dan Marino's single season passing yardage record.  Since Brees has been in New Orleans he has passed for less than 4,400 just once and he missed it by 12 yards.  He has never thrown for less than 64% completions while wearing a Saints uniform.  With Brees at the helm they have been to the playoffs 4 out of 6 years, been to 2 NFC Championships, and won a Super Bowl.  Archie Manning, regarded as the best Saints QB ever, never made the playoffs.

Brees is more than just the QB of the New Orleans Saints; he is a pillar of that community.  After Katrina, Brees did more than show up for training camp and play football.  He embraced his new home and went out into the neighborhoods and participated in rebuilding the city.  He made himself more than an athlete to that city when he made them a priority in his life.  For that alone he deserves a medal, but it isn't something that he wants.  He did it because that's who he is not because he wants recognition for doing it.

For what Drew Brees has done on, but more importantly, off the field he should be rewarded in this contract.  In my opinion there shouldn't even be a negotiation.  The Saints should simply ask him what he wants and give it to him.  He is the second best QB in the league, one of the best of all time, and one of the few people in the league that deserves to be overpaid.  Make Brees happy or suffer from the consequences of being a joke yet again within the NFL.