Well, I am of the belief that our team can be successful with a Brees salary that does not cripple us. I was not excited going into the 2015 season with his cap hit so high and not extending him then. Once they did not offer an extension to him in 2015, I knew that season was going to be a wash. I was looking forward to the 2017 season more so than the 2016 season because we would have almost a clean slate regarding the salary cap. Now that they have to do all of these restructuring around some high salary players, it is beginning to effect that outlook as well. There are those of you that believe that Brees demands the most money because he is the single best QB we ever had, but what has the Saints making him the highest paid QB gotten them?
Regular season wins and trivial records are not the ultimate goal for the franchise. The ultimate goal is winning the Super Bowl and history has shown that teams who have a QB that eats the majority of the cap rarely win, much less compete in the Super Bowl. Today, we are still stuck in limbo regarding a new contract with Brees, meanwhile, several big name/contract players have all restructured. So, yes, QB position makes me cringe because the composition of our team is dictated by the salary of one person.