Just what has he he done this year to earn that? He had half a game (if that) replacing Drew after the injury and played at best average. Then backed up Taysom until Drew returned.
That’s just it. We don’t know. We haven’t seen what SP has seen.
The player SP has talked about combined with Jameis’ raw talent is worth $20 million+. Payton makes him sound like a future hall of famer.
But the player everyone saw in Tampa had to sign in New Orleans for ~$1 million to kickstart his career.
So whatever the Saints decide, it will be hard to argue because they have way more info than we do. They could be bluffing to get someone to pay big $ for him so we get a comp pick. Or SP could legitimately love Jameis that much. My guess is it’s closer to the latter.