Garoppolo to New Orleans If the Price Is Right (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

By Bryan Flynn -- Jackson Free Press

NFL teams try to balance between winning right now and winning in the future. It is hard to maintain, and the few teams are able to do it year in and year out.

One of those teams is the New England Patriots. The Super Bowl champions have been able to win titles and stockpile draft picks for nearly two decades in the Belichick-Brady era.

While New England is waiting to see if quarterback Tom Brady will ever slow down, the Patriots already have a quarterback that could help build the program’s future.

New England made Jimmy Garoppolo its first pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. Garoppolo was the 62nd overall pick out of Eastern Illinois University.

As Brady continues to bathe in the fountain of youth, the Patriots have to decide what to do about Garoppolo. It seems the answer will be to trade him to a team that makes the best deal.

One of the teams that should at least pick up the phone is the New Orleans Saints. It’s likely that the 2017-2018 season will be the final season that quarterback Drew Brees plays for New Orleans.

It would be a great idea for New Orleans to inquire about Garoppolo. If the Saints can swing the trade, he will have the chance to study under two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.

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[BroKV]

I doubt this will be Brees' last season in NO

 

[lades]

If the Patriots don't want Garoppolo to replace a 39 year old Brady, why would we want him to replace a 38 year old Brees - especially if it would cost us the equivalent of a first round draft pick.

 

[superchuck500]

I doubt this will be Brees' last season in NO

Totally agree. It doesn't make any sense unless he's retiring after 2017, which he isn't.

Brees is healthy and putting in performance at the top of the league in just about every category. Sure, his contract is up but he has four kids who were all born in New Orleans and three of them are in school here. He has business roots here. I don't imagine that he's going to uproot all of that to leave Sean Payton to go play for maybe a couple more years with a new team, new coach, and new OC - just to get absolute top market money. He's will have earned over $200 million by the end of next season. We will make a deal that makes sense for everybody . . . but Drew is staying with the Saints.