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This. ^^^^^Or maybe... just maybe... Bridgewater is their guy from the moment they traded the 3rd round pick for him.
Let’s keep it simple. We traded A 3rd for Bridgewater while he was on a one year deal. And he re-signs to another 1 year deal while the team is cap strapped over a starting opportunity in his hometown. I think it’s fair to say that both the Saints and Bridgewater has a lot of faith in each other and he will have the first crack at succeeding Drew.
I think that the Saints have been looking for a successor to Brees for a few years now. Teddy is the heir apparent now and I believe was brought in here last year to see if that might be the case. They were impressed with what they saw and now have a vision for the player and a transition plan in place.
The salary he received was too much for a clip board holder. The money spent is to retain that heir apparent as well as money for a backup. Imo he is being groomed to take over as early as next year.