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Drew Brees is unquestionably the most important player in the history of the New Orleans Saints. And despite being 37 years old, Brees is still playing at an incredibly high level. However, none of this has been enough to keep his name out of trade rumors over the past few weeks, as a poorly built defense projects to hold the franchise back in the immediate future.
For those of you who are concerned about Brees not finishing his career in New Orleans, worry no more. Saints GM Mickey Loomis recently told Bill Polian on SiriusXM that he intends on extending Brees, who is on the last year of his contract in 2016 at a $30 million cap hit.
.@Saints GM Mickey Loomis “Drew Brees is our QB this yr & for foreseeable future” #WhoDathttps://t.co/eLbHcNRLp3 pic.twitter.com/xzXQtu535d
— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) February 17, 2016
Extending Brees will not only ensure he finishes his career with the franchise, but it will also provide major cap relief over the next few seasons. This is absolutely critical considering how many holes the Saints need to fill if they want to compete with the juggernaut Carolina Panthers, the ascending Tampa Bay Buccaneers and typically competitive Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South.
Loomis left no question about his intentions.
“We want Drew to be our quarterback this year, next year and the foreseeable future,” Loomis said. “I know he feels like he’s got more years left in him. I would say we feel that way as well.”
“We’ll get that worked out in a way that helps our team and obviously fits in with what he wants to do.”
Loomis also commented on the rest of New Orleans’ roster.
“We’re pretty excited about some of the younger players that we’ve acquired over the last couple years,” Loomis said. “I believe we’ve played more first-year and rookie players than anyone else in the league this past year in terms of number of plays. The bulk of that is on defense.”
“We’ve got some work to do. We’ve got to improve our pass rush and front seven. That will be one of the goals we have in this offseason — to get some help up front so we can climb defensively and help out our offense.”
Brees was phenomenal in 2015. The veteran gunslinger led the NFL in passing yards with 4,870, threw for 32 TDs (tied for seventh) and completed 68.3 percent of his passes (second behind Kirk Cousins). If the Saints would have been even average on defense, they would have made the playoffs. Instead, New Orleans gave up the most points in the league (476) yet still managed to finish 7-9.
Brees is clearly still a top-five quarterback. Extending him is every bit as important on the field as it is to the history of the organization.
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