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Message: <blockquote data-quote="morningwood" data-source="post: 451527" data-attributes="member: 2110">"Still, multiple national reports have come out in recent days saying that the Saints and Brees' agent are not far apart in average salary per season. Garic indicates that the average salary will surpass <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/players/peytonmanning/profile?id=MAN515097" target="_blank">Peyton Manning</a>'s $19.3 million-per-year contract. The real test is how much Brees makes in the first three seasons of the contract and how much guaranteed money is involved. The average is almost secondary." <a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d829a3444/article/drew-brees-contract-progress-in-dispute" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d829a3444/article/drew-brees-contract-progress-in-dispute</a>  And, don't forget that both sides need to learn the decision regarding whether Drew's tag count is one or two.   This helps define his value.   I suspect that the people who are upset by the pace of the negotiations simply have limited experience in such matters.  They simply don't understand why the two sides can't sit down for a few hours and hammer it out.   That sounds nice, but often negotiations need some deadline to force the issue.  Ask any experienced litigator and he/she will tell you about the high percentage of cases that settle "on the courthouse steps."   It's just the way it is.</blockquote>

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