Report: Drew Brees possible shoulder injury (1 Viewer)

[SaintsInDome2006]

Decent. He's been on the radio, he's been frank. He said he realizes the injury is not something to mess with and he will put it first. It's a question of the rehab which he must do in-week. Sounds to me like he needs a week off at least. Payton was being coy but Brees was straightforward IMO. But I think we all know this team always has lofty goals and if they start McCown they're likely 0-3 and those goals are mostly finished.

I don't think this season's lofty goals are the same as the lofty goals of the last few years.

They are actually, It's an ambitious team, I guarantee you Brees is thinking division crown and playoffs.

 

[Gadabout]

And he threw just that one deep pass, except for the last play of the game where he evaded the rush and chucked one from the 40s into the back of the end zone.

I guarantee you that'll be the last time we see him overthrow somebody from 30-40 yards out. I should've bought a powerball ticket after I witnessed that.

 

[Uncle Grandpa]

Decent. He's been on the radio, he's been frank. He said he realizes the injury is not something to mess with and he will put it first. It's a question of the rehab which he must do in-week. Sounds to me like he needs a week off at least. Payton was being coy but Brees was straightforward IMO. But I think we all know this team always has lofty goals and if they start McCown they're likely 0-3 and those goals are mostly finished.

I don't think this season's lofty goals are the same as the lofty goals of the last few years.

They are actually, It's an ambitious team, I guarantee you Brees is thinking division crown and playoffs.

You're probably right as it's the NFC south we're talking here. That said, 0-3 still puts them in the thick of it.

 

[eNdblu]

I wonder if this injury will end up being like the Manning injury a few years back... NOS ends up punting the year, drafting their incumbent QB starter, and moving on from Brees.

I recall rumours this offseason about Brees being on the block following the Jimmy Graham trade

Saw this on ESPN

Mort & Schefter: Could Drew Brees become a cap casualty?

1. A tough decision on Drew Brees

It's still early, but it is fair to wonder how much longer the marriage betweenDrew Brees and the Saints will last.

Coming off his worst performance in a decade and heading into a tough road game Sunday at Carolina, it's worth remembering this factoid moving forward: Brees is scheduled to count a whopping $27.4 million against the Saints' salary cap in 2016.

Making matters worse, New Orleans now is projected to be $7.8 million over next year's cap -- and that doesn't include money the team will have to spend to re-sign its restricted free agents and draft class. By the time that gets done, New Orleans could be about $15 million over the cap, and the money has to come from somewhere. The most likely spot is Brees, which sets up a sensitive decision that will dictate the direction of this franchise in the short and long term. New Orleans either can restructure Brees' contract, creating cap space and keeping its quarterback but suffering further cap ramifications in the future -- or it can move on from him, which would free up $20 million in needed cap space.

Again, it's still early this season. But Brees' play will help determine what this franchise does in the offseason. Brees has been so important to the Saints and the city of New Orleans; his contributions cannot be underestimated. But teams don't pay players for what they have done. They pay them for what they will do. And with Brees struggling in ways he hasn't before, there is a question about what he will do the rest of this season -- and what the organization thinks he can do beyond it.

 

[Raider Nation]

OUT Sunday, per Payton.

 

[mphtrilogy]

Hoo boy, this season keeps getting better and better...

Bradford get your helmet your in for me...yikes 0-3 here I come..

 

[Doug B]

Think the thread title can be updated now :(

 

[Judge Smails]

As a Brees owner I'm actually happy. Skip a tough road game and get healthy for the following week. Downside is it also probably puts Ingram on my bench.

 

[tone1oc]

As a Brees owner I'm actually happy. Skip a tough road game and get healthy for the following week. Downside is it also probably puts Ingram on my bench.

As a Brees owner I'm making plans at QB for 2015 that don't include him.. If they get smoked this week, which is likely and if Brees isn't able to come back right away (which I feel is a great likelihood given that Rappaport seems to be right about it being a more serious injury than they've led on) Saints are looking at 0-4 or 0-5.

At that point I'd think both Brees and the Saints would be very careful with coming back too soon. My gut tells me this is more like a 2-3 week injury and just a terrible harbinger for the ROS.

 

[Hu-Tang Clan]

As a Brees owner I'm actually happy. Skip a tough road game and get healthy for the following week. Downside is it also probably puts Ingram on my bench.

Really? I would think they go run heavy with McCown at QB and feed Ingram a lot.

 

[cubbie5150]

At least I won't have to agonize over whether to start a gimped-up Brees this week, but it's definitely a bad sign for the rest of 2015.