Butler visiting Saints

[long distance]

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Saints really want him...bad

 

[Froob]

Ugh no, I guess if we get the 11th pick in them straight up signing him it'd be great value, but I'd rather ride out the last year of his deal and go for the 6th Lombardi. This team is mega stacked with Hightower and Butler back. Probably our best roster ever headed into camp.

 

[XLIX]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this is why he didn't sign the tender (and would have been stupid to do so).

I want him to stay but I don't blame a player for treating it like a business.

 

[JMC00]

Jeff Howe looks like a stooge mouthpiece right now

 

[Edelmania]

Sign him an offer sheet!!! Ill take pick #11 all day long. Draft a corner and pair him w/ Gilmore for 5 years on cheap money!!!

 

[oldrover]

Meanwhile...

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Absolutely take the 11th overall pick - are you kidding?

 

[festy1986]

Absolutely take the 11th overall pick - are you kidding?

Of course

But every indication is the trade is gonna be our 32nd pick back

Which I think we all can agree is garbage due to the fact that we literally already had that pick the other day

 

[patsinthesnow]

11th pick - Would be heart breaking but makes sense

32nd pick - No. The talent just isn't there at 32 to justify trading Butler.

An injured Jonathan Allen could be at 11. Also Barnett and a small chance at Thomas.

 

[Sicilian]

Possibly we'd even get more, depending on what the contract they sign him to is. If it's something the Pats could live with, they can tell the Saints, "We're just going to match it unless you sweeten the pot." That's what happened with Welker coming here, we only technically owed a 2nd rounder, but had to throw in a 7th to actually get him. I don't think the Dolphins had a real intention to match, but the extra pick was cheap enough for the Pats to throw it in to make sure.

 

[Froob]

Of course

But every indication is the trade is gonna be our 32nd pick back

Which I think we all can agree is garbage due to the fact that we literally already had that pick the other day

What indication is that aside from speculation on this board? Hopefully Saints sign him to a fairly reasonable deal that we can just match.

 

[borg]

 

[WaterfallJumper]

I'd prefer to keep Butler, but if he does go to the Saints, then I think we'll still be okay. I'm excited about the corners in this draft. It's the best corner class I've ever seen. One way or another, we'll have a quality starter across from Gilmore this season. I would miss Butler a lot if he left, though.

 

[Sicilian]

Of course

But every indication is the trade is gonna be our 32nd pick back

Which I think we all can agree is garbage due to the fact that we literally already had that pick the other day

If it's a trade yes, but the Pats have the leverage here. If they don't match, it's the 11th pick guaranteed.

 

[borisman]

I think if anything (as long as it's legal), Butler signs tender and then gets shipped to N.O. for the 32nd pick. No way N.O. gives up the 11th for him, just like we are not getting No. 1 overall for Jimmy G.

 

[50-yard-line]

So say the Saints sign him to an offer sheet, Pats don't match.

We, in essence, traded #32, one year of cheap Butler, and a late 3rd for #11, an early 4th (that the league stole) and two years of cheap Cooks.

I thought BB liked Payton.

 

[Ross12]

I love Butler, and I want him back, but I'd take the #11 pick every time.

 

[festy1986]

What indication is that aside from speculation on this board? Hopefully Saints sign him to a fairly reasonable deal that we can just match.

I'm listening to it on eei right now plus BEFORE the cooks trade it was apparently involving butler.

IF we get the 11th I can live with this. If it's a 2 and a 3 I'd rather roll the dice.

 

[borg]

What indication is that aside from speculation on this board? Hopefully Saints sign him to a fairly reasonable deal that we can just match.

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