leib5638
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This isn't meant to be a whiny complaining thread, it's just more of a "what if" that I was thinking about.
As we all know, we had the choice of either Brees or Culpepper, and we chose Culpepper. We don't need to get back into that debate, just think about the chain of events that would have unfolded had we chosen Brees.
1.) It's safe to assume that we would have been a winning team that year ('06) and that Saban probably wouldn't have left.
2.) With Saban at the helm, we more than likely draft a SEC guy at pick 9 last year. With Brees, quarterback isn't a need, so Saban probably takes Patrick Willis (Ole Miss, SEC).
3.) Who knows how things would have worked out with Welker. If Brees and Welker are clicking, we likely don't let Welker even become a free agent, so he never gets the poison-pill offer from New England.
3-B) Imagine New England last year with no Welker. They would still have been great, but I don't think they would have been on quite the same level without Welker. I don't think they go 16-0 without Welker. Very debatable, I know.
4.) We definately don't trade Chambers last year, because our team would be extremely competitive and those two would probably have lit it up together.
So overall:
We would have been very competitive in '06 (wildcard maybe)
Probably still miss the playoffs last year (old defense, but with Patrick WIllis in the middle. Who knows about all the inujuries that hit us.)
We would have a lot less cap room with all those players, but QB, WR, and MLB would not be a need right now.
We probably wouldn't have Satelle without the Welker deal.
Who knows what free agents we could have attracted (Moss maybe?)
We definately would have put off rebuilding, but with Willis, Brees, Chambers, and Welker, we probably could've adressed our O-line and defense without ever entering rebuilding mode.
Obvioulsy no Parcells, Beck, Ginn, Cam Cameron and so on.
Anyway, it's crazy to think about how different things would have been if we'd just ponied up the dough to Brees. We would be in A LOT better shape, not just in the QB position, but probably in lots of other positions also. I know the shoulder injury was scary, but God what if the quarterback coin flip had gone the other way.
As we all know, we had the choice of either Brees or Culpepper, and we chose Culpepper. We don't need to get back into that debate, just think about the chain of events that would have unfolded had we chosen Brees.
1.) It's safe to assume that we would have been a winning team that year ('06) and that Saban probably wouldn't have left.
2.) With Saban at the helm, we more than likely draft a SEC guy at pick 9 last year. With Brees, quarterback isn't a need, so Saban probably takes Patrick Willis (Ole Miss, SEC).
3.) Who knows how things would have worked out with Welker. If Brees and Welker are clicking, we likely don't let Welker even become a free agent, so he never gets the poison-pill offer from New England.
3-B) Imagine New England last year with no Welker. They would still have been great, but I don't think they would have been on quite the same level without Welker. I don't think they go 16-0 without Welker. Very debatable, I know.
4.) We definately don't trade Chambers last year, because our team would be extremely competitive and those two would probably have lit it up together.
So overall:
We would have been very competitive in '06 (wildcard maybe)
Probably still miss the playoffs last year (old defense, but with Patrick WIllis in the middle. Who knows about all the inujuries that hit us.)
We would have a lot less cap room with all those players, but QB, WR, and MLB would not be a need right now.
We probably wouldn't have Satelle without the Welker deal.
Who knows what free agents we could have attracted (Moss maybe?)
We definately would have put off rebuilding, but with Willis, Brees, Chambers, and Welker, we probably could've adressed our O-line and defense without ever entering rebuilding mode.
Obvioulsy no Parcells, Beck, Ginn, Cam Cameron and so on.
Anyway, it's crazy to think about how different things would have been if we'd just ponied up the dough to Brees. We would be in A LOT better shape, not just in the QB position, but probably in lots of other positions also. I know the shoulder injury was scary, but God what if the quarterback coin flip had gone the other way.
