New Orleans Saints: Brees will return, now what?

In a somewhat predictable move, New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees announced he will suit up again for the Black and Gold in 2020.

Brees took to Instagram to say he wants to “make another run at it” as he vacationed with family. This is a huge move for the New Orleans Saints.

The next domino to fall will be fellow quarterback Teddy Bridgewater signing a lucrative deal in about a month with another club.

On Twitter, Bridgewater’s stock immensely reportedly rose with his (5-0) record as a starter for New Orleans.

Bridgewater helped the team through a stretch where Brees was sidelined with a thumb injury, and showed flashes of his skills.

He isn’t too big on numbers, but doesn’t make numerous mistakes and possesses a (22-12) record as an NFL starter.

With Bridgewater lost to free agency, the next few moves will be critical for the Saints, both for Brees’ pay cut and quarterback Taysom Hill’s payday.

A description of Brees’ current cap hits were on Twitter just after his announcement to return, as he is due $21.3M over the next two years.

It’s unclear how much of a pay cut Brees will take, especially with how much the salary cap will rise and the impending new collective bargaining agreement.

Whenever these things take place, teams will officially know the new contract rules for players and how much room they will have, especially if the salary cap spills over $200M per team.

Now comes Hill’s contract negotiations after Brees’ decision to stay at least one more season.

New Orleans should now feel obligated to pay Hill a large contract so that it could have a franchise-caliber quarterback once Brees officially hangs it up.

Hill will be 30 years old when the season starts, but possesses incredible speed and quickness, and shows how he is a true football player and not just a quarterback.

It’s true that he needs to develop his pocket passing, but with another year of learning behind Brees and head coach Sean Payton, he can only grow in this system.

Hill would indeed grow his game if the Saints utilize a two-quarterback scheme, with Hill throwing more and further confusing defenses.

Most likely, the Saints won’t operate with just two quarterbacks on the depth chart, so the NFL Draft may come into play if New Orleans decides to snag a signal-caller in April.

So the decision is finally here, and the future Hall of Fame quarterback wants another shot at a Super Bowl.

Champions are built in the offseason, so the quarterback contracts will be vital to the future of the organization and the 2020 campaign.