But even then, the Saints weren’t sure of what they had. The contract allowed for the team to bail after a year, and Loomis and Payton were leaning on the insight of new quarterbacks coach Pete Carmichael, who was with Brees in San Diego from 2002 to ‘05, to believe Brees had what...
brand there, they stand in line to get a glass of champagne or whatever, then they're trying to look at some cars for two minutes, then some other cars on another stand, and the dwell time is just not there. Then at some of the other homes or houses, it's all just very hectic....