[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by ChiefAshhole1056

New Orleans? There's talks of this being Payton's last year there, and if he leaves Brees may be following him. That would leave the Saints with a gaping hole to fill and there wouldn't really be any QBs on the market that would return them to contender-worthy status again. Why not let Peyton finish his career in a dome, chase the last few career records he hasn't accomplished yet, playing for the team he watched his dad play for during his childhood. The crowd would adore him the entire time he was there. It's not like they have a shot at the division the next few years anyways.

Meanwhile, N.O. can eliminate Brees' salary and work on rebuilding the roster from the damage that the years of dishing out ridiculous contracts did to the teams overall depth/talent. At the same time, every home game would be sold out because it would essentially be Peyton's "Kobe/Jeter farewell" season. May not seem that realistic, but I just don't see a contending team being willing to let Peyton start for them next year, and he may have to settle for a lesser team if he really wants to remain a starter. Plus, he'd pretty much run the entire show there if he went with a new coach. Hell, he may even take over as player-coach at some point and just transition into HC once he retires.

Now, that's an interesting scenario... indeed.