The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... The Saints have big issues on their plate. How's that for the understatement of the century? But the selfishness of Brees got swept under the rug this week. That's a sentence I never thought I would write. The Saints are not cheap, as they have been wrongly portrayed in the media. They offered Brees a deal that would make him the highest-paid QB in the NFL. Although he isn't the best QB in the NFL, Brees earned that salary, in the eyes of the New Orleans brass, with his play and leadership in New Orleans. But being No. 1 wasn't good enough for Brees. He insisted on more.

Diehards Line:So wrote FOXSports.com columnist and SiriusXM NFL Radio host Adam Schein, who went on to confirm the Saints offered Brees more than the $18.5 million per season Tom Brady and Peyton Manning make (made in Manning's case now) before slapping him with their franchise tag (a move that reportedly left Brees "livid"). They offered him a $30 million signing bonus. New Orleans offered Brees the second-highest amount of guaranteed money in NFL history in the first three years of his deal. Brees didn't ask for $20 million per season as a response to the New Orleans offer. He countered by demanding $23 million per season. The Saints and Brees are far apart. According Schein, the Saints' offer remains on the table. ... Stay tuned.