Brees Additional Injuries

RailBoss · 01-20-2021, 04:43 PM

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees played through more pain than anyone realized in 2020. On top of 11 broken ribs and a collapsed lung, Brees played through the season with a torn rotator cuff and a torn fascia (connective tissue) in his foot.

That information was revealed by Brees’ wife Brittany, who revealed the extent of her husband’s injuries on Instagram. While people knew about Brees’ rib and lung injuries, his torn rotator cuff and torn fascia went unreported during the season.
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dizzle88 · 01-20-2021, 05:01 PM

I hate this time of year when it's like "I only played bad because of this."

No one can question Brees' toughness and no one would, he's played through so much. But if he was dealing with that much, then he probably wasn't the right person to go into the playoffs with.

stickman · 01-20-2021, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

I hate this time of year when it's like "I only played bad because of this."

No one can question Brees' toughness and no one would, he's played through so much. But if he was dealing with that much, then he probably wasn't the right person to go into the playoffs with.

Agreed. But, no one as competitive as Brees is going to take himself out of the game. If Payton new about all of this and still had him on the field, then that's on Payton.

dizzle88 · 01-20-2021, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by stickman

Agreed. But, no one as competitive as Brees is going to take himself out of the game. If Payton new about all of this and still had him on the field, then that's on Payton.

Oh yeah 100%, I feel Payton was probably so caught up in the Farewell Tour stuff, that he couldn't see Brees holding the offense back.

Budsdrinker · 01-21-2021, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by stickman

Agreed. But, no one as competitive as Brees is going to take himself out of the game. If Payton new about all of this and still had him on the field, then that's on Payton.

The team had to know especially with Brees wearing KT tape on his shoulder all year. This tells me that the confidence isn't there yet with Hill or Winston. Hill needs to be more decisive with his throws and anticipate and trust that the receiver is going to be where he's supposed to be and let it rip. With Winston, who knows. He made a couple good throws against 49er's when he came in and he made a couple terrible throws. Winston has the arm talent, just needs the decision making process to improve. I can see Brees coming back to camp and they have a full QB competition providing a deal with Winston can be made. He might be a post June 1st retiree and save a little cap space, who knows.

Audiotom · 01-22-2021, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Budsdrinker

The team had to know especially with Brees wearing KT tape on his shoulder all year. This tells me that the confidence isn't there yet with Hill or Winston. Hill needs to be more decisive with his throws and anticipate and trust that the receiver is going to be where he's supposed to be and let it rip. With Winston, who knows. He made a couple good throws against 49er's when he came in and he made a couple terrible throws. Winston has the arm talent, just needs the decision making process to improve. I can see Brees coming back to camp and they have a full QB competition providing a deal with Winston can be made. He might be a post June 1st retiree and save a little cap space, who knows.

Winston’s terrible throws were overthrows to avoid an int and sack

SaintGnome · 01-23-2021, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Audiotom

Winston’s terrible throws were overthrows to avoid an int and sack

Actually no, the bulk of Winston's INT's were unforced, meaning he wasn't under duress when he chucked it to the other team. He also gave it up a lot with fumbles.

neugey · 01-20-2021, 05:16 PM

Brees put it all on the line for us. Team put it all on the line for him. This was a "Last Dance" approach (expect our coach is staying). It didn't work, but at least we tried. Cap-wise and all that, we'd still be in this same boat even if we did win it all. Fans and critics would probably be more upset if we had not gone into "Win Now" mode. I don't see a problem.

lee909 · 01-20-2021, 05:19 PM

My concern with this sort of thing is you could see it being used as a reason for just one more go. A bad last game,going out on a crappy game and you could see Drew waking up in a few weeks and going again.

Love the guy and he has been truely one of the greatest ever to play the game but another year would be a mistake imho.

The Dude · 01-20-2021, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by lee909

My concern with this sort of thing is you could see it being used as a reason for just one more go. A bad last game,going out on a crappy game and you could see Drew waking up in a few weeks and going again.

Love the guy and he has been truely one of the greatest ever to play the game but another year would be a mistake imho.

After all he’s done for this city and this team I would support him another year.
I doubt his teammates would.

01-20-2021, 04:43 PM	#1
RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Brees Additional Injuries New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees played through more pain than anyone realized in 2020. On top of 11 broken ribs and a collapsed lung, Brees played through the season with a torn rotator cuff and a torn fascia (connective tissue) in his foot. That information was revealed by Brees’ wife Brittany, who revealed the extent of her husband’s injuries on Instagram. While people knew about Brees’ rib and lung injuries, his torn rotator cuff and torn fascia went unreported during the season. RE: Brittany Brees Instagram

01-20-2021, 05:01 PM	#2
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,518	Re: Brees Additional Injuries I hate this time of year when it's like "I only played bad because of this." No one can question Brees' toughness and no one would, he's played through so much. But if he was dealing with that much, then he probably wasn't the right person to go into the playoffs with. UK_WhoDat, MatthewT, Rsanders24 and 10 others like this.

01-20-2021, 05:04 PM	#3
stickman 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Gonzales, LA Posts: 1,754	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Originally Posted by dizzle88 I hate this time of year when it's like "I only played bad because of this." No one can question Brees' toughness and no one would, he's played through so much. But if he was dealing with that much, then he probably wasn't the right person to go into the playoffs with. Agreed. But, no one as competitive as Brees is going to take himself out of the game. If Payton new about all of this and still had him on the field, then that's on Payton. UK_WhoDat, MatthewT, SaintFanQ and 3 others like this.

01-20-2021, 05:05 PM	#4
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,518	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Originally Posted by stickman Agreed. But, no one as competitive as Brees is going to take himself out of the game. If Payton new about all of this and still had him on the field, then that's on Payton. Oh yeah 100%, I feel Payton was probably so caught up in the Farewell Tour stuff, that he couldn't see Brees holding the offense back.

01-21-2021, 08:55 AM	#5
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Originally Posted by stickman Agreed. But, no one as competitive as Brees is going to take himself out of the game. If Payton new about all of this and still had him on the field, then that's on Payton. The team had to know especially with Brees wearing KT tape on his shoulder all year. This tells me that the confidence isn't there yet with Hill or Winston. Hill needs to be more decisive with his throws and anticipate and trust that the receiver is going to be where he's supposed to be and let it rip. With Winston, who knows. He made a couple good throws against 49er's when he came in and he made a couple terrible throws. Winston has the arm talent, just needs the decision making process to improve. I can see Brees coming back to camp and they have a full QB competition providing a deal with Winston can be made. He might be a post June 1st retiree and save a little cap space, who knows.

01-22-2021, 07:35 PM	#6
Audiotom 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,094 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Originally Posted by Budsdrinker The team had to know especially with Brees wearing KT tape on his shoulder all year. This tells me that the confidence isn't there yet with Hill or Winston. Hill needs to be more decisive with his throws and anticipate and trust that the receiver is going to be where he's supposed to be and let it rip. With Winston, who knows. He made a couple good throws against 49er's when he came in and he made a couple terrible throws. Winston has the arm talent, just needs the decision making process to improve. I can see Brees coming back to camp and they have a full QB competition providing a deal with Winston can be made. He might be a post June 1st retiree and save a little cap space, who knows. Winston’s terrible throws were overthrows to avoid an int and sack

01-23-2021, 05:49 PM	#7
SaintGnome 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bradenton,FL Posts: 642	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Originally Posted by Audiotom Winston’s terrible throws were overthrows to avoid an int and sack Actually no, the bulk of Winston's INT's were unforced, meaning he wasn't under duress when he chucked it to the other team. He also gave it up a lot with fumbles.

01-20-2021, 05:16 PM	#8
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,819 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Brees put it all on the line for us. Team put it all on the line for him. This was a "Last Dance" approach (expect our coach is staying). It didn't work, but at least we tried. Cap-wise and all that, we'd still be in this same boat even if we did win it all. Fans and critics would probably be more upset if we had not gone into "Win Now" mode. I don't see a problem. 73Saint likes this.

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lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,855 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Brees Additional Injuries My concern with this sort of thing is you could see it being used as a reason for just one more go. A bad last game,going out on a crappy game and you could see Drew waking up in a few weeks and going again. Love the guy and he has been truely one of the greatest ever to play the game but another year would be a mistake imho. gosaints1 likes this.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: Brees Additional Injuries Originally Posted by lee909 My concern with this sort of thing is you could see it being used as a reason for just one more go. A bad last game,going out on a crappy game and you could see Drew waking up in a few weeks and going again. Love the guy and he has been truely one of the greatest ever to play the game but another year would be a mistake imho. After all he’s done for this city and this team I would support him another year. I doubt his teammates would. WhoDat!656 likes this.
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