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Thanks for all you did Drew, last 15 years have been a blast to watch

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Out of the Darkness came a Modern Day Saint....and now an end of a unforgettable era.
But this Saint showed us the light and the path forward so the journey continues. `

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Yes , if this site becomes Atlanta west I’m out a here. The King is gone he was a great king and ruled a reign like no other before him , but let’s be optimistic not like a bunch a bleep bleep the bleep bleep the worlds coming to an end, including myself,[emoji102].thrust in out front office and coach first then throw them out later,


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Don't know how I am so hurt by something we all saw coming, but it hurts none the less.

Godspeed Mr. Brees. Thank you isn't enough.

Going forward, I am sure someone will be found to play the position, but the leadership Drew Brees brought to the team will be difficult to replace.

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I think the doom and gloom is because we are losing a lot of talent in general, not just Brees. I think we would have a tough time next year even if Brees played another year at a high level. Injuries have hit us hard in the past but we have been really deep. Not so much this coming year. I do believe in Payton and I think he will be able to coach the team to a winning season but I’m not expecting much more than 7th seed and I’m ok with that. I just hope Payton stays around. If not it’s back to the bottom for us.

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I was just listening to Doug Flutie talking to Charlie Weis about Drew's retirement and his going to work for NBC. First of all, he'll be in the studio for Sunday night games, not taking Collinsworth's place ... yet. He'll also be doing color commentary for all Notre Dame games. They talked about how much Drew enjoys seeing his boys play ball and how that's going to become more difficult with the TV gig than when he was the Saints QB. The whole argument that he'll have more time with his kids now is flawed since he'll be out of town on Saturdays. Weis said that Brees is going to learn that fast.

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Good point. But does a TeeBee gig take more time than Brees' was putting in as QB for the Saints? I remember reading he was reporting at 5AM at Airline Highway.


Reads like a song lyric.

Who's glad we have a competent coach to lead this team in this transition?

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I agree. I am going your use your post .:D

I have no complaints, criticism. Nothing.

best wishes for the best, Brees.

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During the season he'll be traveling more than he ever did playing. Half his games were home games and they usually traveled Saturday evening for Sunday away games and returned that night. He'll now be leaving Thursday night or Friday morning every week to meet with the Notre Dame staff to prep for the Saturday games and then fly into Stamford, Connecticut where the Sunday Night studio show is hosted. He'll then most likely return home Monday. I'm sure he'll have additional responsibilities throughout the week.

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Some here have argued that the coach is less than competent.

;)

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As a general manager, definitely... ;)


#DoYourJob

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Goodbye Drew and thank you!

I have to admit its sad to see you go but I think you have made the right decision.

Its been an absolute privilege to see you play for the Saints for all these years and to witness what a true gentleman you are and a true ambassador for all that is good about the game of football.

Now hang up your pads and enjoy a wonderful time with your family.

Also, good luck with your upcoming TV career, I'm sure you will do well!

WHO DAT! GEAUX SAINTS!

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They were just discussing the post Brees era for the Saints and were saying that the Saints fans need to be prepared for life after Brees. They gave comparisons of how Miami is still looking for a replacement for Dan Marino decades later. The same with Elway until Manning made a brief appearance and now they are back to looking again. The Jets still haven't found the replacement for Namath. They said several other franchises have never even had a QB of that caliber to even replace. They said while Payton can coach anyone, the offense will have to be different because Brees was so special that he could handle that offense. They said there's no way to expect anyone else to step in and execute that offense. And the leadership will be impossible to replace. His ability to lead was unparalleled.

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So many damn memories he helped create along that great run.
I'm forever grateful for what he brought to the the table as a player on and off the field..True class act if there were ever one man.
The countless times he battled back keeping us in games with the bulk ending up being great comeback W's..
I almost always felt we had a chance with #9 at the helm.
Besides the SB Win,one of my greatest memories was that Monday night game when we beat the brakes off of Crybaby-Brady and Sir Bellicheat, leaving them on the sideline in utter disbelief as we dismantled them leaving them in a wake of destruction and embarrassment lol
We Destroyed the Giants too in similar fashion.
I enjoyed watching our team shut the talking heads you know what's 😎


Enjoy your semi-retirement #9 and enjoy spending some of the loot you earned along the way without being hindered by a beaten,battered ,and bruised up carcass;Although after 20yrs of gridiron play there will be some lingering ailments no doubt.Hopefully not many Peyton and Mickey did a damn good job keeping him upright through the years for the most part.
Best of luck to him on SNF, and well into the future.

His dedication and realness being fueled by a fire many don't and will ever possess was something to take notice and behold for sure.

Alot of added pressure was put in place the last 5 years or so ,with most being self-inflicted knowing the end was approaching faster by every seasons end.
That wasn't easy man.
I wasn't mad he was being allowed to chase another championship.
Don't get me started on the zebra's in easily visible wolves clothing.
Yes,they are truly a pack of inbred Fk-Ups!!


H.O.F needs to get that man's jacket and bronze to the front of the pack.
A true Leader is coming for what's rightfully his.


Thanks for All the memories #9

Again,
Thank You Sir:bng:

#9 Warrior Status

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What is your definition of mediocrity ?

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Let’s here, we were aaahhhh 8-1 without Drew what’s the mediocrity in that record? Just sayin


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Look at our records for the forty years prior to Brees. That's mediocrity. The expectation that the chance of making it to the Super Bowl is unreasonable. That is mediocrity. Celebrating making it to the playoffs once a decade. That's mediocrity.

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Brees was still a very important part of the leadership of those teams. Do not underestimate that. I've heard many here say the team was playing to win it for Drew. I don't doubt there's a bit of truth to that. But, the competition level of those opponents was to put it mildly, crappy on the whole. The opponents also didn't have much of a book at all with the QB's in the offense.

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That was then and this is now. Gail Benson is running a better show than Robert Mecum or even Tom Benson before Tagliabue refused to let him move to San Antonio. Afterward he had a new vision for the team. He no longer thought like a used car salesman but as a winner with Payton and Drew. We are still in good hands.

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So, you don’t predict the Saints to make the playoffs for another decade....OK.

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Well first of all... once a decade I would have taken. 68-87. 87 I think was our first playoff game it started out 1 playoff appearance in every 2 decades lol.

I think its safe to say you can turn around a franchise in say 3-4 years. But you have to hit on your QB. If you don't then you set your franchise back 10 years. I am watching this play out in Cleveland right now.

Our division has been nuts because generally the last place team sneaks in the next year to win the division at times.

I think we can grab a vet QB and try it but I think we are better off giving Sean a pass this coming year get us some good draft picks and start rebuilding. See what we become in 3-4 years.

What I don't like is we seem to be holding on to a core of players and then have a slightly above average team make the playoffs and everyone keeps their job.

I want to do better than that.

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Never said that. I said that I expect a Prebressian existence.

Not saying we don't make the playoffs whenever. Comparing it to the previous era of Saints history. Intermittent Playoff appearances when enough other franchise fail to achieve as well. I don't see us as a power unless we get really lucky again.

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Well thought out, my friend.

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This has been a weird 24 hours for me. I've been up and down. I thought I had moved through the "phases" a couple of weeks after the playoff loss.
Now I think I may be back at denial. Hah!

I now know what my Dad meant back when I was young and my Dad said, "I don't know who I'm going to hang my hat on now." When Dale Earnhardt died.

My father is from Michigan. Moved here to the south when he was a kid. So he has stayed a Lions fan. That's his roots. We had a ton of fun watching Barry Sanders together.

Anyway, through the years he has been pulling for the Saints because he says, Drew is a great player and an even better person.

So now, I don't know who to hang my hat on. It has been that man for the last 15 years.

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You'll know it when you see it. Mine was Hank Aaron and then Pete Rose. Then Greg Maddux and Chipper Jones. The came Drew who made me forget baseball. I was always a Saints fan because of my move to Louisiana back in the Spring of 1967, but Drew took it over the top.

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Don’t forgetTom Glavine AG. Yep I was a braves fan too.


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Isn’t our Offense still in tack mostly, it’s the De that worries me , jack rabbit gone we gonna see a lot of crawley on highlites at ten, remember them days of Drew throwing for 5000 + yards because the defense gives up 45 points a game. But we have a 5000 yard passer that may still be in a saints uni next season


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“Back to mediocrity”

“ Celebrating making it to the playoffs once a decade. That's mediocrity.”

Oh, how could I have been so confused 🙄

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Loved Glavine and especially Smoltz, but those others were my difference makers.

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Let’s Go Mets!!! 🤪

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I was a Seaver fan, as well. Class guy.

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Yeah, hard not to admire Chipper I’ll admit, even if he was the ultimate Mets killer

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Chipper actually named his son Shea because he owned the Mets' Stadium. They decided on the name whether it was a boy or a girl. Gotta love it.

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Bite me Boston


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I wish chipper would have retired a year or Two before he was so worn down at the end , always hurt seems


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Watching Super Bowl 44 I’m almost in tears . Drew was so dam young , the colts are pelting us with hits u can’t do today and we refuse to back down. And yes Manning
pouting like a little bratty kid on the bench


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