Brees on the Bench

saintsfan1976 · 10-25-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by neugey

Yes, he should have been have benched - in the 4th quarter when the game was clearly over and it was garbage time.

What if he had been injured on that last meaningless drive? We would be calling for Payton's head today.

Nope. Sorry, but have to disagree. This is a rhythm offense and Brees a rhythm QB. They needed to create something positive from this game and benching your star QB wasn't necessary bc with Brees in we always have a chance.

neugey · 10-25-2010, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Nope. Sorry, but have to disagree. This is a rhythm offense and Brees a rhythm QB. They needed to create something positive from this game and benching your star QB wasn't necessary bc with Brees in we always have a chance.

I guess I'm old school. Mop-up duty is for bench players, and that last drive was more meaningless than a preseason TD.

saintsfan1976 · 10-25-2010, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by neugey

I guess I'm old school. Mop-up duty is for bench players, and that last drive was more meaningless than a preseason TD.

"Mop-up duty" to me means we're up by 30 points.

What happened Sunday vs the Browns was more like "You better find a way to right the ship in times of despair".

Damn right I leave my QB in.

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10-25-2010, 08:30 AM	#1
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,996 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by neugey Yes, he should have been have benched - in the 4th quarter when the game was clearly over and it was garbage time. What if he had been injured on that last meaningless drive? We would be calling for Payton's head today. Nope. Sorry, but have to disagree. This is a rhythm offense and Brees a rhythm QB. They needed to create something positive from this game and benching your star QB wasn't necessary bc with Brees in we always have a chance.

10-25-2010, 10:50 AM	#2
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,835 Blog Entries: 13	Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Nope. Sorry, but have to disagree. This is a rhythm offense and Brees a rhythm QB. They needed to create something positive from this game and benching your star QB wasn't necessary bc with Brees in we always have a chance. I guess I'm old school. Mop-up duty is for bench players, and that last drive was more meaningless than a preseason TD.

10-25-2010, 06:49 PM	#3
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,996 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by neugey I guess I'm old school. Mop-up duty is for bench players, and that last drive was more meaningless than a preseason TD. "Mop-up duty" to me means we're up by 30 points. What happened Sunday vs the Browns was more like "You better find a way to right the ship in times of despair". Damn right I leave my QB in.

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