Brees scared to run?
 

Yes. I know. He is a pocket passer. So is Rodgers, and he runs for first downs, when there is no where to throw the ball. Brees "can" run, in fact, i see him as more mobile than Rodgers. I wonder if its because of the shoulder injury in SD, that he's afraid he will get hurt again.

That is as good a reason as any.

lmao have you seen drew run?

Drew ran for some first downs this year. More then last year. Hell he ran for some TD's too. I rather him throw for first downs then run.

When he runs he is actually pretty good on the run.

Drew is a good athlete, but he DOES not have Rodgers speed and I really do not want him running a lot!!!!

I dont think drew is scared to run. I think he does have confidence in his WRs that they will get open eventually if he can stay upright long enough

Whatever it takes to WIN. Because if we don't WIN, we get to WATCH.

Like we will be doing tomorrow, for instance.

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His job isn't to run. It's to throw. The last thing I want to see if some random linebacker drawing down on the best QB in the NFL. Throw it away. Punt if you have to. With our offense it's best to live to play another set of downs.

The only running he should do is away from big mean men who want to break his bones.

Drew is a dam good athlete, and very good running quarterback. I really don't any team wants their Quarterback to run to much risk.

I can think of 9 reasons Not to run
Thomas
Ivory
Sproles
Ingram
Graham
Henderson
Colston
Meachem
Moore

I'm sure I can list more.

Great point. Theirs is no reason to run.

How many running QB's, even marginal runners, have really impacted the game beyond the regular season. Only couple I can really think of; Rogers and Steve Young, who took some serious beatings in his day. Brees could take off more but why when you have the most accurate QB in the NFL. Let Cam and Tebow keep running around like that...it almost always ends the same way; serious injury.

The the "threat of the run", can change the way a defense plays against you. Im not saying he needs to run everytime he touches the ball, you guys are missing my point. There were times this year, where we were say 3rd and 5, NO ONE gets open, and instead of running for it, he either a. Threw into triple coverage, b. Tried to force it to a covered receiver, or c. Threw it away. With our defense what it was, punting was a bad idea. There were even a couple of these instances in the Niners game.

Yeah, I kind of agree with this to a point. There were times when he could have ran for a first down but it also opens himself up for injury. Drew is not a big physical guy like Rodgers and some of the other QB's. If the field is open enough he should run and utilize his baseball skills and slide but if the field isn't open just do the Peyton Manning and go down. We don't need him taking big hits.

Good point but all i have to do is look at what happened to PT. I'm sure there are lots of guys who'd gladly take the 15 yards to knock him out if they got the chance. Slide or no slide.

Plus, do you need to run that much when you have three Pro-Bowlers on the O/L and you have the ability to convert on third down like the Saints do?

This statement says it all

Yeah footballs a physical game but I'd like to be able to prevent drew getting hit like Pierre did, game would be over if drew went to the locker room.
Plus we were automatic on 3rd downs all year, even though it's disappointing how the season ended for us, it clearly showed what we need to improve and I like that aspect of it, tooling up and being the best team next season

Of course Brees can run. But why run when he can fly?
http://www.goalspedia.com/wp-content...-ny-giants.jpg

Put a cape on that man!

I have one good reason for Drew not to run...the 2011 Colts!

He has patience and a plethora of receiving options at his disposal...

There were a couple of times I'd liked to have seen him run, if not to keep the defense honest and freeze a defender/spy in his place...

But I'm not going to split hairs on a top 3 QB whose playing in the new Golden Age of Passing...

My guess is you've heard just about enough of all the Vince Young worship you can stand living in Texas.

Nice shot man.

He got his shoulder ripped up in San Diego. So there is probably a reason why.

He's not scared. One of the reasons that Drew doesn't run the ball more is because he is a master of pocket awareness and elusiveness. He will slide a few steps left or right. He steps up or does actually run on a roll out. This and his incredible receiving options means he almost never needs to run.

He's tremendous in the pocket. And I see him more as a pocket guy. He's not Michael Vick or Cam Newton. He's not the type to run around a lot. But with the weapons they have and pocket presense he has why not just stay put in the pocket?