Marlboro Man

I was just thinking about all the speculation about SP leaving for Dallas and I look at this Saints team. Terrible defense in need of major overhaul (Not SP's Specialty). Offensive line beginning to crumble and laden with over paid players. Looking at losing a lot of players on defense and a few on offense next year. That's not a very tempting outlook to draw SP back to NO. He'll have just as much and maybe a little more talent in Dallas and only needs to get a QB and a couple players to jump right back into the playoffs and be sucessful with a second team. I'm starting to get nervous about this situation. If SP doesn't want to coach more than another 5 years, Dallas just may be his best bet to get back to winning again. Our team is starting to look like a team in decline.

onebyone

I love Brees. Without him, well, I don't even want to think about how bad we would be. I do not think he is overpaid or selfish either.

That said, there is no question he was one of the key reasons we lost last night. It's not all on him, but he gets a slice of the failure pie with 2 cherries on top.

LivnaLieTimay

Some people will never be happy, Brees is one of the best QB's in the league. Yes, the pick 6 to end the first half was brutal and he's had some other bad moments throughout the year but without Brees this team is not even close to being in the playoff hunt.

lynwood

Can't win every season. The fact we are still talking about making the playoffs this season is amazing in itself. Without Brees I doubt it would come up.

UK_WhoDat

In chronological order.

The fact we went 0-4 this season was pretty sad.

Then....

The fact we are still talking about making the playoffs this season is amazing in itself.

TheOak

In scholastic sports that is very true. When you are looking at a profit based business where the least valuable team is worth 800mm and the lowest revenue is 200mm/year... almost, good try, at least we had fun, does not cut it. ROI is expected now.

QBREES9

You win as a team you Lose as a team. Thats it.

subguy

I am really glad we have Brees. That said he sucked against the Niners. He should shoulder a great deal of the fault for the loss. Drew is still one of the best and all players perform poorly from time to time, but his timing was bad in this instance.

FinSaint

To all of those saying that without Brees this team would be a 2 win team at best... I don't know if that is necessarily the case, because if Brees wasn't the QB of the Saints, they would have someone else play that spot other than Daniel. Now, I know that Brees is by far the best QB the Saints have ever had and one of the best QBs to ever play the game, but, still it isn't like if the Saints didn't have Brees as their QB they'd suit up Daniel instead.

I know there weren't many potential QB FAs available last offseason, but maybe a certain veteran QB could've been interested in playing in a city where his father played before him if it were reported early that Brees wasn't re-signing with the Saints?!

Brees makes this team better, but that doesn't mean that we can't be critical of his performances when they are below what is realistic to expect from a player of his caliber - I know he probably feels that way himself.

"I'm not bashing people, I'm bashing their opinions because in my opinion their opinion is wrong" - Danno

AlaskaSaints

I'm thrilled that Drew Brees is a Saint, however there are 31 other starting QB's in the league and quite a few of them have whipped our azz this year. You don't HAVE to be Drew Brees to win a Superbowl. There have been, what, 46 Superbowls won WITHOUT Drew Brees. Imagine that. I know a couple Mannings who have gotten back more than twice. The total DOLT Ben Roethlisburger gets Super Bowl repeats, for Christ's sake.

Love me some #9, but all this Superman shat is fantasy. When he stinks one up, he really stinks it up.

Really, the only thing he does CONSISTENTLY is start and throw at least ONE TD per game.

Again; LOVE me some Drew. But let's keep it real.

Alaska

HERE WE COME, TA GE' CHU!!!!