Brees letting the team down

FinSaint · 12-01-2012, 12:03 AM

I'm not going to say much about this since after last game it became frustrating to try and criticize Brees' performance and to discuss it with some, even though I still feel that the criticism was warranted.

The thing that bothers me about Brees' play in the last two games - without placing any particular blame on him about the outcomes of the games themselves - is that he seems to hold on to the ball for too long, or at least longer than I'm used to seeing him hold on to it in the past. This was much more evident in the 49ers game where Kaepernick was much faster in getting the ball out of his hands than Brees was, but I think it was still an issue this week. It could naturally be that all his receivers were covered in the backfield and he wanted to give them more time to create some separation from the defenders, but there has to be a time when you just give up on the play and throw the ball out of bounds to play another snap.

Another thing that has been somewhat worrisome is that he hasn't been throwing the ball with the same accuracy he has been in the past, or at least it feels like it. Now, it might just be a chemistry thing and/or an issue with the timing inside the plays, but nevertheless it has been present in recent games. Also, his arm strength hasn't maybe deteriorated per se, but he still throws some of those long balls way too short, which makes it hard for the receivers like Henderson and Morgan to use the separation they've created, because they have to put their brakes on and come back to the ball instead of running to the ball. Morgan has made some circus-type catches out of these situations, but it was only a few games ago when Morgan was slightly injured because of one such play.

I know Brees will elevate his level of performances in the coming weeks, but sadly the outcome of these last two games has pretty much determined Saints' fate in the playoff run, so the damage is already done.

12-01-2012, 12:03 AM	#23
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Re: Brees letting the team down I'm not going to say much about this since after last game it became frustrating to try and criticize Brees' performance and to discuss it with some, even though I still feel that the criticism was warranted. The thing that bothers me about Brees' play in the last two games - without placing any particular blame on him about the outcomes of the games themselves - is that he seems to hold on to the ball for too long, or at least longer than I'm used to seeing him hold on to it in the past. This was much more evident in the 49ers game where Kaepernick was much faster in getting the ball out of his hands than Brees was, but I think it was still an issue this week. It could naturally be that all his receivers were covered in the backfield and he wanted to give them more time to create some separation from the defenders, but there has to be a time when you just give up on the play and throw the ball out of bounds to play another snap. Another thing that has been somewhat worrisome is that he hasn't been throwing the ball with the same accuracy he has been in the past, or at least it feels like it. Now, it might just be a chemistry thing and/or an issue with the timing inside the plays, but nevertheless it has been present in recent games. Also, his arm strength hasn't maybe deteriorated per se, but he still throws some of those long balls way too short, which makes it hard for the receivers like Henderson and Morgan to use the separation they've created, because they have to put their brakes on and come back to the ball instead of running to the ball. Morgan has made some circus-type catches out of these situations, but it was only a few games ago when Morgan was slightly injured because of one such play. I know Brees will elevate his level of performances in the coming weeks, but sadly the outcome of these last two games has pretty much determined Saints' fate in the playoff run, so the damage is already done. burningmetal likes this.
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