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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by FinSaint 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 ...

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Old 12-01-2012, 02:39 AM   #24
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Re: Brees letting the team down

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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.
It not just a feeling but also a stat. Last year Brees completed 71.2% of his passes. This year he is at 61.8% almost a good 10 points lower. This is also his lowest since he got to the Saints, you have to go back all the way to 2003 for him to have a lower completion Drops has been a bigger problem this year than before but thats not the whole story.

This year so far Brees has been throwing the football 41 times per game. Last year when he set the NFL record for passing yards in a season and completion percentage he threw the football 41.0625 times per game.

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