RGIII as Drew's Successor ?
 

Good quarterbacks are hard to come by. Great ones are especially rare and Elite passers are a once in a lifetime thing. As saints fans we know this is all too true. That is why it is all too important that we secure the future after Drew and possibly even Loomis.


Drew has been reliable to say the least , as far as yardage and completion percentage are concerned he is light years ahead of other elite passers. Perhaps longevity will be on his side , but Father Time bests us all eventually. Playing to 45 would be a challenge especially considering the amount of times he would've thrown over another decade. But just in case , it may be time to secure the future.


RGIII has struggled in his past two seasons greatly , but Saints fans haven't forgotten what this kid looked like in his debut at the super dome. He appears to be on the fringe of leaving the franchise if not the end of this season , when his rookie contract is expired.

We could offer him tons. A safe haven to perfect his craft while Drew is finishing his glory days. And the return would be an absolute freak with a laser for an Arm and Cooks like speed at QB for our future. That in itself would open up this offense like none other.

Maybe I'm too early or anxious , but let's be honest , we're not getting anywhere close enough to pick a legit follow up. This may be the only opportunity we get in the next 5 years to do so.

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No way

He has lost his drive and is injury prone

His football iq and immaturity are big negatives

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Typical running QB similar to Michael Vick, problem is injuries pile up and so does their effectiveness.

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No thank you!!!!!!!!!!

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No.

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Separate post. YES, DB will not be here forever and SP and staff will not be either. Rebuilding happens. As they leave and DB retires here, through draft , hopefully there will be somone, new , fresh name and face .

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Another team will overpay him soon.

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I'll keep an open mind w/RGIII. But no...can't afford to have a QB that is this injury-prone or with the salary he'd be expecting as a back-up for 2-3 years.

Great arm, great mobility, great guy. I'm betting he heads to another team that would overpay him and has a shaky QB situation. Wouldn't it be awesome if he went to the Rams? Eerie...

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Drew's successor is a Senior in High School right now.

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read the title and oh helll noooo was right out of my mouth,

talent is there for sure but health is a major issue at this point.

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Since 2010 some folks have called Brees "over the hill" or "noodle arm" and the debate about who to replace him starteed. It's like after all those years of awful quarterbacks we finally get one and some Saints fans are ready to bury him in a grave!

So NO, not RGIII. We either draft anew year before Drew retires or bring in the best veteran replacement that Sean Payton wants when the time comes.

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1. GTFO
2. This is why we have random drug testing
3. He's broken already
4. WTF...

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Can we hold off for a 7th grader kid? I like the sound of that one better

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I'll stand alone in this thread by saying yes, I'll take him. Brees was broken when we got him. He was never really spectacular in San Diego. Not the way he was when he came here and got under Payton. RG3 needs a change of scenery.

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I'd rather Kirk Cousins or Colt McCoy a traditional pocket QB. Someone who will stay in there and stare down a hit coming if need be to make the pass.
Not the second coming of Michael Vick who is always looking to run 1st chance he gets.

I respectfully say no

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Child please. Putting one's eggs in the RGIII basket is waaaaaay to risky...injuries, depending on him for the game plan to work, also the possiblity of him being healthy enough to play but not healthy enough to get the job done (as shown in the Skins only playoffs appearance with him). Do you really want the Saints future riding on some medical controversy over whether or not his knee/leg/ribs/concussion was suitable for him to be in the game or not? That dude is going to have doctors and lawyers and sports writers following him around, second-guessing and creating injury controversies for the rest of his career. Has he even played a full season yet?

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Cousins just threw 4 INTs last night ... yikes!

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In all fairness so has Drew Brees...

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Hahaha! Dude, check your calendar! It's not early April any more!

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lol

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No offense to the creator of this here thread, but this is the craziest thing since, well, maybe ever.

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The consensus has it. RGIII is brittle and one big hit away from watching the games from the couch on a permanent basis.

No.

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I wouldn't say Brees was broken in San Diego, he was a pretty good QB there as well. But yeah, i see your point.

I would argue Sean Payton knows how to coach QBs better than anyone in the league. If there's anybody out there that could turn RG3 into a great QB, it's Payton.

I'm actually with rezburna here. I wouldn't be opposed to at least bringing him in.

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When has finding a successor to a great QB ever worked out, maybe once that I know of in Steve Young and even he loss to old man Montana. It doesn't work.

What Brees does in terms of accuracy can't be taught, the man is special. Almost impossible to find that kind of QB. Look, we found a Rolex washed up on the beach. RGIII is no Rolex. More like a broken top of the line Seiko.

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RG3, as a pure passer, is very accurate. Dude can pick his spots. The problem with RG3 is that he doesn't go through his progressions and he makes bad decisions with the ball. But things like that are coachable, Payton can correct those.

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Huh Uh!:nono:

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Kirk Herbstreit?

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I don't get it.

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Obviously it is hard to follow a great QB, but off the top of my head, some effective replacements at the QB position:
Montana - Young (which you already mentioned)
Manning - Luck
Farve - Rodgers
Majkowski - Favre
Jaworski - Cunningham
Bledsoe - Brady (turned out even better)
Lamonica - Stabler

There are others that could be mentioned as well...

In any case, I wouldn't mind seeing Griffin here... the young man needs a change of scenery, and letting his knee heal. I compare Griffin's situation in DC with the situation Ricky Williams was pulled into when Ditka brought him to NO: expected to be the savior of the franchise, then run aground and back-stabbed by the HC.

The only problem I see with bringing Griffin to NO, is that Drew still has a few years left, and I don't think Griffin would stay more than 2-3 years on the bench without someone giving him the chance to start.

I will also say, when Griffin came out of college, I didn't think he was all that, but I thought he had the physical tools and accuracy to be successful, had he landed in a decent place, which was not the case.

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as durable as a new iPhone

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From what I've seen he's not significantly better than Ryan Griffin.

And as stated, he's not gonna sit for 4 years waiting for Drew to retire.

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I have to disagree with that. He's significantly better then Ryan Griffin.

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Welp , I've been roasted lol

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I say we get Calvin Johnson and Jamal Charles too......about as likely.

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He's not Payton's type.

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So...the winner...by a knockout...RG1 over RG3.