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Who did Drew hack off over at the 4-letter word of sports?

New Orleans Saints Football Clubhouse - ESPN



Drew Brees was fifth in QBR last season at 73.3, a figure higher than his composite 69.6 score from 2006 through 2013. So all's well, right? Not exactly. Consensus around the league is that Brees has slipped. "He doesn't throw as well," one offensive coordinator says. "His lower body is not as good. He's been nicked up a little bit." Some noticed a certain level of panic creeping into Brees' game, but that seems understandable given how far the New Orleans defense has fallen. One number to watch is interceptions: Brees had 17 last year, third most in the league, thanks in part to the pressure put on him by a D that ranked 32nd in EPA. With the loss of TE Jimmy Graham, the defense can't afford to languish (draft picks 31 and 44 went to linebackers), and the running game has to improve (pressure's on, Mark Ingram and C.J. Spiller). -- Mike Sando

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Everybody that has no clue and are far too lazy to research just listen to other idiots making the same claims. In his own words Brees felt he had a bad season, even given the fact that he was tied for the league in passing yardage and was second in passing percentage, because his mechanics were off due to a preseason oblique injury.

Brees is fully recovered from the oblique and has returned to his earlier training techniques to get his mechanics back to where they belong. You can expect a banner year from our leader this season.

To hell with those lazy writers.

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Whatever state Drew is in, I'll take him. My opinion is the coach has asked too much of him. Which Drew wants and gladly accepts. But, the team needs to run the ball more and have more balance. It would help out Drew and it would help out the defense. They have the line and backs to make it happen.

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decline my ***

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"Who did Drew hack off over at the 4-letter word of sports?"

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Sando..what a blowhard. Dude never has anything good to say about our team. I don't know why he is giving his worthless opinion on a team he doesn't even cover.

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I'm not agreeing w the article, but Drew has had a lot of costly interceptions, even pick 6's ovee the last 2 seasons. I still believe he's a future hof qb, but I also think he has to prove that he still belongs in the elite top 3-5 status

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It's due to the fact that besides Evans (who's been playing injuried) the Oline has been garbage since Nicks left

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His precious Whiners will blow more than he usually does.

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I agree - I expect him to have a better year this year. But the "perception" is that his best days are behind him - bad OLine or not - and now w an improved front, this is the year for him to prove the naysayers wrong and to change that perception.

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Blaming the O-Line is a bull**** excuse. The Packers have a mediocre O-Line and that doesn't stop their QB from always being league MVP.

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So that's why Graham was traded for an ALL PRO Center? Okay?

Watt was the MVP, the writers screwed him over

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Rogers has separated himself from the rest of the pack. That has no bearing on Bees' abilities though. Still a top 5 guy in my opinion.

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It's just the usual hacks trying to create controversy...ignore it.

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I hoping that Brees isn't just blowing smoke about his mechanics, and that he really does return to form. But I still think his decision making has been his biggest problem lately. No, the line hasn't been great, but he has tried to throw into double and triple coverage even when he has time.

So I'll believe he's back to his old self when I see it. Either way, there's no arguing he's our best option for now and at least in the near future. When you read some of these columns, you'd swear Brees were a paraplegic.

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he no longer has Graham, I really thing Brees got into a mind set where when the line broke down just throw it to Graham and he will bail me out. That option is gone, Brees will go back to spreading the ball around now

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At 6-2 Rodgers at least can see over his line.

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ask me at the end of 2015.

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I'll take my chances with Brees. Have seen a lot of QB's around the league and there are very few with the brains and accuracy that Drew still possesses.

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Drew is declining at an alarming rate for a 50 yr. old has been. Oh wait, he's still in his 30's?

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Well, it is too bad that Jimmy's gone as he was the only person able to catch a pass in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area...



That was sarcasm for you more literal minded folk BTW.

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People are constantly saying that losing Jimmy will cause him to go backwards in pass game. I think it will improve it. I'm not saying I don't miss Jimmy, he was an animal when healthy. However, more and more, I saw Drew try to force feed Jimmy, sometimes when he was basically in triple coverage. I think not having him, will allow him stay in the flow of spreading the ball, keeping the secondary on their feet.

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Exactly. I have been preaching the same sermon for months.

By the way, welcome to the site if I haven't expressed those feelings previously.

Edit: I see you have been around since May 2013. Don't be such a stranger.

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Oh yeah he sucks, over the hill...well he will be passing over to Hill.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...-starting-qbs/

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Jimmy's drops were a problem. We should improve dramatically with him in Seattle.

Drew has shown a knack for finding the open man for 9 freaking years now. Losing Jimmy Graham isn't going to hurt us one freaking bit.

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Same could be said for Manning and Brady. It comes with age. Brady won the Super Bowl last year.
OUr offensive line last year sure as hell didn't help his interception ration either.
Yea, He is getting older and not the Brees of old but he is still better than 25 other starting QBs around the league.
Any team a QB away from contending would salivate to have him on their team.

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It really is amazing that so many of these hack reporters making a living writing about what they've heard from other writers as if it were gospel. This guy sounds like he didn't watch a single Saints game last year.

Probably couldn't tell you the name of one of our O lineman without looking at a roster.

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Good stuff. I agree completely.

Seattle is suffering without Unger (and Anthony:)) and Drew has another Big fella to throw to in Coleman.

Get these kids coached up on defense and this team will be better than last years group.

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I agree...I mean how many rookies started sunday? I think Arizona is going to go deep in the playoffs, if without any injuries. We didn't do bad for what we had on the field, and against the opponent we had, and being AWAY.

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It is, all you have to do is take stats, remove the context, and Bam you can write a story...wait there are a lot of people on this board who do exactly the same thing. There are literally people on this board yelling we did not run enough on Sunday.

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True dat!
And
I am tired of the Jordy Blues.

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That would be yours truly. Thank you very much. We never run enough. We always give up on the run. We rather throw the dam ball 40 -50 times game When you have a coach and a qb that think 48-pass to 20-run is balanced, you have an recipe for great passing stats and no real wins. Wins is what count. That whole 'the defense is the problem' has played out we all know we stink on defense . Its called Sean's predictable play calling and lame excuses as to why we didn't run the ball on a 3rd and 1 are the problem and his always sticking up for Drew's mistakes but calling out others. The Golden boy never does any wrong even to a lot of you fans which I understand fandom makes us blind at times . Hint for you coach When it's I-formation and quick snap, guaranteed run anyone can see that including opposing defenses. Sean loves to say "they were showing us a heavy front." Maybe he wants to see a heavy front so he can watch his baby throw for another meaningless record. Bellichik says "stats are for losers, final scores are for winners You don't see Bill and Tom airing the ball out 50 times a game

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Any stat on Drew should be thrown out last year, he was running for his life and trying to score enough points to compensate for a crappy defense. If we didn't have a two TD lead heading into the 2 minute warning, we were screwed last year.