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Again, pretty well established Brees bruised his rotator cuff. That's like miles different from tearing a rotator cuff. Brees shoulder injury was repaired in 2005 and I think that went pretty well, so unless you hear it was "reinjured" then it's not a factor.

Prognosis is he'll probably be doubtful this week and McCown will start, Brees will miss unless emergency. He'll be back the next week.

Drew Brees shoulder injury: Quick return is possible, but rotator cuff injuries vary | NOLA.com

P.S. - there's a lot of hysteria on the internet about this and if you feel freaked out, you should. Brees has been the savior and scapegoat for this team since 2010. When he got paid, the scapegoating got 100 times worse. Truth is, if he misses a game, the team will need to grow up and learn to play without him. I think we've grown too dependent on Brees saving us every game.

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Sheez, you can say that again. That is why I am waiting patiently until Drew speaks on Wednesday.

Drew is a great football player and person, a standup guy, but let's face it, if there's one thing he's NOT, he is not a very good liar.... And anyone who's ever seen him burn a time-out trying to fake out a defense on 4th down, knows he is not a very good actor either.

So I am going to chill out and wait patiently until Wednesday, and if he's really hurt badly, I think a smart observer of Brees if you've actually watched him over the years, will will know it right away when he speaks to reporters or does an interview or whatever. He might not come right out and blurt it out to everybody, on a silver platter, but I think we'll be able to listen to him talk, and guess or read the tea leaves pretty well from that. Everything else right now is just wild speculation, guessing and internet arguing.