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With Armstead on IR and Brees questionable do you think it's a sign we may be tanking? Maybe not tanking but just not giving 100% and saving players for next year?

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Not a fan of tanking, but I am a fan of strategic planning for the future. Armstead has been hurt all year. Let's get him healed for next year. Sit Brees and let's see what Grayson can do to see if he is a viable backup for next year.

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SMDH....

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Sitting an injured Brees isn't tanking.

Sitting a healthy Brees is tanking, and I'd hope Goodell would take away draft picks for any team that obviously tanks.

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Says it was non-injury related, so...

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Where are you guys getting this info?

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Well I don't know about the other guys, but I use magic. :smokin:

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Think Drew will play this week!

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Yes

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Think we have been tanking for 3 years now... Not sure if that's something new.

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Brees is undergoing Psychotherapy...details are still a bit foggy.
Early reports say it's a self induced concussion.

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Brees has contracted a form of interceptionitis, and Goodell won't let the doctor use a steroid to eliminate it.

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Brees? Limited?

He's got a hot wife, four happy kids...

A successful NFL passer and serious bank...

A free meal and drink throughout the Saintskingdom...

O Lord, limit me!

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At age 37, the doom and gloom speculation train part of me says, Brees may be entering the part of his career like Favre was with the Vikings...routinely limited in practice during the week, to keep his thowing reps down and extend the life on the arm....seem to remember Favre was routinely skipping a day of reps here and there, almost every week in 2009, 2010....

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I'm not surprised that Brees would need a rest considering how Payton absolutely refuses to run the ball.

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I kind of see your point, but Favre took a greater amount of beating during his career than Brees. So I don't think it would be as bad with Brees.

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it's a mind game by SP to snap him out of it

change something, anything.

There is probably an easier way, have SP give up play calling, I am sure he wont

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Really doesn't matter to me. I think we are almost ready for a change of guard. Let's be honest if you get another year out of Brees he is going to need what Payton had in Denver ( A good team ) to have a chance at all. Personally I am tired of Payton's mouth muttering the same old we can correct that crap. It is not working. Thanks' for what was accomplished but those days are over it has been 5+ years now without doing anything. For me one more year should be all of this win or lose I think it is about time to make some key replacements.

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The way he's thrown as of late, lots of int.'s, low balls, throwing behind recievers doesn't look like his arm is alive or strong. I think if he stays here next season this type of play will continue earlier next season than it has this season. Like Supertec says he needs to be surrounded with the style of game Denver did for Manning but I highly doubt Payton does this, then of course our D is nowhere near what Denver had either. I'm really thinking we better have plan B with a live arm ready to go.

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Might be taking it too far. I haven't seen any noodle-arm passes that were the norm for Peyton in the last season and a half. Technically, Brees arm strength is likely still better than Brady's yet it's smooth sailing for the Pats offense.

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This is true but there are more signs of an arm than being a noodle arm. I disagree respectfully about Brees arm likely better than Bradys arm but definatly agree about the Pats O. I thought Brees looked weak at times last season also. I know he threw for a ton just like this season but his zip isn't like it was.

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I wonder who is getting the reps? Someone who could see playing time soon? I wonder? Drew is known to play through an injury.

He is 37 and is in great shape. He is not on the decline! He is still pin point accurate down the field and any where else for that matter! He doesn't feel comfortable with our aging O-line regressing later in the year. He throws interceptions when it's all on him to win the game. Oh, and he is human. We forget that little fact. If Brady can play this well then so can Drew if we give him an O-line that can open running lanes and pass protect.

He has always had streaks where he's thrown interceptions and usually we can't blame his interceptions for our losses. The team has drafted poorly and done a bad job with high priced free agents which results in a bad team. That is not Drew's fault. We'll be lucky if he is back here next year. I just hope to God he stays another three years and we give him an offensive line like the Cowboys.....invest the early draft picks and watch the offense explode again.

Did I mention we have a good young defense ranked 24th in the league that will be getting several impact players back from IR? For those of you jumping ship we are no where close to an iceberg.

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Coby Fleener.... hahahahahahahahahahaha.

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There have been numerous reports that arm strength doesn't deteriorate noticeably nearly as much as their ability to heal after the weekly grind of getting battered.

I'll bet Marino and Elway can still throw an impressive fastball. it'll just take them a few weeks to recover.

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I would love it if Goodall would not be allowed to take away draft picks or have any kind of disciplinarian role at all. I would rather see any rule violations handled by a panel of some kind.

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nah we drafted a LT so let Peat play. I am more concerned about LG now.

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Peat has proven valuable at LG and/or LT.

I'd definitely want to upgrade both guard spots and acquire a younger RT.

We'd better be looking at building a team that can survive after Brees retires, so we'd better be damn good in the trenches with a solid defense, a solid run game and some dangerous WR/TE/RB's.

Kinda like the Cowboys and Giants are doing.

Its why I wouldn't hate drafting Fournette, although I hope and prefer its a pass rusher in round 1.

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This and stamina are closer to the problems that Brees is facing and will continue to increase as a problem for him...

It's time to aggressively find his replacement for the end of next season...