Drew Brees regains NFL's record for completion percentage in a season

blackangold · 01-01-2018, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

I haven't followed the team, for reasons most know, but I'm not surprised he has regained this record given how his stats would seem to indicate he became more of a game manager this year. If he could complete 71% of his passes in a time when he aired it out more, he can surely do better in a conservative style.

The justification for his salary has always been that he's elite. I guess "elite" has a different meaning now, if people still think he should make 30 million or more. But, that's just my two cents from the outside looking in.

I would agree with you although most won’t.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, but I would like to see Brees with more deep threats. This is the first year that we really only have 1 deep threat in Ginn, and Brees seems to miss him an awful lot. I can’t think of any other year we had less than 2 deep threats to stretch the field.

burningmetal · 01-01-2018, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

I would agree with you although most won’t.

Nothing wrong with being a game manager, but I would like to see Brees with more deep threats. This is the first year that we really only have 1 deep threat in Ginn, and Brees seems to miss him an awful lot. I can’t think of any other year we had less than 2 deep threats to stretch the field.

Yeah, and I'm not saying being a game manager is bad either. I can't speak much for what he's doing, having not watched him, but I've looked at box scores and seen a few highlights. It just seems like he's perhaps not able to push the ball down field as much.

I know there aren't a lot of great receivers on the team, but that's kind of been the word throughout much of his time here, and people have always said Drew makes receivers better. I think he does make them better, when he's right, but there is something odd about his numbers this year.

They've run the ball better, but there have been games when they haven't, and the passing game hasn't been there to rescue the team like it used to.

iceshack149 · 01-01-2018, 04:31 PM

I remember arguing for Aaron Brooks years ago and brought up the fact that he was completing over 60% of his passes. That was pretty darn good.
This Brees cat is a freaking stud and doesn’t get near the credit he deserves for being one of the best QBs to ever play the game.

01-01-2018, 12:33 PM	#1
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Drew Brees regains NFL's record for completion percentage in a season Originally Posted by burningmetal I haven't followed the team, for reasons most know, but I'm not surprised he has regained this record given how his stats would seem to indicate he became more of a game manager this year. If he could complete 71% of his passes in a time when he aired it out more, he can surely do better in a conservative style. The justification for his salary has always been that he's elite. I guess "elite" has a different meaning now, if people still think he should make 30 million or more. But, that's just my two cents from the outside looking in. I would agree with you although most won’t. Nothing wrong with being a game manager, but I would like to see Brees with more deep threats. This is the first year that we really only have 1 deep threat in Ginn, and Brees seems to miss him an awful lot. I can’t think of any other year we had less than 2 deep threats to stretch the field.

01-01-2018, 01:42 PM	#2
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Drew Brees regains NFL's record for completion percentage in a season Originally Posted by blackangold I would agree with you although most won’t. Nothing wrong with being a game manager, but I would like to see Brees with more deep threats. This is the first year that we really only have 1 deep threat in Ginn, and Brees seems to miss him an awful lot. I can’t think of any other year we had less than 2 deep threats to stretch the field. Yeah, and I'm not saying being a game manager is bad either. I can't speak much for what he's doing, having not watched him, but I've looked at box scores and seen a few highlights. It just seems like he's perhaps not able to push the ball down field as much. I know there aren't a lot of great receivers on the team, but that's kind of been the word throughout much of his time here, and people have always said Drew makes receivers better. I think he does make them better, when he's right, but there is something odd about his numbers this year. They've run the ball better, but there have been games when they haven't, and the passing game hasn't been there to rescue the team like it used to.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

01-01-2018, 04:31 PM	#3
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,426 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Drew Brees regains NFL's record for completion percentage in a season I remember arguing for Aaron Brooks years ago and brought up the fact that he was completing over 60% of his passes. That was pretty darn good. This Brees cat is a freaking stud and doesn’t get near the credit he deserves for being one of the best QBs to ever play the game. saintfan, homerj07, SaintsBro and 1 others like this.