Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees' performance last Sunday had several of his teammates calling him the greatest of all time after the game, and on Wednesday, he received an award that showed how impressive he was in the win.

The NFL announced Wednesday morning that Brees was the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 3. In Sunday's 43-37 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Brees was 39 of 49 for 396 yards and three passing touchdowns, and he scored two rushing touchdowns, one that tied the game late in the fourth quarter and one that won the game in overtime.

This is the 23rd time Brees has won a conference player of the week award, according to the NFL. The future Hall of Famer will look to have another big game Sunday when the Saints travel to play the New York Giants.

NOLA

K Major · 09-26-2018, 10:48 AM

Congrats to Brees. He's GREAT.

Side note - I wonder if Brees played in the AFC, say the Pats ... would he have at least 4, 5 World Titles by now?

AsylumGuido · 09-26-2018, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Congrats to Brees. He's GREAT.

Side note - I wonder if Brees played in the AFC, say the Pats ... would he have at least 4, 5 World Titles by now?

Most likely. Imagine his getting to face the Dolphins, Jets and Bills each twice per year. You'd be guaranteed a division title every year and a first round home playoff game every year. Having to face the Panthers and Falcons, and to a lessor extent, the Bucs makes that quite a bit more difficult.

joker-saint · 09-26-2018, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Most likely. Imagine his getting to face the Dolphins, Jets and Bills each twice per year. You'd be guaranteed a division title every year and a first round home playoff game every year. Having to face the Panthers and Falcons, and to a lessor extent, the Bucs makes that quite a bit more difficult.

This couldn't be more true. The NFC South has been deemed the toughest division in the NFL for quite some time now. Pretty much the only division with worst to first potential ever year. All four of these teams have been to the Superbowl, and each of them are possible play off contenders every year.

AsylumGuido · 09-26-2018, 12:25 PM

Brees completed passes to nine different targets against the Falcons. That's how the train runs its best! Take some of that pressure off Thomas and Kamara. Let's save them for crunch time.

cmike · 09-26-2018, 12:31 PM

Imagine Brees having played with a middle of the pack defense since ‘06, how many championships would he have. Think about every year he threw for over 5,000 yards. Think about last year. I’d say atleast 8 years, poor defenses have kept Drew out of the G.O.A.T discussions.

Rugby Saint II · 09-27-2018, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by joker-saint

This couldn't be more true. The NFC South has been deemed the toughest division in the NFL for quite some time now. Pretty much the only division with worst to first potential ever year. All four of these teams have been to the Superbowl, and each of them are possible play off contenders every year.

The NFC was built to stop the Saints. We have let them catch up through better drafting and free agent acquisitions. This years draft is questionable although under Jeff Ireland has helped get us back on top. Thank God for Drew Brees!

The Dude · 09-27-2018, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

Congrats to Brees. He's GREAT.

Side note - I wonder if Brees played in the AFC, say the Pats ... would he have at least 4, 5 World Titles by now?

If the Saints had any sort of a defense over the last 10 years Brees could have 4-5 SB wins playing in the strongest division in the NFC.

RailBoss · 09-27-2018, 08:06 PM

Think about it where we would be right now if Drew signed on in Miami.
I doubt we would have won a Superbowl probably SP would have gone
to Dallas and we would have had a carousel of Coaches. Lord knows we
could have had Mike "the Ratman" Smith at the helm. And QB's yeah we
would have had all the Billy & Bobby Joes that we scrounged around the league.

So you see Katrina came and changed New Orleans forever but so did this displaced QB from San Diego...

09-26-2018, 10:29 AM	#1
Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees' performance last Sunday had several of his teammates calling him the greatest of all time after the game, and on Wednesday, he received an award that showed how impressive he was in the win. The NFL announced Wednesday morning that Brees was the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 3. In Sunday's 43-37 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Brees was 39 of 49 for 396 yards and three passing touchdowns, and he scored two rushing touchdowns, one that tied the game late in the fourth quarter and one that won the game in overtime. This is the 23rd time Brees has won a conference player of the week award, according to the NFL. The future Hall of Famer will look to have another big game Sunday when the Saints travel to play the New York Giants. NOLA Attached Thumbnails
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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,622 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week Congrats to Brees. He's GREAT. Side note - I wonder if Brees played in the AFC, say the Pats ... would he have at least 4, 5 World Titles by now? jnormand likes this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,274	Re: Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week Originally Posted by K Major Congrats to Brees. He's GREAT. Side note - I wonder if Brees played in the AFC, say the Pats ... would he have at least 4, 5 World Titles by now? Most likely. Imagine his getting to face the Dolphins, Jets and Bills each twice per year. You'd be guaranteed a division title every year and a first round home playoff game every year. Having to face the Panthers and Falcons, and to a lessor extent, the Bucs makes that quite a bit more difficult.

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joker-saint 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 382 Blog Entries: 12	Re: Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Most likely. Imagine his getting to face the Dolphins, Jets and Bills each twice per year. You'd be guaranteed a division title every year and a first round home playoff game every year. Having to face the Panthers and Falcons, and to a lessor extent, the Bucs makes that quite a bit more difficult. This couldn't be more true. The NFC South has been deemed the toughest division in the NFL for quite some time now. Pretty much the only division with worst to first potential ever year. All four of these teams have been to the Superbowl, and each of them are possible play off contenders every year. Rugby Saint II likes this.

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cmike 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gulfport Posts: 1,430	Re: Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week Imagine Brees having played with a middle of the pack defense since ‘06, how many championships would he have. Think about every year he threw for over 5,000 yards. Think about last year. I’d say atleast 8 years, poor defenses have kept Drew out of the G.O.A.T discussions.

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,073	Re: Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week Originally Posted by joker-saint This couldn't be more true. The NFC South has been deemed the toughest division in the NFL for quite some time now. Pretty much the only division with worst to first potential ever year. All four of these teams have been to the Superbowl, and each of them are possible play off contenders every year. The NFC was built to stop the Saints. We have let them catch up through better drafting and free agent acquisitions. This years draft is questionable although under Jeff Ireland has helped get us back on top. Thank God for Drew Brees! RailBoss and SmashMouth like this.

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RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Re: Drew Brees named NFC Player of the Week Think about it where we would be right now if Drew signed on in Miami. I doubt we would have won a Superbowl probably SP would have gone to Dallas and we would have had a carousel of Coaches. Lord knows we could have had Mike "the Ratman" Smith at the helm. And QB's yeah we would have had all the Billy & Bobby Joes that we scrounged around the league. So you see Katrina came and changed New Orleans forever but so did this displaced QB from San Diego... AsylumGuido, SmashMouth, Rugby Saint II and 1 others like this.

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