Unpopular Opinions: Drew Brees is most underrated player ever

Utah_Saint · 10-07-2018, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by SaintSproles

Payton is an offensive genius but a mediocre head coach.

Half of Drew's time here is non winning seasons, and that is totally unacceptable.

Plus the playoff debacles vs the 49ers and Vikings (and Seahawks for that matter). What could have been had we invested in defense, special teams, kicking game, etc. But alas, Payton has been overly consumed with having his high flying offense on display and has largely paid the cost with heart wrenching losses due to terrible support for Brees.

I don't know if I would say mediocre.

Payton has the 5th highest winning percentage of active coaches in the league @ .600.

That's good for 35th in the 98 year history of the NFL. And 7 of the coaches ahead of him only coached for 5 years or less.

Of the 4 active coaches with better overall records, only Belichick has a higher playoff winning percentage.

*Min 50 games coached

10-07-2018, 06:54 PM	#21
Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Unpopular Opinions: Drew Brees is most underrated player ever Originally Posted by SaintSproles Payton is an offensive genius but a mediocre head coach. Half of Drew's time here is non winning seasons, and that is totally unacceptable. Plus the playoff debacles vs the 49ers and Vikings (and Seahawks for that matter). What could have been had we invested in defense, special teams, kicking game, etc. But alas, Payton has been overly consumed with having his high flying offense on display and has largely paid the cost with heart wrenching losses due to terrible support for Brees. I don't know if I would say mediocre. Payton has the 5th highest winning percentage of active coaches in the league @ .600. That's good for 35th in the 98 year history of the NFL. And 7 of the coaches ahead of him only coached for 5 years or less. Of the 4 active coaches with better overall records, only Belichick has a higher playoff winning percentage. *Min 50 games coached saintfan and K Major like this.

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