And so it begins...

Beastmode · 08-13-2019, 10:38 PM

Only way it works if we have a 3 RB attack and preserve him as much as possible. If he's getting 40 plus % of the RB touches I don't see it working out. Especially if we get into the playoffs. That is a long, long journey. He will be 30 yrs old if that happens. I recall going from 27 to 30 very clearly being in the military. I lost endurance, my joints felt different even though I was pushing myself physically harder. Some days I could pull it off. Some days I could not. At 27 no problem.

The Dude · 08-13-2019, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Only way it works if we have a 3 RB attack and preserve him as much as possible. If he's getting 40 plus % of the RB touches I don't see it working out. Especially if we get into the playoffs. That is a long, long journey. He will be 30 yrs old if that happens. I recall going from 27 to 30 very clearly being in the military. I lost endurance, my joints felt different even though I was pushing myself physically harder. Some days I could pull it off. Some days I could not. At 27 no problem.

Same can be said for Brees. I’m convinced the blame for the “drop off” we saw Was more a result of protection than age. Also believe he may have tweaked something.

It’s a year later now and I believe we will see a slight drop off. Payton can make it less of an issue if he would start pulling Brees when we are 3 TDs up with 4 minutes to go.

There is no reason Brees needs to be out there getting live action reps and risk injury. This will really help in the playoffs when he doesn’t have the same pass protection because Armstead is out.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: And so it begins... Originally Posted by Beastmode Only way it works if we have a 3 RB attack and preserve him as much as possible. If he's getting 40 plus % of the RB touches I don't see it working out. Especially if we get into the playoffs. That is a long, long journey. He will be 30 yrs old if that happens. I recall going from 27 to 30 very clearly being in the military. I lost endurance, my joints felt different even though I was pushing myself physically harder. Some days I could pull it off. Some days I could not. At 27 no problem. Same can be said for Brees. I’m convinced the blame for the “drop off” we saw Was more a result of protection than age. Also believe he may have tweaked something. It’s a year later now and I believe we will see a slight drop off. Payton can make it less of an issue if he would start pulling Brees when we are 3 TDs up with 4 minutes to go. There is no reason Brees needs to be out there getting live action reps and risk injury. This will really help in the playoffs when he doesn’t have the same pass protection because Armstead is out. jnormand and Beastmode like this.
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