I really hope this isn't Brees's last year

foreverfan · 08-25-2019, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by CHA_CHING

The biggest concern with Brees is his age and the fact that his stats tanked so hard in the final month of the year. That's where we all have concerns going into this year.

Completely different from what Luck's case is. Brees has had a much longer career too.

And don't forget...

some away games on grass
good defenses
playoff teams

Cruize · 08-25-2019, 04:17 PM

40 is just a number with Brees. Condition wise, I'd say 32. My guess is is he can play until he's 44. I believe he will play for 2 more years after this year.

The Dude · 08-25-2019, 10:25 PM

Line play will play a key roll. If he’s running for his life all season it’s going to be tough to want to come back and do it all over again. Armstead is good for 8 games tops and we saw how bad it looked last night when they pulled him.

darksoul35 · 08-27-2019, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Line play will play a key roll. If he’s running for his life all season it’s going to be tough to want to come back and do it all over again. Armstead is good for 8 games tops and we saw how bad it looked last night when they pulled him.

This might be the year he stays healthy. I know its wishful thinking but you never know.

cmike · 08-26-2019, 06:03 AM

Players say they don’t care about numbers but they all do. Drew will stay around long enough to keep Brady from surpassing is records.

SaintsBro · 08-26-2019, 10:58 AM

He looked insanely good Saturday night. He was chucking it all over the field like the old Purdue days! We all know he's much closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but I really honestly think that if we keep on having these well-coached, All-Pro Offensive lines that we've been blessed with, the sky's still the limit for him.

Saintsfan4ever · 08-26-2019, 11:59 AM

barring any unforeseen serious injury, Brees can easily go at least 2 more years.
But.... if the unthinkable should happen, which could happen on any snap, we're actually in better shape at QB depth than we've been since Delhomme.
Not Bridgewater, not Taysom, but collectively both of these guys can run this offense at a high level. When Sean said a couple of years back that "Drew's replacement is in the house" (referring to Taysom), he was right. But it's not Taysom exclusively. It's TB & Hill. I could see them both sharing snaps on every drive. It could be a beautiful thing.

The Dude · 08-26-2019, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Saintsfan4ever

barring any unforeseen serious injury, Brees can easily go at least 2 more years.
But.... if the unthinkable should happen, which could happen on any snap, we're actually in better shape at QB depth than we've been since Delhomme.
Not Bridgewater, not Taysom, but collectively both of these guys can run this offense at a high level. When Sean said a couple of years back that "Drew's replacement is in the house" (referring to Taysom), he was right. But it's not Taysom exclusively. It's TB & Hill. I could see them both sharing snaps on every drive. It could be a beautiful thing.

Because that has worked so well at the NFL level in the past.

vpheughan · 08-26-2019, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Because that has worked so well at the NFL level in the past.

It did!! Gary Cuozzo, Bill Kilmer, Gary Wood..............CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Saintsfan4ever · 08-27-2019, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Because that has worked so well at the NFL level in the past.

If the Brees/Hill combo is working here, why wouldn't a Bridgewater/Hill combo work too? It probably wouldn't work as well with a Brees-heavy designed playbook, but if Payton designed a playbook specifically for a Bridgewater/Hill combo, yes, absolutely I think it would work here.

08-25-2019, 12:38 PM	#1
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year Originally Posted by CHA_CHING The biggest concern with Brees is his age and the fact that his stats tanked so hard in the final month of the year. That's where we all have concerns going into this year. Completely different from what Luck's case is. Brees has had a much longer career too. And don't forget... some away games on grass good defenses playoff teams

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Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,467	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year 40 is just a number with Brees. Condition wise, I'd say 32. My guess is is he can play until he's 44. I believe he will play for 2 more years after this year.
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darksoul35 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,044	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year Originally Posted by The Dude Line play will play a key roll. If he’s running for his life all season it’s going to be tough to want to come back and do it all over again. Armstead is good for 8 games tops and we saw how bad it looked last night when they pulled him. This might be the year he stays healthy. I know its wishful thinking but you never know.
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Saintsfan4ever 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Moss Point, MS Posts: 612 Blog Entries: 1	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year barring any unforeseen serious injury, Brees can easily go at least 2 more years. But.... if the unthinkable should happen, which could happen on any snap, we're actually in better shape at QB depth than we've been since Delhomme. Not Bridgewater, not Taysom, but collectively both of these guys can run this offense at a high level. When Sean said a couple of years back that "Drew's replacement is in the house" (referring to Taysom), he was right. But it's not Taysom exclusively. It's TB & Hill. I could see them both sharing snaps on every drive. It could be a beautiful thing.
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08-26-2019, 06:47 PM	#8
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year Originally Posted by Saintsfan4ever barring any unforeseen serious injury, Brees can easily go at least 2 more years. But.... if the unthinkable should happen, which could happen on any snap, we're actually in better shape at QB depth than we've been since Delhomme. Not Bridgewater, not Taysom, but collectively both of these guys can run this offense at a high level. When Sean said a couple of years back that "Drew's replacement is in the house" (referring to Taysom), he was right. But it's not Taysom exclusively. It's TB & Hill. I could see them both sharing snaps on every drive. It could be a beautiful thing. Because that has worked so well at the NFL level in the past. dam1953 likes this.
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vpheughan 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,547	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year Originally Posted by The Dude Because that has worked so well at the NFL level in the past. It did!! Gary Cuozzo, Bill Kilmer, Gary Wood..............CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
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08-27-2019, 01:14 AM	#10
Saintsfan4ever 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Moss Point, MS Posts: 612 Blog Entries: 1	Re: I really hope this isn't Brees's last year Originally Posted by The Dude Because that has worked so well at the NFL level in the past. If the Brees/Hill combo is working here, why wouldn't a Bridgewater/Hill combo work too? It probably wouldn't work as well with a Brees-heavy designed playbook, but if Payton designed a playbook specifically for a Bridgewater/Hill combo, yes, absolutely I think it would work here.