Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals

SmashMouth · 10-21-2019, 05:10 AM

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nola_swammi · 10-21-2019, 04:38 PM

DB should reclaim the offense after the bye. It will be ok to make him active for the cardinals game but TB should start. I believe it will be best for the franchise to let Drew Brees finish this season,,I know I might get blasted for this but I think its time to offer TB a contract to become the future.

CHA_CHING · 10-21-2019, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

DB should reclaim the offense after the bye. It will be ok to make him active for the cardinals game but TB should start. I believe it will be best for the franchise to let Drew Brees finish this season,,I know I might get blasted for this but I think its time to offer TB a contract to become the future.

100% agree.

If we win the SB this year, I want Brees to retire and we go with Teddy. Brees don't have much time left. Look at the situation in New England with a declined corpse of Brady; that would be our future.

We need to win it all this year with Brees, then go with Bridgewater for the future.

AsylumGuido · 10-21-2019, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by CHA_CHING

100% agree.

If we win the SB this year, I want Brees to retire and we go with Teddy. Brees don't have much time left. Look at the situation in New England with a declined corpse of Brady; that would be our future.

We need to win it all this year with Brees, then go with Bridgewater for the future.

Absolutely not! First of all, and most importantly, Brees has stated multiple times that he has no wish to retire as long as he still enjoys the game and if you looked at his eyes while being forced to watch from the sidelines he isn't anywhere close to that date. He also said winning another Lombardi wouldn't factor into any retirement decision.

Secondly, while Teddy has done a good job of filling in in the interim, he still can't hold Brees' jockstrap. I doubt we can keep him as Brees' backup and hope he finds a starting job elsewhere.

SaintGnome · 10-21-2019, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Absolutely not! First of all, and most importantly, Brees has stated multiple times that he has no wish to retire as long as he still enjoys the game and if you looked at his eyes while being forced to watch from the sidelines he isn't anywhere close to that date. He also said winning another Lombardi wouldn't factor into any retirement decision.

Secondly, while Teddy has done a good job of filling in in the interim, he still can't hold Brees' jockstrap. I doubt we can keep him as Brees' backup and hope he finds a starting job elsewhere.

I dunno Guido, I think people are fooling themselves that "because of the new QB rules" QB's are going to keep going until 45-50. Big Ben's arm almost fell off doing what, throwing a pass? Payton Manning went from the top of his game in 2014 and then fell off a cliff in 2015 at 39. Farve had a fantastic 2009, only to fall off the rails in 2010 and retire at 41 and he's one of the toughest SOB's I've seen play QB. Assuming Drew will play the next 5 years at a high level and stay healthy is a pretty big risk. While I'll be the first person to say that Teddy is not Drew he's also sure as hell not Winston, Mariotta, Fitzpatrick, Trubisky, Flacco, Tannehill, Rosen, et cetera. We let Teddy get away, who knows when we get another good QB and in the meantime we waste a friggin' fantastic D, ST, OL, and RBs trying to find one. Teddy can win in our current scenario. We need to make a hard decision AFTER this season.

Rsanders24 · 10-21-2019, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by SaintGnome

I dunno Guido, I think people are fooling themselves that "because of the new QB rules" QB's are going to keep going until 45-50. Big Ben's arm almost fell off doing what, throwing a pass? Payton Manning went from the top of his game in 2014 and then fell off a cliff in 2015 at 39. Farve had a fantastic 2009, only to fall off the rails in 2010 and retire at 41 and he's one of the toughest SOB's I've seen play QB. Assuming Drew will play the next 5 years at a high level and stay healthy is a pretty big risk. While I'll be the first person to say that Teddy is not Drew he's also sure as hell not Winston, Mariotta, Fitzpatrick, Trubisky, Flacco, Tannehill, Rosen, et cetera. We let Teddy get away, who knows when we get another good QB and in the meantime we waste a friggin' fantastic D, ST, OL, and RBs trying to find one. Teddy can win in our current scenario. We need to make a hard decision AFTER this season.

This...that cliff is steep and you don’t know when it’s coming. None of the QBs you listed above thought that it would come upon them that quickly. You have to be very careful with this decision. The draft is definitely a gamble and while it doesn’t seem like it TB is very young and has had pretty good success in the league. If we continue to build a great team around the QB, we don’t need a superstar QB to win.

st thomas · 10-21-2019, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

DB should reclaim the offense after the bye. It will be ok to make him active for the cardinals game but TB should start. I believe it will be best for the franchise to let Drew Brees finish this season,,I know I might get blasted for this but I think its time to offer TB a contract to become the future.

To many people to pay to afford TB. any more than a 1 year deal again. And then. Teddy will go to crap if Drew is active . U give it to the king right away.

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nola_swammi · 10-22-2019, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by st thomas

To many people to pay to afford TB. any more than a 1 year deal again. And then. Teddy will go to crap if Drew is active . U give it to the king right away.

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Looking at these responses remind me of old yeller. Drew will cost more and he is worth it but it's time for teddy to take over after this season. Like Joe Montana left the 40whinners to the chiefs, Brees and Brady both will be playing for different teams next year. I see teddy growing and the team revolving around him this franchise will not die off when brees leave they will become stronger. Plus with Payton developing a bond with teddy and signed a new contract it is likely that Teddy will be the starter next year

AsylumGuido · 10-22-2019, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by nola_swammi

Looking at these responses remind me of old yeller. Drew will cost more and he is worth it but it's time for teddy to take over after this season. Like Joe Montana left the 40whinners to the chiefs, Brees and Brady both will be playing for different teams next year. I see teddy growing and the team revolving around him this franchise will not die off when brees leave they will become stronger. Plus with Payton developing a bond with teddy and signed a new contract it is likely that Teddy will be the starter next year

Brees has, once again, stated on multiple occasions that 1) he will absolutely play the remainder of his career with the Saints, and 2) has no plans on retiring as long as he has a passion for the game. You are fooling yourself if you think Brees is going anywhere.

In addition, we haven't won the last five games because of Bridgewater. We have won because of the defense. Teddy has done enough to keep us in the games and has minimized mistakes, but he has repeatedly missed the open receiver ... something Brees does not do.

ChrisXVI · 10-21-2019, 05:03 PM

Sit this one out too Drew. We’ll get a fresh start after the bye.

10-21-2019, 04:38 PM	#2
nola_swammi 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Monroe, La Posts: 2,627	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals DB should reclaim the offense after the bye. It will be ok to make him active for the cardinals game but TB should start. I believe it will be best for the franchise to let Drew Brees finish this season,,I know I might get blasted for this but I think its time to offer TB a contract to become the future. CHA_CHING likes this.

10-21-2019, 05:02 PM	#3
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by nola_swammi DB should reclaim the offense after the bye. It will be ok to make him active for the cardinals game but TB should start. I believe it will be best for the franchise to let Drew Brees finish this season,,I know I might get blasted for this but I think its time to offer TB a contract to become the future. 100% agree. If we win the SB this year, I want Brees to retire and we go with Teddy. Brees don't have much time left. Look at the situation in New England with a declined corpse of Brady; that would be our future. We need to win it all this year with Brees, then go with Bridgewater for the future.

10-21-2019, 06:02 PM	#4
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by CHA_CHING 100% agree. If we win the SB this year, I want Brees to retire and we go with Teddy. Brees don't have much time left. Look at the situation in New England with a declined corpse of Brady; that would be our future. We need to win it all this year with Brees, then go with Bridgewater for the future. Absolutely not! First of all, and most importantly, Brees has stated multiple times that he has no wish to retire as long as he still enjoys the game and if you looked at his eyes while being forced to watch from the sidelines he isn't anywhere close to that date. He also said winning another Lombardi wouldn't factor into any retirement decision. Secondly, while Teddy has done a good job of filling in in the interim, he still can't hold Brees' jockstrap. I doubt we can keep him as Brees' backup and hope he finds a starting job elsewhere. Rugby Saint II, st thomas, darksoul35 and 1 others like this.
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10-21-2019, 08:42 PM	#5
SaintGnome 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bradenton,FL Posts: 642	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Absolutely not! First of all, and most importantly, Brees has stated multiple times that he has no wish to retire as long as he still enjoys the game and if you looked at his eyes while being forced to watch from the sidelines he isn't anywhere close to that date. He also said winning another Lombardi wouldn't factor into any retirement decision. Secondly, while Teddy has done a good job of filling in in the interim, he still can't hold Brees' jockstrap. I doubt we can keep him as Brees' backup and hope he finds a starting job elsewhere. I dunno Guido, I think people are fooling themselves that "because of the new QB rules" QB's are going to keep going until 45-50. Big Ben's arm almost fell off doing what, throwing a pass? Payton Manning went from the top of his game in 2014 and then fell off a cliff in 2015 at 39. Farve had a fantastic 2009, only to fall off the rails in 2010 and retire at 41 and he's one of the toughest SOB's I've seen play QB. Assuming Drew will play the next 5 years at a high level and stay healthy is a pretty big risk. While I'll be the first person to say that Teddy is not Drew he's also sure as hell not Winston, Mariotta, Fitzpatrick, Trubisky, Flacco, Tannehill, Rosen, et cetera. We let Teddy get away, who knows when we get another good QB and in the meantime we waste a friggin' fantastic D, ST, OL, and RBs trying to find one. Teddy can win in our current scenario. We need to make a hard decision AFTER this season. Rsanders24 likes this.

10-21-2019, 10:01 PM	#6
Rsanders24 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 1,482	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by SaintGnome I dunno Guido, I think people are fooling themselves that "because of the new QB rules" QB's are going to keep going until 45-50. Big Ben's arm almost fell off doing what, throwing a pass? Payton Manning went from the top of his game in 2014 and then fell off a cliff in 2015 at 39. Farve had a fantastic 2009, only to fall off the rails in 2010 and retire at 41 and he's one of the toughest SOB's I've seen play QB. Assuming Drew will play the next 5 years at a high level and stay healthy is a pretty big risk. While I'll be the first person to say that Teddy is not Drew he's also sure as hell not Winston, Mariotta, Fitzpatrick, Trubisky, Flacco, Tannehill, Rosen, et cetera. We let Teddy get away, who knows when we get another good QB and in the meantime we waste a friggin' fantastic D, ST, OL, and RBs trying to find one. Teddy can win in our current scenario. We need to make a hard decision AFTER this season. This...that cliff is steep and you don’t know when it’s coming. None of the QBs you listed above thought that it would come upon them that quickly. You have to be very careful with this decision. The draft is definitely a gamble and while it doesn’t seem like it TB is very young and has had pretty good success in the league. If we continue to build a great team around the QB, we don’t need a superstar QB to win. SaintGnome likes this.

10-21-2019, 09:50 PM	#7
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by nola_swammi DB should reclaim the offense after the bye. It will be ok to make him active for the cardinals game but TB should start. I believe it will be best for the franchise to let Drew Brees finish this season,,I know I might get blasted for this but I think its time to offer TB a contract to become the future. To many people to pay to afford TB. any more than a 1 year deal again. And then. Teddy will go to crap if Drew is active . U give it to the king right away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-22-2019, 01:22 AM	#8
nola_swammi 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Monroe, La Posts: 2,627	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by st thomas To many people to pay to afford TB. any more than a 1 year deal again. And then. Teddy will go to crap if Drew is active . U give it to the king right away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Looking at these responses remind me of old yeller. Drew will cost more and he is worth it but it's time for teddy to take over after this season. Like Joe Montana left the 40whinners to the chiefs, Brees and Brady both will be playing for different teams next year. I see teddy growing and the team revolving around him this franchise will not die off when brees leave they will become stronger. Plus with Payton developing a bond with teddy and signed a new contract it is likely that Teddy will be the starter next year

10-22-2019, 06:36 AM	#9
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Originally Posted by nola_swammi Looking at these responses remind me of old yeller. Drew will cost more and he is worth it but it's time for teddy to take over after this season. Like Joe Montana left the 40whinners to the chiefs, Brees and Brady both will be playing for different teams next year. I see teddy growing and the team revolving around him this franchise will not die off when brees leave they will become stronger. Plus with Payton developing a bond with teddy and signed a new contract it is likely that Teddy will be the starter next year Brees has, once again, stated on multiple occasions that 1) he will absolutely play the remainder of his career with the Saints, and 2) has no plans on retiring as long as he has a passion for the game. You are fooling yourself if you think Brees is going anywhere. In addition, we haven't won the last five games because of Bridgewater. We have won because of the defense. Teddy has done enough to keep us in the games and has minimized mistakes, but he has repeatedly missed the open receiver ... something Brees does not do. darksoul35 likes this.

10-21-2019, 05:03 PM	#10
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints QB Drew Brees reveals he's returning to practice and hopes to play vs. Cardinals Sit this one out too Drew. We’ll get a fresh start after the bye.