Drew Brees: The plan is to play on Sunday

TheOak · 10-25-2019, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

The criteria is having, in Drew's case, a thumb that is pain free and does not need to have a brace to play. I don't think it's going to be 100% at any point this season, but this sure seems like an opportunity to give it an extra couple of weeks, at least.

Believe it or not, guys do come back before they should, sometimes, as doctors and teams have been known to make rushed decisions. A lot of people are commenting and saying "trust the team and the doctors". I don't trust any of those people. Not because I know they will screw it up. I don't know that at all. Drew might be just fine. I just HOPE they won't screw it up, because I don't ever trust professional organizations to make the right decision. I trust everyone involved to follow the money and do what they're told. And that sometimes leads to some pretty bad things.

Not trying to sound conspiratorial, just being mindful that "trusting" a professional sports organization is like getting in a van with a guy who says he has candy.

How about not so much trusting but having faith that a 40yo man doesn't want to end his career on Sunday or have to go back under the knife?

Drew seems to be of reasonable intelligence and judgement wouldn't you agree? The last thing he probably wants, is to engage in undue risk that could prevent him from playing the rest of the season or in another Super Bowl...?

He has absolutely nothing to gain from playing on Sunday if there is a reason for him not to. An objective reason has yet to be stated.

burningmetal · 10-25-2019, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

How about not so much trusting but having faith that a 40yo man doesn't want to end his career on Sunday or have to go back under the knife?

Drew seems to be of reasonable intelligence and judgement wouldn't you agree? The last thing he probably wants, is to engage in undue risk that could prevent him from playing the rest of the season or in another Super Bowl...?

He has absolutely nothing to gain from playing on Sunday if there is a reason for him not to. An objective reason has yet to be stated.

Intelligence, and competitive spirit do not always go hand in hand, Oak. The guy wants to play badly because he is a competitor. That much I can speak for him. It's also possible that because he knows he's coming toward the end of his career, regardless of this injury, that he might be itching to come back even more. I have no reason to believe he would be concerned about ending his career on Sunday by re-aggravating this injury, as it isn't really a career threatening injury. It just needs time to heal. And, in my humble, worthless, arm chair opinion, it's more important to have Brees as healthy as possible for the stretch run and playoffs, than to let him come back early because "well, he's ok enough to play".

We saw him do that when he had that shoulder injury a few years ago. A perfect example of being "cleared", but not really healed. So do I trust Drew? No, not when it comes to this. I do understand, of course, that it's not up to me and whatever he and the team decide is what's going to happen. Just throwing my two cents in.

10-25-2019, 06:58 AM	#1
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,051	Re: Drew Brees: The plan is to play on Sunday Originally Posted by burningmetal The criteria is having, in Drew's case, a thumb that is pain free and does not need to have a brace to play. I don't think it's going to be 100% at any point this season, but this sure seems like an opportunity to give it an extra couple of weeks, at least. Believe it or not, guys do come back before they should, sometimes, as doctors and teams have been known to make rushed decisions. A lot of people are commenting and saying "trust the team and the doctors". I don't trust any of those people. Not because I know they will screw it up. I don't know that at all. Drew might be just fine. I just HOPE they won't screw it up, because I don't ever trust professional organizations to make the right decision. I trust everyone involved to follow the money and do what they're told. And that sometimes leads to some pretty bad things. Not trying to sound conspiratorial, just being mindful that "trusting" a professional sports organization is like getting in a van with a guy who says he has candy. How about not so much trusting but having faith that a 40yo man doesn't want to end his career on Sunday or have to go back under the knife? Drew seems to be of reasonable intelligence and judgement wouldn't you agree? The last thing he probably wants, is to engage in undue risk that could prevent him from playing the rest of the season or in another Super Bowl...? He has absolutely nothing to gain from playing on Sunday if there is a reason for him not to. An objective reason has yet to be stated. AsylumGuido likes this.

10-25-2019, 02:45 PM	#2
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Drew Brees: The plan is to play on Sunday Originally Posted by TheOak How about not so much trusting but having faith that a 40yo man doesn't want to end his career on Sunday or have to go back under the knife? Drew seems to be of reasonable intelligence and judgement wouldn't you agree? The last thing he probably wants, is to engage in undue risk that could prevent him from playing the rest of the season or in another Super Bowl...? He has absolutely nothing to gain from playing on Sunday if there is a reason for him not to. An objective reason has yet to be stated. Intelligence, and competitive spirit do not always go hand in hand, Oak. The guy wants to play badly because he is a competitor. That much I can speak for him. It's also possible that because he knows he's coming toward the end of his career, regardless of this injury, that he might be itching to come back even more. I have no reason to believe he would be concerned about ending his career on Sunday by re-aggravating this injury, as it isn't really a career threatening injury. It just needs time to heal. And, in my humble, worthless, arm chair opinion, it's more important to have Brees as healthy as possible for the stretch run and playoffs, than to let him come back early because "well, he's ok enough to play". We saw him do that when he had that shoulder injury a few years ago. A perfect example of being "cleared", but not really healed. So do I trust Drew? No, not when it comes to this. I do understand, of course, that it's not up to me and whatever he and the team decide is what's going to happen. Just throwing my two cents in.
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