Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter

AsylumGuido · 01-30-2020, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Drew is here for at least one more year. He will continue to break records and will lead us to the playoffs again. If we had a better O-line and run game he could play a couple of more years as a game manager while Payton keeps looking for his replacement.

For those of you who want Drew Brees to retire now.....suffer bitc***!

st thomas · 01-30-2020, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Drew is here for at least one more year. He will continue to break records and will lead us to the playoffs again. If we had a better O-line and run game he could play a couple of more years as a game manager while Payton keeps looking for his replacement.

For those of you who want Drew Brees to retire now.....suffer bitc***!

All makes sense to me but can’t like it till drew is in the lineup. Ps rug I watched a whole game this last weekend in I guess it was Aussie football I really injoyed it and I got it rules and plays they ran

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foreverfan · 01-30-2020, 01:02 PM

foreverfan · 01-30-2020, 01:16 PM

Drew will be here for a long time.

rezburna · 01-30-2020, 06:45 PM

I’m ready to move on from Brees. His legacy has earned him as much time as he wants in a Saints uniform behind center. I may not like it, but I’ll let it be. I am very intrigued by what the offense would look like with Taysom Hill at quarterback full time though.

AsylumGuido · 01-30-2020, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I’m ready to move on from Brees. His legacy has earned him as much time as he wants in a Saints uniform behind center. I may not like it, but I’ll let it be. I am very intrigued by what the offense would look like with Taysom Hill at quarterback full time though.

How will the lack of being the center of the offence for several years affect him? And will he ever approach the understanding of reading the defenses that Brees has accomplished over the past two decades? I have no doubt he is an athlete. An incredible athlete. But, to date, he has completed seven passes in thirteen attempts in his entire regular and postseason professional career.

That offense will most likely look a little ugly for a couple of years. Maybe after that it can blossom ... if we still have any other assets in place.

rezburna · 01-30-2020, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

How will the lack of being the center of the offence for several years affect him? And will he ever approach the understanding of reading the defenses that Brees has accomplished over the past two decades? I have no doubt he is an athlete. An incredible athlete. But, to date, he has completed seven passes in thirteen attempts in his entire regular and postseason professional career.

That offense will most likely look a little ugly for a couple of years. Maybe after that it can blossom ... if we still have any other assets in place.

I’m positive there will be more interceptions. It’s just something about him that makes me feel like he might shine in the big moments.

Saint in Aus · 01-31-2020, 01:08 AM

He certainly has an arm on him.

AsylumGuido · 01-31-2020, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Saint in Aus

He certainly has an arm on him.

Not as strong as Jamarcus Russell.

Which reminds me of a story I heard on NFL Radio a couple of days ago. A coach gave Russell a CD and told him to go home and check out all the plays and come back with the ones he felt best fit him. He brought it back the next morning and told the coach to keep all the plays and that he could handle them. The CD was BLANK and was given to him as a test. True story.

jeanpierre · 01-31-2020, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Not as strong as Jamarcus Russell.

Which reminds me of a story I heard on NFL Radio a couple of days ago. A coach gave Russell a CD and told him to go home and check out all the plays and come back with the ones he felt best fit him. He brought it back the next morning and told the coach to keep all the plays and that he could handle them. The CD was BLANK and was given to him as a test. True story.

Well, let's turn the tables...

Question, How do you know Taysom Hill is putting in as much or less effort than Jamarcus Russell did? In interviews since Hill arrive, I've only heard Brees and Hill disclose praise of Taysom's work and progress...

Which, leads me to the next...

Question, why would the offense not evolve, be different about Taysom's skill set? The NFL is constantly referred to as a copy-cat league. Payton is obviously looking at Chiefs and Ravens, seeing opportunities...

And then there's just that...

Question, How was Taysom to overtake Brees with limited opportunities? Irregardless of Hill's ceiling, Hill can only get better if he's afforded the opportunities on the field at the quarterback position...

Don't know about you, but I definitely knew when I hit 40. While all things are relative, you still know you're 40; 40 may just be a number, but we all know it's not 29 irregardless of our maintenance...

Now just a few years ago, Denver had an amazing team and won games with Tim Tebow - who I'd consider Hill to be a better quarterback. What Tebow had that Denver hadn't had - a leader that inspired...

Know you were watching that game as intensely as the rest of us, and you could see Hill fired those guys up when on the field, gave back confidence and maybe that's what gets this team over this playoff block...

Lastly, Eli Manning retired this week. Can't think of a more apt comparison of Eli and Peyton Manning. Eli wasn't the passer Peyton was, but Eli was Kryptonite in the playoffs...

He'd knocked off a red-hot Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay in the playoffs, defeated an undefeated Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. Eli even went to toe-to-toe with a red-hot Brees-led offense...

But when the Manning Boys sit down to Thanksgiving Dinner, both of them have two Superbowl rings each and Payton's second Superbowl run, well, Payton was a shell of his former self...

We knew this time was coming with Brees, all predicted various dates when, but nonetheless the foreboding was coming and we should just watch and enjoy as much of the experience we can...

The only comparison that should be made between Brees and Hill, the only one that matters, what does the scoreboard say at the end of the games in the Tournament...

01-30-2020, 12:33 PM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Drew is here for at least one more year. He will continue to break records and will lead us to the playoffs again. If we had a better O-line and run game he could play a couple of more years as a game manager while Payton keeps looking for his replacement. For those of you who want Drew Brees to retire now.....suffer bitc***!

01-30-2020, 12:57 PM	#2
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Drew is here for at least one more year. He will continue to break records and will lead us to the playoffs again. If we had a better O-line and run game he could play a couple of more years as a game manager while Payton keeps looking for his replacement. For those of you who want Drew Brees to retire now.....suffer bitc***! All makes sense to me but can’t like it till drew is in the lineup. Ps rug I watched a whole game this last weekend in I guess it was Aussie football I really injoyed it and I got it rules and plays they ran Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-30-2020, 01:02 PM	#3
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter

01-30-2020, 01:16 PM	#4
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Drew will be here for a long time.

01-30-2020, 06:45 PM	#5
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,094	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter I’m ready to move on from Brees. His legacy has earned him as much time as he wants in a Saints uniform behind center. I may not like it, but I’ll let it be. I am very intrigued by what the offense would look like with Taysom Hill at quarterback full time though.

01-30-2020, 07:03 PM	#6
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Originally Posted by rezburna I’m ready to move on from Brees. His legacy has earned him as much time as he wants in a Saints uniform behind center. I may not like it, but I’ll let it be. I am very intrigued by what the offense would look like with Taysom Hill at quarterback full time though. How will the lack of being the center of the offence for several years affect him? And will he ever approach the understanding of reading the defenses that Brees has accomplished over the past two decades? I have no doubt he is an athlete. An incredible athlete. But, to date, he has completed seven passes in thirteen attempts in his entire regular and postseason professional career. That offense will most likely look a little ugly for a couple of years. Maybe after that it can blossom ... if we still have any other assets in place.

01-30-2020, 09:31 PM	#7
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,094	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Originally Posted by AsylumGuido How will the lack of being the center of the offence for several years affect him? And will he ever approach the understanding of reading the defenses that Brees has accomplished over the past two decades? I have no doubt he is an athlete. An incredible athlete. But, to date, he has completed seven passes in thirteen attempts in his entire regular and postseason professional career. That offense will most likely look a little ugly for a couple of years. Maybe after that it can blossom ... if we still have any other assets in place. I’m positive there will be more interceptions. It’s just something about him that makes me feel like he might shine in the big moments.

01-31-2020, 01:08 AM	#8
Saint in Aus 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 468	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter He certainly has an arm on him.

01-31-2020, 07:08 AM	#9
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Originally Posted by Saint in Aus He certainly has an arm on him. Not as strong as Jamarcus Russell. Which reminds me of a story I heard on NFL Radio a couple of days ago. A coach gave Russell a CD and told him to go home and check out all the plays and come back with the ones he felt best fit him. He brought it back the next morning and told the coach to keep all the plays and that he could handle them. The CD was BLANK and was given to him as a test. True story. Rugby Saint II likes this.

01-31-2020, 07:37 AM	#10
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Drew Brees’ retirement talk isn’t idle chatter Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Not as strong as Jamarcus Russell. Which reminds me of a story I heard on NFL Radio a couple of days ago. A coach gave Russell a CD and told him to go home and check out all the plays and come back with the ones he felt best fit him. He brought it back the next morning and told the coach to keep all the plays and that he could handle them. The CD was BLANK and was given to him as a test. True story. Well, let's turn the tables... Question, How do you know Taysom Hill is putting in as much or less effort than Jamarcus Russell did? In interviews since Hill arrive, I've only heard Brees and Hill disclose praise of Taysom's work and progress... Which, leads me to the next... Question, why would the offense not evolve, be different about Taysom's skill set? The NFL is constantly referred to as a copy-cat league. Payton is obviously looking at Chiefs and Ravens, seeing opportunities... And then there's just that... Question, How was Taysom to overtake Brees with limited opportunities? Irregardless of Hill's ceiling, Hill can only get better if he's afforded the opportunities on the field at the quarterback position... Don't know about you, but I definitely knew when I hit 40. While all things are relative, you still know you're 40; 40 may just be a number, but we all know it's not 29 irregardless of our maintenance... Now just a few years ago, Denver had an amazing team and won games with Tim Tebow - who I'd consider Hill to be a better quarterback. What Tebow had that Denver hadn't had - a leader that inspired... Know you were watching that game as intensely as the rest of us, and you could see Hill fired those guys up when on the field, gave back confidence and maybe that's what gets this team over this playoff block... Lastly, Eli Manning retired this week. Can't think of a more apt comparison of Eli and Peyton Manning. Eli wasn't the passer Peyton was, but Eli was Kryptonite in the playoffs... He'd knocked off a red-hot Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay in the playoffs, defeated an undefeated Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. Eli even went to toe-to-toe with a red-hot Brees-led offense... But when the Manning Boys sit down to Thanksgiving Dinner, both of them have two Superbowl rings each and Payton's second Superbowl run, well, Payton was a shell of his former self... We knew this time was coming with Brees, all predicted various dates when, but nonetheless the foreboding was coming and we should just watch and enjoy as much of the experience we can... The only comparison that should be made between Brees and Hill, the only one that matters, what does the scoreboard say at the end of the games in the Tournament... K Major and rezburna like this.
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