Drew Brees Almost Never Throws Deep Anymore. Is That A Problem For The Saints?

gosaints1 · 11-05-2020, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I rarely complain about anything other than bad calls while watching a Saints game. The one time that I do is when Payton inserts Taysom and especially when Brees is on a roll. He's certainly not putting Taysom in there for his arm. He has still only attempted 16 passes in his regular season career and only three this season. Taysom never enters the game to run a base play. It invariably involves some sort of gimmick. He comes in more as a wildcat than a QB. He does give us a better chance on a running play, but give me Brees with a yard or less any day.

But back to Brees. Can you explain why some people complain so much about Brees and his inadequacies if he's our best and only option to winning games at QB? Is it only because he isn't everything he used to be? That just brings me back to my age old argument of what good does it do to complain over something that is out of your control, or even out of the control of the team? Do you think it makes the complainer feel better in some sort of way? It seems to me that it would have the opposite effect.

Puzzling.

It’s not puzzling at all. You’re def’n of “complaining” is different than mine, I don’t speak for anybody else, but I just state my case as my eyes see it, and if the stats back it up, then I point out that also. Being critical is not complaining, to me, bc I don’t have an 19-0 expectation or the opposite 0-19 hope. Nor am I a “homer” to anybody, including DB#9. I want him to succeed bc I want the Saints to succeed. Also, I see every player as a cost benefit analysis in that “how much does this guy cost vs how productive is he” is the question I ask. And none of that is compared to what a player did for our organization more than a decade ago. And it’s that simple. Your personality seems to be very <fingers in ears> “LA LA LA LA LA LA, <screaming> I CANT HEAR YOU” while ppl like me state “oof, that was a bad pass”. Not everybody is like you though, and it’s not unreasonable for ppl to want DB#9 to succeed while simultaneously pointing out his deficiencies as he ages.

My friend, feel free to blindly follow only the positive, you do you, lol. Nothing wrong with fans like you, God bless you for your rampant and blind fanaticism. But, almost everybody here is a Saints fan. We’re just all different ppl, differing personalities, differing expectations and hopes for the Saints. And we express our feelings in varying different ways. I’ve never understood the “we’re all in now” or “one last hurrah” mantra that has been propagated throughout all of Saintsdom. It bothers me tremendously. What happened to the last decade? Why were we not all in for those years? Is DB#9 the only Saint playing that deserves a SB?

Oh, Brees isn’t our only option. There are two other QB’s on the roster. One we know can throw for 5,000 yards right now also, and the other who seems to have been “chosen” as the heir apparent. I’ve ALWAYS believed, still do, that may the player who best runs the entire playbook be named the starter. But, that’s not my call, I’m just a fan..., one who has eyes though and is not blind to the current circumstances.

11-05-2020, 04:00 PM	#20
gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: Drew Brees Almost Never Throws Deep Anymore. Is That A Problem For The Saints? Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I rarely complain about anything other than bad calls while watching a Saints game. The one time that I do is when Payton inserts Taysom and especially when Brees is on a roll. He's certainly not putting Taysom in there for his arm. He has still only attempted 16 passes in his regular season career and only three this season. Taysom never enters the game to run a base play. It invariably involves some sort of gimmick. He comes in more as a wildcat than a QB. He does give us a better chance on a running play, but give me Brees with a yard or less any day. But back to Brees. Can you explain why some people complain so much about Brees and his inadequacies if he's our best and only option to winning games at QB? Is it only because he isn't everything he used to be? That just brings me back to my age old argument of what good does it do to complain over something that is out of your control, or even out of the control of the team? Do you think it makes the complainer feel better in some sort of way? It seems to me that it would have the opposite effect. Puzzling. It’s not puzzling at all. You’re def’n of “complaining” is different than mine, I don’t speak for anybody else, but I just state my case as my eyes see it, and if the stats back it up, then I point out that also. Being critical is not complaining, to me, bc I don’t have an 19-0 expectation or the opposite 0-19 hope. Nor am I a “homer” to anybody, including DB#9. I want him to succeed bc I want the Saints to succeed. Also, I see every player as a cost benefit analysis in that “how much does this guy cost vs how productive is he” is the question I ask. And none of that is compared to what a player did for our organization more than a decade ago. And it’s that simple. Your personality seems to be very <fingers in ears> “LA LA LA LA LA LA, <screaming> I CANT HEAR YOU” while ppl like me state “oof, that was a bad pass”. Not everybody is like you though, and it’s not unreasonable for ppl to want DB#9 to succeed while simultaneously pointing out his deficiencies as he ages. My friend, feel free to blindly follow only the positive, you do you, lol. Nothing wrong with fans like you, God bless you for your rampant and blind fanaticism. But, almost everybody here is a Saints fan. We’re just all different ppl, differing personalities, differing expectations and hopes for the Saints. And we express our feelings in varying different ways. I’ve never understood the “we’re all in now” or “one last hurrah” mantra that has been propagated throughout all of Saintsdom. It bothers me tremendously. What happened to the last decade? Why were we not all in for those years? Is DB#9 the only Saint playing that deserves a SB? Oh, Brees isn’t our only option. There are two other QB’s on the roster. One we know can throw for 5,000 yards right now also, and the other who seems to have been “chosen” as the heir apparent. I’ve ALWAYS believed, still do, that may the player who best runs the entire playbook be named the starter. But, that’s not my call, I’m just a fan..., one who has eyes though and is not blind to the current circumstances.
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