re: San Diego Chargers: the dynasty that almost was

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Brees, was skyrocketing in terms of performance at the time he left SD, SD went through all the rough times and the Saints reaped the rewards. Not too mention, the AFC west was a good division in brees' time there. It was the worst in the league after he left.

No doubt SP is a top playcaller but Marty was no slouch either. Just a different philosophy.

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I agree with all that, I'm just saying that when he left is when he blossomed. If he went back now yea he'd be awesome still, but would he have ever become the QB he is if he'd stayed? Who knows

This is some hindsight shite. Hell Brees was on the verge of being labeled a bust until he had his breakout season in '04. There was a reason why the Chargers drafted Phillip Rivers. Brees had a nice year in '05 but it's not like he was the same player he eventually developed into with the Saints and Payton.

Rivers was a legit top 5-7 QB for several years up until recently. Even this past year for him which everyone thought was so terrible was statistically better than Brees last year with the Chargers.