re: Where will Brees end up?

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Brees will probably finish 2nd, behind Manning.

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agreed.

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I think Brees will be more driven by pride, and he will retire when he's no longer playing at an elite level.

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I think that's wishful thinking. Brees is competitive and I think he will play as long as he can. I mean look at how many "franchise quarterbacks" go to different teams when they are past their primes if they aren't injured. Joe Montana, Donovan McNabb, Boomer Esiason, Warren Moon, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Steve McNair, or Randall Cunningham and even Peyton Manning. Occasionally you get a Dan Marino or Jim Kelly, but usually those guys move on to keep playing.