re: I never want to hear Brees and 'elite' mentioned in the same sentence again

The reason Rodgers doesn't throw picks is because he'd rather take a sack than try to force a pass while getting pressured/hit. Brees does everything he can to avoid the sack and in the process forces a lot of passes. Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't. That's just who he is.

Now if you give Brees more time in the pocket then he doesn't try to force as many of those passes which ultimately results in less INT's. It's simple really.

Manning, Brady, and Luck all throw a lot of picks when they get pressured just like Drew. They're all still elite QB's.

Rodgers is the anomaly here. That's what makes him so good.