re: Sean Payton can't repeat same mistake he made with Patrick Mahomes

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aban took a calculated gamble and whiffed. He's blamed it on the doctors over the years, which is also convenient. But most coaches would have probably looked at Brees' medicals and passed, too. I've always thought he's protested too much about that.

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people bashing that decision are almost all using hindsight.

here's your choices and their stats over their previous 5 full seasons):

QB A (coming off knee injury):
64% completions ; 18,598 yds, 129 TDs

QB B (coming off major surgery to his throwing arm):
62% completions ; 12,348 yds ; 80 TDs