re: Realistic replacement options for Brees

Even teams that do have the "franchise quarterback" still don't have a quarterback to get them over the hump to the promise land. For instance does anyone ever think Matt Ryan will go any further in the playoffs, or Romo and Rivers for that matter, even teams who have QB's that have gone to the promised land still questions their qb's overall value as being just a mediocre qb that got hot during the playoffs such as Eli and Flacco. I know Eli is climbing up the record books into top 10 statistical categories but given the fact that he has been a starter for the same team for more than a decade in today's pass happy NFL any above average QB will push himself into the top 10 in those categories.