Brees will at least start to throw for 8 yards right?

Why would you play your QB in a game that means nothing before the playoffs? He is the all time passing leader in the NFL and is the only QB with multiple 5000 yard seasons. You know he can do it, so why risk even a single play to get hurt for 8 yards? People get too obsessed with the stats sometimes.

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Why would you play your QB in a game that means nothing before the playoffs? He is the all time passing leader in the NFL and is the only QB with multiple 5000 yard seasons. You know he can do it, so why risk even a single play to get hurt for 8 yards? People get too obsessed with the stats sometimes.

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The only argument is that you want him to stay in rhythm and routine.

Not playing football for 20 total days.

When we've been in this situation before, he played a series. I'd expect the same this week.

Doesn’t even have to be series, just let him throw a 10 yard out route and call it a day

I’d like to see 2 series for the starters. Let’s Ginn get some more first team game time and doesn’t stale our starters for over 20 days

In 09 if I remember correctly the starters played one series and then came out to applause. Drew will get one series.

He and Kamara start, run a series (get the necessary yardage), Brees goes to the bench when he gets it.
Done in a way that he gets to tip his cap (helmet) to the Dome crowd, much like bringing a baseball pitcher out so he can get the ovation.

He has passed for 4K every year since he started wearing black and gold. This would make it 13 consecutive seasons. Manning has 14 overall but they aren’t consecutive. I think he comes in and gets the 4K. Wouldn’t hurt to pad the completion percentage too.