re: We need to have an honest discussion about the incoming QB controversy

Lol, there will not be a controversy. Drew will start no matter what, and he would never get benched. Also, Drew still has the better intangibles (pocket awareness, football IQ) than Teddy. He has not shown he can throw the deep ball either, so you cannot say he has the better arm.

How is a thread on this dumb topic 5 pages?

It isn't even worth discussing.

There will be no significant controversy, brah.

Wow, there's a whole lot of anger in this thread . Lots of people calling each other stupid, etc.

That's all fine and dandy.

It still doesn't make the elephant in the room go away; Brees is way more accomplished, he's the established guy, this is HIS team (hell, his state. He could announce for Governor today and probably make the runoff just on write-ins).
I want him as starter. I was one of those guys who said "no" to the idea of trading him for Luck last year, when you thought Luck was still going to give you 15 more years, and Brees might finish 2019 and retire.

But this is going to be a business decision, and it's going to make for some awkward moments. Guys his age don't want to commit to a definite retirement, and don't want to guarantee they're here for X more years either. Brees probably wants to say "I wanna play next year, and see how that goes, let's take it from there".
Problem is, Loomis now is going to have Bridgewater, who likely shows he is a viable starter; not a superstar, but a legit starter. That's something not every team in the league has, that's something the Saints face if Brees steps down a year after Bridgewater signs elsewhere. And the front office knows this, that's why they traded a 3rd to get him in the first place.
"But we got Taysom Hill", people say. Hill is 2 years OLDER than Bridgewater, and still raw as hell, and nobody can play his current style of play for a full 16 game season and not start to break down.

I don't want it to go down this way, nobody does. In a perfect world, Bridgewater says 'hey man, no problem, I can sit and learn some more, get a ring maybe with Drew on his last ride next year, and take over down the road. I got time". And Brees says "I can do this, and I just don't want to have my last season here have this big injury stigma. Let me get those records, and let me take this team as far as I can, one last time. And then I will hand it off".

Bridgewater had one good game and two ok games.

Seattle, defense and special teams bailed him out

Dallas, he did not score but manage to get us in field goal range

Tampa played a lot of MAN coverage and he was able to take advantage.

He has the plays on his arm, fir help.



Drew is accurate, knows the system, has seen every defense and knows how to dissect them.


I stick with HOF, Superbowl MVP with 19 years experience

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It is not about Drew and the freaking records! It’s about the team. Emit Smith owns the most yards rushing but he is not any where close to the best.

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Yeah and Brees is still far better than TB in both talent and knowledge

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If Bridgewater does not lose a game, and he tears it up over the next few weeks, it IS going to be hard to take him out

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“Let me get those records“

It is not about Drew and the freaking records! It’s about the team.

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Look, let me go on the record here- I want Brees as the QB. I want him back ASAP, here next year, and for the foreseeable future. He's a year younger than Brady, I want to see him last that long or longer. I want him to win Super Bowls AND to finish with every record in the books.

But it isn't about what I want, it's about a couple important things:
how long does Brees want to play?
how long do the Saints think he CAN play?

If those things match up, AND that timeframe allows for the franchise to keep looking for the next guy, then it's all a non-factor. You thank Bridgewater for his service, let him go make his money elsewhere, and it's business as usual.

If those numbers don't match up, you have to consider whether Bridgewater is better than your next option.
We ain't getting Tua, it's doubtful Burrow is still on the board when we draft. Same thing for Sunshine at Clemson next year. So that likely means free agent. Who's the next best guy out there?