Quote Originally Posted by confucius say View Post
He went on the road against the best defense in football yesterday with next to no running game and shredded them in the second half. 17-22, 3 TD, scored on every drive, 220ish yards. Overlooked bc of the last play, but it really was amazing. Let's not bury him yet.
Not burying him. I have a 2-3 year history of posts talking about Brees losing his arm strength and him struggling more and more with the deep ball. That showed up yesterday. He hasn?t had to stretch the field as much this year and put the team on his back because of the emergence of the running game. Look at last year bs this year and that?s the difference plus he lost Brandon Cooks. Having a RB that is one of your best receivers really hampers a defense and forces them into unsu coverages. Just look at the first few weeks of this season. Saints struggled until they realized what they had in Kamara. They barely used him first two games.