I got goose bumps watching that play.

And this is an insane year for NFL quarterbacks, Brady will crack 5,000 yards. Rodgers and Manning will at the worst finish within spitting distance of it. And all 10 of the top 10 QBs for yardage could finish over 4,000 yards. Including Cam Newton. Who is also currently second for rushing TDs, not for QBs but for all players. And this is just his rookie year. Oh and as for Manning, this is his third straight season with 4,000 yards passing. That puts him on a very short list.

Also who'd ever imagine with how much bigger quarterbacks are now compared to Marino's day, it would be a quarterback that's smaller than Marino who'd break his single season record?

GAT_00: Brees seems...not worth it.

He's the first QB to go over 5,000 yards twice. He's tied with Peyton Manning for most consecutive seasons of 4,000 yards or more. He's as good as they come. Brees, Brady, Rodgers, Manning, that's as good as it gets. Though give Cam Newton another season or two and we may be changing our definition of as good as it gets.

WhyteRaven74: Brees, Brady, Rodgers, Manning, that's as good as it gets.

And in that sentence I'm referring to both Eli and Peyton Manning. Yes kids Eli is that good.

GAT_00: He's too much of a system product.

Brees was plenty good with the Chargers. And as for being a system quarterback, that's kind of the knock on Brady, sure he's great, as long as most things are going according to design. Given the days of quarterbacks just calling their own plays when they want are done with, to some degree all quarterbacks now are system quarterbacks.

FULL SERVICE!

So many QB fangirls and apologists these days. Why not just admit that Brees -- as well as Brady, Peyton and Rodgers -- are all amazing QB's, and they would be in any era? To dismiss the talents of any of them just makes you look shallow and biased. Some of you make it sound as if you consider certain of these players your boyfriends.

Congrats, Drew Brees. You earned your success and accolades, no matter what the armchair masturbators say.

/Rodgers is MVP. Anybody arguing for Brady or Brees is simply wrong.

Congratulations on playing for the coach you do, with the receivers you do, in the dome you do against the quality of defenders you do.

Also, enjoy losing your first road playoff game again.

:)

GAT_00: WhyteRaven74: GAT_00: He's too much of a system product.

Brees was plenty good with the Chargers. And as for being a system quarterback, that's kind of the knock on Brady, sure he's great, as long as most things are going according to design. Given the days of quarterbacks just calling their own plays when they want are done with, to some degree all quarterbacks now are system quarterbacks.

But Brady has two targets of quality: Welker and Gronkowski. There's no other supurb quality on that team. The Pats this year are kind of like Indy these last couple: one dude holding it together by the sheet ability. They literally don't have a defense. The Saints are loaded across the board. Anyone would shine in there at QB. The Pats wouldn't quite be Indy but they'd suck hard without Brady.

That's why Brees isn't impressive. He doesn't have to be stellar, his WRs are, and they have a good ground game to keep you honest. I'm just not convinced Brees is so great.

This. You have a guy with former #1 draft picks Marques Colston and Lance Moore along with perennial allstar Devery Henderson as WR and Ryan Leaf would be leading a dynasty and averaging 6000 yards a season. Not to mention their defense makes the 2000 Ravens look like the Little Giants WITHOUT Ice Box

GAT_00: Am I the only one who isn't really impressed? I mean, great and all, but there is something completely unimpressive about the Saints to me, and Brees in particular. Hell, I'd be happier if Brady broke it. I'd be happier of Tebow broke it. Brees seems...not worth it.

LOL WUT? Brees has been just like Rodgers in this season, in that sense of "okay, got the snap, I think I want the ball... exactly... there!" and *BOOM* the ball is exactly there. That relentless efficiency of good pass after good pass after good pass that's mindnumbing in it's consistency, and with that hallmark of the truly gifted, making it look like it's easy.

/u mad?

WhyteRaven74: I got goose bumps watching that play.

And this is an insane year for NFL quarterbacks, Brady will crack 5,000 yards. Rodgers and Manning will at the worst finish within spitting distance of it. And all 10 of the top 10 QBs for yardage could finish over 4,000 yards. Including Cam Newton. Who is also currently second for rushing TDs, not for QBs but for all players. And this is just his rookie year. Oh and as for Manning, this is his third straight season with 4,000 yards passing. That puts him on a very short list.

QB numbers this year would be less than half what they are if they didnt include yards after catch

D still sucks around the league, but oh well... it makes for fun arena football

JonPace: Not to mention their defense makes the 2000 Ravens look like the Little Giants WITHOUT Ice Box

The Saints defense? A defense that is ranked 15th for points per game allowed? The same defense that is 30th in the NFL for yards given up? Oh 31 is the Packers and 32 is the Pats. This season's Ravens are third for fewest yards given up and third for fewest points per game allowed. By every measure the Ravens' defense is superior to the Saints' defense. And to the Patriots' defense. And the Packers' defense. The only top teams that are on the Ravens' level are the 49ers and Steelers.

AdamK: QB numbers this year would be less than half what they are if they didnt include yards after catch

If you didn't include yards after the catch Marino would've been nowhere near 5,000 yards. Fouts wouldn't have had three straight seasons of 4,000 plus yards.

GAT_00: WhyteRaven74: He's as good as they come.

LOL no. Rodgers, Peyton and Brady are all unquestionably better than him. I can't see him as any better than 4th. He's too much of a system product. Put someone like Flacco in there and he'd have an easy 4,000, maybe even 4,500.

That's how I see it anyway.

As a Baltimore fan even I have to call you out as ignorant. Brees has a sense and an ability most quarterbacks will never come close to. Its completely ridiculous to compare what he has accomplished this season with the likes of Joe and underscores how much of an idiot you must truly be.

JonPace:
Not to mention their defense makes the 2000 Ravens look like the Little Giants WITHOUT Ice Box

GimpyNip: AdamK: WhyteRaven74: I got goose bumps watching that play.

And this is an insane year for NFL quarterbacks, Brady will crack 5,000 yards. Rodgers and Manning will at the worst finish within spitting distance of it. And all 10 of the top 10 QBs for yardage could finish over 4,000 yards. Including Cam Newton. Who is also currently second for rushing TDs, not for QBs but for all players. And this is just his rookie year. Oh and as for Manning, this is his third straight season with 4,000 yards passing. That puts him on a very short list.

QB numbers this year would be less than half what they are if they didnt include yards after catch

D still sucks around the league, but oh well... it makes for fun arena football

QB numbers any year wouldn't be as high as they are If you didn't include YAC, Captain Obvious. But you know what, we do include YAC because part of a QBs job is to put the ball is a position where his receiver can make a play.

and yet this year offenses are built around yac, half the league is setting new offensive records, and even rookie qb's are lighting the league's pathetic D up

Good jorb on Brees getting the record in front of the home fans...

I'm sure that played a part in it...playing at home...I mean, why else would you have your team's best player still on the field with 3 minutes left in the game (which was long over at that point), STILL throwing the ball, making almost no attempt to run out the clock? I understand they wanted him to get the record in front of the home fans, but they'd have felt ultra-dumb had something happened to Brees or a WR/TE trying in junk time trying to break a record...especially when they have another entire game left.

Based off last night, I have no doubt the Saints will play Brees all day this weekend regardless of how badly SF is stomping StL...they'll try and pass for as many TDs as possible so Brees can 'try' and pass Rodgers for the yearly TD tally as well. Meanwhile, GB will likely be resting most of their key players...in a game Rodgers could easily throw another 3-5 TDs.

Passed!

/Sheesh!

GAT_00: That's why Brees isn't impressive. He doesn't have to be stellar, his WRs are, and they have a good ground game to keep you honest. I'm just not convinced Brees is so great.

don't forget he could easily have thrown another 2-3 INTs last night if Atlanta could hold onto the ball.

Neondistraction: JonPace:
Not to mention their defense makes the 2000 Ravens look like the Little Giants WITHOUT Ice Box

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OFF TOPIC: did you know Becky "the icebox" O'shea does softcore porn now? .. like skinimax porn .. it was brought up at the last sunday football roundtable with the guys ..



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JerseyTim: Brees is going to be great in the Pro Bowl this year.

Ha ha...I hope so. Unfortunately, their offense is just as explosive as the Packers (though Brees does tend to turn the ball over more frequently), but their D is much better. Best part is they'll have to play in Lambeau in late January, which might slow 'em down a bit. (hopefully)

Saints look tough though, Niners look good too but they don't put up scary offensive numbers like the Saints.

slayer199: Mentat: He's still no Philip Rivers.

I wonder how San Diego fans feel about letting Brees go in favor of Rivers.

Miami fans should ask themselves this as well, since they forsook Brees in favor of Duante Culpepper when Nick Saban was head coach.

He'll always be a Purduchebag to me.

of course you can't touch receivers or QBs now without a flag being thrown so there's that.

Don't really watch the Saints, but last nights game was a must watch.

Brees is fookin accurate. If you're an eligible receiver and on the field of play you better be prepared to catch a ball no matter what, because it seems like he can just will passes through traffic.