10-20-2019, 10:02 PM
(10-20-2019, 09:52 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Who’s pretending they aren’t? We can be a poorly run franchise, and have had mostly mediocre QB play for years. They’re not necessarily mutually exclusive. Other teams might not have quite as depressing a history as us, but we’ve seen elite QBs turn franchises around before. What did the Saints ever accomplish before Brees?
Again, look at what Palmer did here vs what he did in AZ. He played much closer to an elite level there and went to an NFC title game...and that's not even a great franchise.
The Saints are a nice example. Probably the only example...but they also found a great HC on top of Brees. How many years will it take Mike Brown to catch that lightning in a bottle (coach and QB)? And would his family be willing to spend money in FA to put talent around such a QB? As much as we can compare histories, the Saints have been good with keeping talent around Brees.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
