Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints ? Coming out of college, Brees was regarded as too small to succeed at the QB position in the NFL. With every 60-yard TD Brees throws, his critics are proved wrong. Brees stands just 6-feet tall, but that has never prevented him from seeing over big offensive lineman. In fact, Brees has great field vision, and also boasts an excellent TD-INT ratio. At the beginning of his career in San Diego, he never had the greatest stats. The Chargers had LaDainian Tomlinson, so it was understandable why they chose to run more than pass. But once Brees reached New Orleans in 2006, his career took off. Brees was coming off shoulder surgery, and the Chargers let him go because they thought he would not be as effective after the surgery. How wrong they were.
Under the direction of head coach Shawn Peyton, an offensive guru, Brees and the Saints? offense has been extraordinary. Armed with weapons at every skill position, Brees typically has the whole field to work with. Last season, with the Saints No.1 reciever, Marques Colston, injured most of the year, Brees was still able to have one of the best seasons in league history. His 5, 069 yards passing fell just 15 yards short of tying the single season passing yards record set in 1984 by Dan Marino. Brees, like so many great QBs, gets the best out of what he has to work with, and there?s no better example of that than last season.
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