How good is Drew Brees and the caliber of game hes playing right now?
“He has always been good. When we played them a few years ago, they were sailing. I told our reporters here that up until last week, he had thrown at least two touchdowns in a thousand games in a row, because that’s what it seemed like. I don’t know what the stat is but every time you turn around, the guy is throwing a touchdown pass. He’s just a great quarterback. He knows how to play the position; he knows how to read defenses; it’s hard to get to him; he doesn’t take sacks, and he’s smart with the football. He has a lot more talent than people give him credit for as well. He’s a nightmare to go against, but I think we’ll do some things defensively that probably aren’t really traditional, so it’s going to be a lot tougher. If you play traditional coverages against him time after time, he’s going to wear you out.” Is there a high risk and reward in blitzing a guy like Brees a lot? “We don’t look at it that way. With any quarterback, we’re going to try to hit. We’re going to try to mak
