In that August story about Brees's offseason program, ESPN looked back at the QB's career attempts to targets deeper than 35 yards downfield. No one else keeps it real here, only you incessant bashers. Still, Brees' 56.4 percent clip on deep balls, including nine TDs compared to zero interceptions, leads . Career Stats for QB Drew Brees. Drew Brees had a very impressive college career. He sent Lukas on a series of dino routes, a popular but slow-developing double-move . March 3, 2012: New Orleans Saints has been designated their . Not what you're looking for? In other words, when Brees went back to pass, good things typically happened for the Chargers. It was the first time in Brees' 20-year career that he started a game 0-for-5 or worse, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. Drew Lock: Pos: QB, Career: 24 G, 5 TD, Broncos 2019-2021, 1x Int Leader, born MO 1996. . And it was a sight to see. Easy, Brees-zy. Sort by attempts and yards to find your high volume aerial attacks. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; METAIRIE, La. The season before, he finished No. Drew Brees finds Brandon Coleman for 10-yard TD Oct 23, 2016 He's only 51 touchdown passes. Or 1257 yards for the first 60 attempts and 8.1 yards per attemp for the remaining 78. "High fly ball, centerfield and deep, back goes Hanson . He was, in . Drew Brees is consistently great at this. Brees Throws 5 Touchdowns vs. Patriots in Week 12 Win - 2009. This week, though, is throw-back week as we will spend a few minutes with the New Orleans Saints during their convincing 30-10 triumph over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ().Nine weeks into the NFL season, Drew Brees sits (statistically) among the elite quarterbacks of the league. The home team was looking for some revenge for New Orleans' win in the Superdome back in Week 1. Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports. Overall, the main takeway I saw while watching Drew Brees' plays was his ability to perfectly place balls deep and all over the field. Brees has an . Then Baker Mayfield sacked. "It wasn't bashing just being real." Lol. Brees threw for 222 yards and four . Despite 662 dropbacks, Goff took a shot deep just 56 times (8.9%) and scored only one touchdown on those plays, despite having plenty to work with in terms of receiving talent. Brees posted 16.2 yards per attempt on deep passes, his highest since 2011. Physically, Drew can throw the ball far, but not with consistent accuracy. He was the guy the Saints could rely on to execute Drew Brees' soft-toss playbook to a T in 2019. That's why it's all short/intermediate passing for the Saints. A reminder that these are Drew Brees' regular season numbers at home in primetime since 2011 (17 games): 484/656 (73.78 CMP%), 5,717 yards, 56 TD, 6 INT, 8.71 YPA, 336.29 YPG. Six years after that matchup, Brees at 41 is the second-oldest player in the NFL, behind only Brady (43), and Rodgers at 36 is the sixth-oldest starting quarterback in . Quarterback (QB) Stats 2021-2022. New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees gets his 300th career touchdown pass after hooking up with RB Darren Sproles for a 29-yard touchdown. At the same time, Brees' 3,992 yards passing, which ranked 13th in the NFL, represented his lowest single-season passing total since he joined the Saints in 2006. Many fantasy owners base their draft day decisions on end of year statistics, either from the prior season or those projected for the . . He worked out perfectly with the revamped 2006 New Orleans Saints offense after the 2004 and 2005 seasons, where he played very little. Highlights from the New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees as he threw 5 touchdwon passes in a win over the New . QB runner T.Hill to throw the ball deep. He turned into Drew Brees's main deep threat and for three consecutive seasons, Henderson averaged 23.2 yards per catch. Not having Ted Ginn Jr. for most of last season left Brees without much of a deep threat. Analysis: Brees was unable to push the ball downfield (3.9 yards per attempt) -- as has been the case all season -- but he had the Saints in position to advance to the . Drew Brees is consistently great at this. 3 DREW BREES 70,445 4 TOM BRADY 66,159 . You bashers really know how to keep it real. No one else keeps it real here, only you incessant bashers. Lol. He has all the records, has a Super Bowl ring, and will go down as possibly one of the greatest to ever do it. While Brees was never one to demolish defenses with the deep ball . At the age of 40 however it's fallen off a cliff. Brees rallied back with some big-time throws, including a 51-yard deep ball to Emmanuel Sanders, an impressive escape from pressure for a 24-yard touchdown pass to Latavius Murray and a fourth-quarter TD . A lot of statistical evidence that paints a pretty compelling picture that I think all of us have seen with our own eyes. Historically most of Brees' deep balls are straight drop backs with a heavy, drawn-out look off of the safety and then he goes the other way deep. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady, and the battle for supremacy of the NFC South, was a one-sided affair. They . Marcus Mariota and Drew Brees saw their rankings decrease, but they still finished in the top ten for deep accuracy. Great career, if Brees . At the same time, Brees' 3,992 yards passing, which ranked 13th in the NFL, represented his lowest single-season passing total since he joined the Saints in 2006. Zappe still hasn't developed a lot of the nuances that Brees made a career out of, such as the ability to make multiple reads in the middle of drop-backs or even proper drop-back footwork and . After his illustrious career, one could say he's earned it. Brees rallied back with some big-time throws, including a . Efficiency is what wins, the 40-year-old, record-setting Saints . Winston launched a deep ball to receiver Tre'Quan Smith for a 56-yard touchdown. Brees, who is the N.F.L.'s career passing yardage leader, never seemed to get on track. #Browns had third-and-1 at Detroit 39. When Drew Brees broke the NFL's all-time passing yardage record . 32 in that category at 6.4. Those statistics are fantasy football nirvana. . Brees posted a 101.9 passer rating on deep passes, his best since 2013. And like most years in the Deep Ball Project era, he finishes in the top 10 in accuracy, though just barely making the cut at 10. . Only Drew Brees and Jimmy Garoppolo (and Bridgewater if we move the sample size low enough) threw deep at a lower rate than Goff. Drew Brees hasn't put up the prolific passing stats for the Saints this season, but he has arguably been as efficient as ever in leading the charge. Meanwhile Brees gets shafted by his garbage defenses and officiation. Is Drew as a game manager QB hard to watch compared to who. McCardell played 12 full seas. You bashers really know how to keep it real. Worst: David Boston. He collected over 11,500 passing yards through three years of full-time work. Quarterback throws of 20 "air yards" or more qualified. Honestly, I don't see anyone praising Sean and Brees for preparing for his physical limitations like they have. Drew Brees' deep accuracy was once a joy to watch. Good for 21 yards per deep ball attempt. He presents a big target at 6'2 210-lbs; his deep-ball ability may flourish with the strong-armed Winston behind center. In Drew Brees' first 284 NFL games, he never started off with five consecutive incompletions. Brees has 560. . Three INTs in final game (of 20-21) Brees completed 19 of 34 pass attempts for 134 yards, a touchdowns and three interceptions in Sunday's NFC divisional round loss to Tampa Bay. Even with all those accolades to his credit, he wasn't taken until the first pick of the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. Drew Brees Retires, Jameis Winston Likely Starter. December 16, 2020: New Orleans Saints placed QB Drew Brees on IR/Designated for Return list. This week, the league's spreadsheet nerds set out to determine the 10 most effective deep ball throwers. But, I just saw something on www.espn.com that said that he wants to play at a high level until he's 45. He's on pace for his seventh year . On 138 attempts. Also, since the 2018-19 edition includes only throws of 21-plus yards, the stats are completely different. Last week, I talked about the new vertical NFL. (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-. It was a busy day of quarterback news for the team, as they signed Taysom Hill to a four-year, $140 million extension, though each year of . New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees officially announced his retirement on Sunday, 15 years to the day after he signed with the New Orleans Saints. And Brees threw just seven picks and took only 18 sacks all year while averaging 7.9 yards per passing attempt. Bridgewater went 5-0 for the Saints this year. To be as objective as possible, here are Drew's average stats across 16 career playoff games: 310 yds - 66.98% completion - 2.125 TDs - 0.75 INTs - 0.75 fumbles - 99.6 rating - .500 winning record . Brees has an . Drew Brees has been as consistent of a deep-ball thrower there is throughout his career, ranking in the top five in deep-passing accuracy in six of the last eight seasons. In these five plays above, the offense had time to develop down the field due to misdirection by play-action and the offensive line doing a great job of blocking, but . -- ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck said a quarterback's job becomes much more difficult in the NFL when he struggles to throw the deep ball. In current mock drafts, Drew Brees is creeping off the board outside the top five quarterbacks, often available in rounds six or seven — an incredible value for a quarterback with a 4,500-yard/30-touchdown floor. On the day he became the NFL's career leader in completed passes, Drew Brees' biggest plays came as a runner. The Boilers got the ball back and Brees set Dorsch up for . Like Tom Brady, Drew Brees seems to get better with age. Brady and the Bucs hosted Drew Brees and the Saints on national TV on Sunday evening. Brees has a passer rating of 123.8, currently ahead of Aaron Rodgers ' record 122.5 rating in 2011 that earned him NFL MVP honors. Teams; News Feed; Scores; Schedules; Polls; Player Leaders; FB Rec Tom Brady had 1889 adjusted yards. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Brees didn't contribute pure volume to the Saints in 2017. The Packers will get an up-close look Sunday night in New Orleans, when Brees and Rodgers face off for fifth time in their careers — they're 2-2 — but the first since 2014. I'm still of the mind that we can win and win big with this current version of Drew. Many fantasy owners base their draft day decisions on end of year statistics, either from the prior season or those projected for the . #2 can be partially attributed to an iffy O-line, partially attributed to an apparent lack of weapons and partially attributed to Brees missing some throws. Drew Brees wanted one more shot. Brees can't throw the deep ball well anymore. The Alamo Bowl was were Drew Brees introduced himself to America as a precocious sophomore who was on the brink of stardom. The consensus is he can't throw deep anymore, and that's partially true. Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, Todd Gurley. On Friday morning, reports began to circulate that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is expected to make his return this weekend against the Kansas City . NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees sees discussions about his arm strength and recently declining passing yardage as moot points. In current mock drafts, Drew Brees is creeping off the board outside the top five quarterbacks, often available in rounds six or seven — an incredible value for a quarterback with a 4,500-yard/30-touchdown floor. Tried deep shot and RT Blake Hance was called for questionable holding. We can speculate whether a 26-year-old version of Drew Brees would follow retired Drew Brees' advice. It was the first time in Brees' 20-year career that he started a game 0-for-5 or worse, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. Brees' 1-yard run capped an 80-yard touchdown drive to open overtime that lifted the . 12 12. AFC East: Bills . . After all, Bridgewater came into 2021 with a career high of 15 passing touchdowns. I used to mock Matt Ryan because he was a Falcon and call him "noodle arm" while we now graciously concede Drew Brees no longer has a deep ball. Brees finished No. If we scale it by 39/22 that is 1257 yards. They found that, from 2014 to 2017, he averaged . Completion% and quarterback rating can lead you to the . Saints quarterback Drew Brees met with the media, more than an hour after Sunday night's season-ending loss to the Buccaneers. Brady has a trash division and gets all the calls (tuck rule, faux roughing the passer). METAIRIE, La. Teams. Hall of Famers, Pro Bowlers, MVPs, Player Linker Tool. That could hinder Drew Brees and the New . That is as goosd as the top yards/attemp QB for the entire season (Drew Brees). don't get enough on the deep ball to burn . Interpreted as: deep ball completion percent with a minimum of 1500 passing attempts leaders. -- Drew Brees surprised dozens of his past and present receivers, offensive linemen, coaches and mentors this week with commemorative footballs and letters to recognize the part they played in him breaking the NFL career passing-yardage record. Anatomy of An Analyst: Drew Brees . NCAA BK. Look at Manning's 2015 . Eye-opening numbers, a look at some of Drew Brees' top career stats and records. Punt — Scott Petrak ct (@ScottPetrak) November 21, 2021 Ranking lower in accuracy percentage in 2018 than in 2017 isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Saints were able to finish 5-0 with Teddy Bridgewater temporarily replacing Brees while he nursed a thumb injury, and in the following nine games the former Super Bowl MVP was able to throw 25 touchdowns to just 2 interceptions. Drew Brees has a great deep ball, but he is limited. That is 13.7 yards/attemp. New Orleans Saints receiver Juwan Johnson (83) is tackled by Carolina . A reminder that these are Drew Brees' regular season numbers at home in primetime since 2011 (17 games): 484/656 (73.78 CMP%), 5,717 yards, 56 TD, 6 INT, 8.71 YPA, 336.29 YPG. July 13, 2012: New Orleans Saints signed QB Drew Brees to a five-year contract. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints. The former Purdue icon left a deep imprint on the NFL following a brilliant 20-year career that has Brees pointed toward the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is the prototype system qb I know you're trolling, but Brees's average completed air yards are 5.9 "to Brady's 5.6. During his 20-year career, Brees has an overall record of 172-114 as a starter and his stats are just as impressive. In these five plays above, the offense had time to develop down the field due to misdirection by play-action and the offensive line doing a great job of blocking, but . Brees has made a career out of accumulating meaningless stats by throwing 4 yard slants that turn into 12 yard completions. 34 in the NFL in average intended air passing yards per attempt with 6.1. 63,591. Brees has proven throughout his career, and in the 2011 regular season, that he is one of the best quarterbacks in the league when it comes . The New Orleans Saints were built to win in 2020 with a loaded roster on both sides of the ball. Lukas said Brees concentrated his routes on intermediate and deep throws: curls, drags, overs, fades and posts. Colston played 10 full seasons and had 711 receptions and 72 TDs for a total of 9,759 yards, or an average of 975 per season. Brees has better career stats than Brady. ): 12 (7422nd overall since 1960) High School .