New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees’ return would solve QB conundrum
The easiest possible way for the New Orleans Saints to solve their quarterback conundrum is hear Drew Brees utter the words “I’m returning.”
A premier free agency location, the New Orleans Saints will have their pick when it comes down to quick quarterback they opt to pursue this offseason. They may only be able to keep one of the three off the team’s NFC South-winning 2019 roster.
Drew Brees, a future Hall of Famer, Taysom Hill and Teddy Bridgewater were the three that sat behind center for the Saints. All three have strengths yet all three also have some weaknesses associated with them.
After all, attempting under 20 passes in 2019 even with Brees out five games, we don’t know if Hill is the real deal at quarterback. We know he wants to be, but we don’t know if he has the arm strength or accuracy to take his game to the next level.
As for Bridgewater, he came in and immediately found success. He went 5-0 in his time as a starting quarterback for the Saints in 2019.
However, he’s a free agent and will likely be seeing high-value offers. The question mark surrounding Bridgewater is whether or not he can truly be the leader of a Super Bowl-caliber organization.
Lastly, we have Drew Brees.
Brees could end all the talk of the immediate future in New Orleans. Going 8-3 in his 11 starts, Brees led the league in completion percentage for the third straight season, almost completing 75% of his dropbacks.
The 41-year-old has 14 years under his belt for the Saints. With a Super Bowl ring as well, the fan-favorite Brees will likely be back in New Orleans if he opts to return for another season. He’s been the glue that holds this team together, and the 2019 season proved he’s not yet in full decline.
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Brees can make the Saints job easy with just a few simple words that would completely shake up the 2020 offseason.