3 reasons the Saints should give Jameis Winston a shot

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: Quarterback Jameis Winston #2 of the New Orleans Saints high fives wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith #10 during the NFL game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on September 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders defeated the Saints 34-24. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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Arm Strength/Accuracy

When you look at passing accuracy, there is no one better than Drew Brees. In fact, Brees has broken the NFL record for passing accuracy in a single season and has since broken his own record two or three times over.

That is definitely impressive and I don’t want to take anything away from that. However, looking that this season. His accuracy already is 64.7%. That’s lower than its been since his 2006 season with the Saints. Brees is aging, and it’s showing.

Another area that it is showing is his strength. Brees air yards per pass — which is the distance the ball is in the air from Brees to receiver — is 4.9. That is incredibly short meaning that Brees is not getting the ball down the field but instead dumping it off short.

That begs the question, does Brees have the strength to get the ball down the field? While Jameis Winston was in Tampa Bay, his last two seasons as a whole saw his air yards per pass over 10 for both years. He still has that strength.

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