Brees needs to stop ill-advised throws/colston needs to catch it

Brees played an incredible game. The interception by Abraham was simply an extraordinary play by Abraham. The first interception was a very poor decision, as was Drew's flip to Thomas in the second half. Those two plays aside, Brees was tremendous. He was very accurate. He was incredibly cool under heavy pressure--most other quarterbacks would have been sacked five times. And he was money when it counted.

Regarding the two bad decisions noted above, I am reminded of Steve Young's comments after the game that Brees looks like a quarterback who believes he has to carry his team for the team to win. The offensive line looks average. The running game is mediocre. The special teams have been less than special. The defense statistically has played well, but has not produced the number of big plays it produced last year. For the Saints to beat good teams, Drew Brees has to play at a very high level. That pressure may be causing some of the questionable throws we have seen this year.

Because of his inconsistency, Colston just has not played this year like a great receiver. There was some incidental contact with the ball by a defensive back on the first "drop," but a great receiver makes that catch. And then there was the later drop. The problem is that we are not talking about one game--all receivers have some drops--but every game he seems to have at least one drop. Pro Bowl receivers don't do that.