The Drew Brees Dilemma

Question.
Why do we speak of Brees as if we’re doing him a favor by letting him hang around? Are we just going to forget the fact that he had arguably his best season last year? Are we ignoring that 2017-2020 Brees is actually better than 2006-2016 Brees? I’m not overly sentimental and I have no problem letting go of Brees...when he can no longer play. But now is certainly not that time.