Can anyone guess ways to continue to be successful with Brees?

srcampbell said

I believe one more year of Drew Brees would be similar to Payton Manning's last year in Denver. Albeit, Drew would put up much better numbers than Payton did. A healthy Drew Brees can still get you 4,000 plus yards, 28 tds, and 6 picks. That would get us to the playoffs. I actually liked our gameplan against the Bucs. The turning point was the Cook fumble. Brees just can't win games by himself anymore. He needs a strong supporting cast. If our defense stays strong it's not out of the question that Brees could get us to another Superbowl. Heck, if it's all about arm strength, I've seen several qb's with cannons for arms screw up in the big game. Defense still wins superbowls.

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Strangely, Denver did win the SB that year. That proves that it should theoretically be possible to win a SB with a 42 year old Brees in a limited offense, but as we've seen repeatedly, it's getting harder and harder. You need a heck of a supporting cast, as you say, and an absolutely dominate defense and run game. If our cap situation wasn't so terrible and we could keep stacking the defense, I'd say what the heck. It might also be different if we haven't gotten so close so many times, only to fall short partly due to our limited offense. Seems the majority of fans are ready to move on, and I think Brees and staff are probably there, too. But, if he does decide to shock the world and give it one more go, I would be cool with it.