Garrapolo to Saints-OP speculation (Mod edit)

saintmike23 said

Not at all. Brees made the offense 5 times better because of his talent and leadership. Please understand what “game manager” means. It means you execute what the coach wants and don’t go off script and take fee chances. Brees was the mastermind along with Payton of the offense. There’s got to be a documentary or NFL films you can watch 🤷🏾‍♂️

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I don't think that's what people mean by game manager. I think people mean a guy that protects the ball and doesn't take chances. Brees was not that when he was younger and in his prime. In his prime Brees took chances, but he usually successfully completed those chances and he knew when was the right time to take the chance and when was the right time to just throw it away or check down. As he got older, he didn't have the arm to take those chances so he became more of a game manager. But, prime Brees was a gunslinger. He just usually won his bets.

And Payton loves to be aggressive. He's the guy that called an onside kick in the middle of the Super Bowl.