Did he…or was his decisiveness and ability to read defenses and get the ball out quick make the OL look better than they really were. We have had some good OL personnel…Evans, Nicks, Ramczyk, and Armstead were all good players. But there is no question that Brees contributed to their greatness. I don’t think that any of them would have looked near as good with Andy Dalton at QB.
His depleted arm strength made him have to get rid of the ball quickly before the WRs got out of range. So as a side effect it made him look quicker to decide and the OLine better in terms of protection.