The problem with the Brees assessment is that he is hardly a neutral observe--what else would you expect him to day. It is unfair to judge him on one game. But it does seem the camp assessments by Duncan and Underhill were much too rosy. I do not question his intangibles. I doubt question his size and his arm strength, which to me seems marginal.
You question his arm strength, but during the game when he threw a pass to the sideline they talked about how the ball got there quick and he had plenty of arm. Things that make you go hmmmm. Who do we believe?
Brees also did say that if he got 1st team reps with the WRs that some of the mistakes would go away. Talked about how he was looking in the correct spotfor the receiver to be. Sounded like an honest assessment to me.