A microcosm of Winston’s career

TribuneUK said

I'm getting really tired of people using a tiny number of plays by Drew, the first ballot HOF Saint, as an excuse for any criticism of their favourite player. Find a better argument.

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From 2006 to 2016, Drew Brees threw 167 interceptions. There is only ONE person during that entire span that threw more interceptions than Drew. Most of us as a fanbase didn't care because we loved the TDs that came with it. This isn't about a favorite player. Maybe it is time that we, as a fanbase, destroy this imaginary version of Drew that we built in our head so we can accurately evaluate a QB.

Drew is one of the greatest QBs to ever step on the field and one of the most accurate to do so, but he was far from perfect. It seems like we really have forgotten what Drew looked like in his prime. I saw Drew throw those 7 TDs against the Giants but I also saw Drew throw 5 interceptions and not a single TD against the Falcons. I saw Drew lead the greatest offense I've seen in my life in 2011. I also saw Drew throw 22 interceptions the season prior. I didn't wake up one morning and decide that one happened and the other did. Drew was considered a gunslinger in his prime and once upon a time, we understood the good and the bad that came with that. Until we decided that an idealized version of the 2017-2020 Drew is the only that should exist. :shrug: