Marcus Davenport - Vikings $13 Million Star Lacks Desire

Jesse Custer said

I don't think that was solely his call. Do you think Brees would've been cool with it? And Drew isn't Carr, he was a bonafide Hall of Famer going into that draft, you don't know how much longer he's going to play. What happens if Drew doesn't get injured and continues to play through 2022 and you still don't have a bead on what you have in Lamar? There are lots of variables to consider.

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They were going to draft Mahomes a year earlier, and Brees was aware of the plan with the understanding that Mahomes was going to sit behind him. I think Jackson would have fit even better with a transition plan, as they could have drawn up specific plays to get him on the field, as they were doing with Taysom Hill at that point.

Also, I think if the Saints went to the Super Bowl after the 2018 season, win or lose, Drew was ready to retire -- I think the only thing that blew that was the terrible way the NFC Championship went down.