Brees shovel pass to Jones (1 Viewer)

[mt15]

Peyton Manning never could of made that play. Defenders get close and he dives for cover.
MB

This got neg-repped, but I have seen PM do this. If he can see a defender bearing down on him, he will hit the deck. I also think I remember an article that said that he does it intentionally, to avoid injury. (the article was implying it's done as a strategy, not because he's afraid.)

 

[FleurDeLeap]

During the moment visions of Brett Favre's passes gone wrong kept appearing in my mind, but then I remembered that it was Brees passing the ball