New Orleans Saints have fared well in Drew Brees’ absence (1 Viewer)

By Leigh Oleszczak | WhoDatDish

The New Orleans Saints will have a quarterback not named Drew Brees under center in Week 1 for the first time since 2005. It’ll be a strange sight for Saints fans and the team isn’t getting much respect with their future Hall of Fame quarterback hitting retirement.

That shouldn’t necessarily be the case though, as Brees has missed a total of nine games over the past two years and the Saints did well without him.

This is why Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report listed Brees’ past injuries as the biggest reason for optimism in New Orleans. This seems like a strange thing to list as a reason for optimism but here’s what Knox said:

Specifically, New Orleans should feel good about how the team has fared without Brees under center. The future Hall of Famer missed nine games between 2019 and 2020. In 2019, the Saints turned to Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. In 2020, it was Hill who got the call.

During Brees’ nine absences, New Orleans went 8-1.

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