Why does Drew Brees own the Top 2 highest Comp. Pct in a season? (1 Viewer)

[False Start]

Here is your answer.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Is that a repeating loop, or did he really just nail it 263 times in a row before I stopped watching?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Still one of the most underrated stats in football.

 

[False Start]

Is that a repeating loop, or did he really just nail it 263 times in a row before I stopped watching?

Many would have to do it 263 times before hitting it once, including myself. That is incredible accuracy.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Here is your answer.

What a badasssob.

One of the things I love about live Saints games is you know when he is going to complete it before he throws it. It's amazing.

Thanks for posting.

I think he has deserved an MVP some time over the last 5 years at least and I hope he gets one in the future. It's also hard to take the rankings where he regularly gets pushed below Rodgers/Brady/Manning and even guys like Wilson and Luck all the flippin' time. Talking pop sites like MSN.

 

[NCCommish]

Not a Saints fan but Drew is all that. I would put him in that upper tier with Manning and Brady.

 

[Heatman]

Remember this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVoqA-LKGb4

 

[gianmarco]

Here is your answer.

What a badasssob.

One of the things I love about live Saints games is you know when he is going to complete it before he throws it. It's amazing.

Thanks for posting.

I think he has deserved an MVP some time over the last 5 years at least and I hope he gets one in the future. It's also hard to take the rankings where he regularly gets pushed below Rodgers/Brady/Manning and even guys like Wilson and Luck all the flippin' time. Talking pop sites like MSN.

This is so true. When he's making his reads, you can tell when he finds something that works and starts his throw. If there's no pressure, that ball is going to be right where it needs to be every single time.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

One of the best demonstrations of in-game accuracy I've seen was when Brees was with the Chargers -- back in 2004, home game against the Raiders. Brees attempted 25 passes and the ball never hit the ground once. He was 22 of 25, with two balls thrown away on purpose (caught by players on the sidelines), and one ball caught by a receiver who had one foot out of bounds. All 25 of his passes were caught. Five touchdowns, no interceptions.

 

[Mr Non Sequitur]

Not a Saints fan but Drew is all that. I would put him in that upper tier with Manning and Brady.

System guy in the modern NFL like the other 2, agree 100%

 

[valhallan]

I heard an interview with him on NFL Radio back in 2005 or so. They asked about his height and how he can see over lineman to deliver the ball downfield. He said half the time he does not see where he's throwing and just puts it up based on seeing flashes of receiver and safety movements. These days the Saints often set him up in a a throwing lane, but I have no doubt he still does that on the reg.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

beast

 

[Warhogs]

Not a Saints fan but Drew is all that. I would put him in that upper tier with Manning and Brady Rodgers.

Fixed.

 

[bucsbaby]

I heard an interview with him on NFL Radio back in 2005 or so. They asked about his height and how he can see over lineman to deliver the ball downfield. He said half the time he does not see where he's throwing and just puts it up based on seeing flashes of receiver and safety movements. These days the Saints often set him up in a a throwing lane, but I have no doubt he still does that on the reg.

I read something too about how he goes up on his tip-toes a bit or something. Although a division rival, it's hard not to cheer for Brees and admire the way he plays the game. In a league with a good proportion of criminals and all-around bad guys, it's great to see guys like Brees in action. He seems like a guy who is great on and off the field.

 

[BassNBrew]

Is that a repeating loop, or did he really just nail it 263 times in a row before I stopped watching?

Many would have to do it 263 times before hitting it once, including myself. That is incredible accuracy.

Not really. I did something similar 9 out 10 times hitting a soccer ball at 20-30 yards with a junior football. It's one of those things that when you get in a zone you can do. I think the lack of a depth/touch element makes it easier.

 

[BassNBrew]

Remember this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVoqA-LKGb4

Olympic archers shoot at 70 meters, not 20 yards.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Is that a repeating loop, or did he really just nail it 263 times in a row before I stopped watching?

Many would have to do it 263 times before hitting it once, including myself. That is incredible accuracy.

I did something similar 9 out 10 times hitting a soccer ball at 20-30 yards with a junior football.

could we get this thread retitled?

 

[BassNBrew]

One of the best demonstrations of in-game accuracy I've seen was when Brees was with the Chargers -- back in 2004, home game against the Raiders. Brees attempted 25 passes and the ball never hit the ground once. He was 22 of 25, with two balls thrown away on purpose (caught by players on the sidelines), and one ball caught by a receiver who had one foot out of bounds. All 25 of his passes were caught. Five touchdowns, no interceptions.

Sounds like a guy I'd let walk for Rivers.

 

[BassNBrew]

Is that a repeating loop, or did he really just nail it 263 times in a row before I stopped watching?

Many would have to do it 263 times before hitting it once, including myself. That is incredible accuracy.

I did something similar 9 out 10 times hitting a soccer ball at 20-30 yards with a junior football.

could we get this thread retitled?

My point being what he does on the field is much more impressive to me. IMO opinion adjusting for variables such as defenders, speed of the WR, and direction of travel of the WR on two axis is much more difficult than hand eye coordination. While I could replicate what Brees did in that video, I'd struggle to put a ball in the bed of pickup truck doing a fly pattern.

 

[wodahSShadow]

One of the best demonstrations of in-game accuracy I've seen was when Brees was with the Chargers -- back in 2004, home game against the Raiders. Brees attempted 25 passes and the ball never hit the ground once. He was 22 of 25, with two balls thrown away on purpose (caught by players on the sidelines), and one ball caught by a receiver who had one foot out of bounds. All 25 of his passes were caught. Five touchdowns, no interceptions.

Not to take anything away from him or that game, but I present you Kurt Warner's stats against the Packers in the 2009 Wild Card:

29/33, 373 Yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, 11.5 Y/C

One of the greatest and most underrated performances in playoff history.

 

[valhallan]

One of the best demonstrations of in-game accuracy I've seen was when Brees was with the Chargers -- back in 2004, home game against the Raiders. Brees attempted 25 passes and the ball never hit the ground once. He was 22 of 25, with two balls thrown away on purpose (caught by players on the sidelines), and one ball caught by a receiver who had one foot out of bounds. All 25 of his passes were caught. Five touchdowns, no interceptions.

Sounds like a guy I'd let walk for Rivers.

That thread...

 

[Doug B]

Can't see the video ... what did Brees do 263 times in a row? :confused;

 

[NCCommish]

Can't see the video ... what did Brees do 263 times in a row? :confused;

They had a guy tossing Frisbees in the air and Brees was hitting them skeet style with a football. I don't know how many times he actually did it as that video seemed like a loop.

 

[Donnybrook]

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2014/07/video_ryan_griffin_smokes_drew.html

 

[John 14:6]

Is that a repeating loop, or did he really just nail it 263 times in a row before I stopped watching?

Can't see the video ... what did Brees do 263 times in a row? :confused;

They had a guy tossing Frisbees in the air and Brees was hitting them skeet style with a football. I don't know how many times he actually did it as that video seemed like a loop.

Yeah, it's a loop. You can tell by watching the guys walking in the background. They're at the same place every time the Frisbee gets hit.

Maurile, did you actually watch it 263 times?

 

[LittlePhatty]

Yeah, it's a loop. You can tell by watching the guys walking in the background.

Whew, thanks for that. I mean, I did notice the obvious pause, and the frame of black in between, then Brees jumping to a different position, but I still wasn't convinced.

 

[FF Ninja]

Remember this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVoqA-LKGb4

That's what I was thinking of, too. Was it just me or did the machine totally juke McCown at the 3:14 mark? I think he'd have hit it if it hadn't stopped for a split second.

 

[Kevrunner]

He only hits the frisbee once, yippee, how many throws did he take for him to hit it.?

 

[SacramentoBob]

One of the best demonstrations of in-game accuracy I've seen was when Brees was with the Chargers -- back in 2004, home game against the Raiders. Brees attempted 25 passes and the ball never hit the ground once. He was 22 of 25, with two balls thrown away on purpose (caught by players on the sidelines), and one ball caught by a receiver who had one foot out of bounds. All 25 of his passes were caught. Five touchdowns, no interceptions.

Good thing the Chargers got rid of that guy.

 

[John 14:6]

Yeah, it's a loop. You can tell by watching the guys walking in the background.

Whew, thanks for that. I mean, I did notice the obvious pause, and the frame of black in between, then Brees jumping to a different position, but I still wasn't convinced.

Yeah, there would have to be the pause to set up the next Frisbee throw even if it wasn't a loop. I didn't know either until I noticed the Frisbee getting hit at the same spot, then noticing the guys walking in the background...

 

[False Start]

He only hits the frisbee once, yippee, how many throws did he take for him to hit it.?

This does not impress you? Even more, you go on to insinuate that Brees is not talented enough to hit it on the first try or in just a few attempts as if his Record breaking completion percentage at the games highest level, not once but twice, is not enough to convince you.

 

[John 14:6]

I remember when I was a kid,I heard about a QB (think it was Montana) who practiced throwing a ball through a moving tire swing as he was growing up...

 

[Kevrunner]

He only hits the frisbee once, yippee, how many throws did he take for him to hit it.?

This does not impress you? Even more, you go on to insinuate that Brees is not talented enough to hit it on the first try or in just a few attempts as if his Record breaking completion percentage at the games highest level, not once but twice, is not enough to convince you.

Brees is awesome, don't get me wrong, but that video clip didn't impress me, sorry.