Family Matters said:
Maurile Tremblay said:
Brees has played better than Rivers last year and this year, IMO. Rivers has more long-term potential, again IMO, but I think Brees is great as well.
Based on what? Certainly not what we've seen on the field. Rivers is ok but he's not as good as Brees. This is an example of what at times amazes me when you have what amounts to side by side comparisons and can see which one is better and yet still find a way to suggest the worse performing player is better. It's not like we're basing opinion on "unknown" quantities. We have data to suggest strongly which one is better. In fact we knew that before Brees left SD.
Well, I would base it on how Rivers looks after 1.5 years as a starter compared to how Brees looked at the same point in his development. As bad as Rivers has played at times this year, he has never looked as putrid as Brees looked in 2003. I mean Drew had to be benched in favor of a geriatric Doug Flutie that year. This is where you say, I don't care how Brees played in 2003, I only care how he is playing now. Well, that is the problem you get when you compare a guy who has started 5.5 years to a guy who has started 1.5 years. To expect Rivers to be on the same point in his development after 1.5 years that Drew is at after 5.5 years is a little unfair.Drew did make a huge jump in his development in his third year, and there is no guarantee that Philip will be able to make a similar improvement in his play. But based on their play in their first two years as starters, I don't think it is unreasonable to say that Rivers has more long-term
potential than Brees. If for no other reason than the fact that their current numbers aren't that dissimilar, and it is unlikely that Drew will see another significant improvement in play, and it is likely Philip will.