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One egregious non-call in the NFC Championship Game kept Drew Brees from a shot at his second Super Bowl last season. In 2018, he set an NFL record for completion percentage (74.4). He led the league in passer rating (115.7), and despite Patrick Mahomes’ otherworldly numbers and performance, many believed the Saints' quarterback was a more deserving MVP candidate. Against that backdrop, why is there so much discussion about Brees declining? The case against him is flimsy, at best. There were a handful of bad throws that didn’t have the necessary steam on them in the playoffs. And during a three-game stretch in the regular season, Brees looked worse than pedestrian and leaned on his defense to escape with two victories. Is that really grounds to suggest that a guy is done as an elite quarterback? It wouldn’t be if Brees were 30. Or 35. The only conclusion I can come up with is that Brees’ advanced football age — he’s now 40 — has convinced pundits that we’ve seen his best, and it’s all downhill from here. So
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