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🚨Drew Brees Retires ... Who Do We Want to be the Saints QB? (03/14 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Fantasy Football Today

CBS Sports

Football, Sports

4.68.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

We reflect on the amazing legacy of Drew Brees and spin it ahead to 2021 and discuss who we want to see replace Brees. What would Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston do to the values of Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara?

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0:00.0

Man, Aaron Jones could not have one hour in the spotlight.

0:04.4

We just got done doing our Aaron Jones bonus pod and Drew Brees retires today.

0:09.3

So here's bonus pod number six since last week.

0:13.4

And let's talk about the Saints quarterback situation.

0:15.6

All right, Dave, you love to talk NFL fantasy, both NFL and fantasy history and perspective.

0:22.3

Let's put Drew Brees in perspective.

0:23.8

This guy was so damn good.

0:26.0

He almost finished as QB one three years in a row, which is just ridiculous.

0:30.4

It was earlier in the day about a decade ago.

0:33.6

Man, if you drafted him in a dynasty league or you acquired him when he went to New

0:38.2

Orleans, what a fantasy gem he was.

0:41.8

Absolutely.

0:42.8

And as we sit here today on the podcast, Drew Brees retires as the all time leader in

0:48.5

NFL passing yards, 80,358.

0:51.8

That's going to get broken pretty soon because time Brady's behind him by about a thousand

0:56.0

yards.

0:57.0

So it's not going to last, but he had an interesting career.

1:01.1

He was drafted by the chargers top pick and round two, I believe.

1:05.4

Same year that Lydany and Thomas and went to the chargers, if I recall correctly, and

1:10.2

had a good run out there, then they drafted Philip Rivers and he became a free agent.

1:15.8

And there was serious discussion about going to Miami.

1:19.0

And then when the dolphins tried to sign him, he didn't pass his physical.

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