So renowned retired slimy Saints quarterback Drew Brees was disparaging the Bucs this summer for no good reason.
Brees publicly said he was unimpressed by any of the NFC South teams and, he said, he saw no reason why the Saints couldn’t compete for a division crown.
Enter reality.
Brees should understand quarterbacks define a team and Baker Mayfield is a damn good one and was last year. Compared to Mayfield, the quarterbacks in the NFC South this year are not special.
It almost reminds Joe of the 2014 Bucs, the team that tried to sell Josh McCown as its starting QB against the likes of Brees, Cam Newton and Matt Ryan in the division. McCown was way out of his league. (Joe still says Team Glazer should do the honorable thing and refund 2014 season ticket holders after going 0-8 at home that year and intentionally losing the season finale at the stadium formerly known as the Den of Depression.)
Now Brees has changed his tune. He’s been doing analyst work for BSPN TV and completed an about face on Bucs this morning.
Brees says Tampa Bay is the best team in football.
“They’ve earned it,” Brees said of the Bucs being the top club in the NFL. “They find ways to win. Baker Mayfield’s playing oustanding. I love watching that defense, aggressive. They’re going to light you up; they don’t care because they know they got one of the best QBs in the league right now.”
Nice of Brees to open his eyes. Bravo.
Joe was intrigued by Brees’ take on the Bucs defense. Perhaps Todd Bowles is a bit more willing to experiment on defense because he knows he can rely on the offense to clean up messes.