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Originally Posted by troutman
Amazing that Brady is doing it with Tight Ends. How much better would his career numbers be if he had decent receivers before Moss and Welker arrived? Manning, Brees and Rodgers have all had real good receivers.
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If you mean just this year, fair enough. But over the past 6 years since he got to N.O., I don't think Brees has had any better receivers than Brady has. He's just so deadly accurate that he makes them look a lot better. Actually until '09, I'd say pass catchers were one of the weakest spots on the Saints roster, to the point where in '07 aging Pats castoff David Patten signed in N.O. and instantly became the #2 WR, which he held onto for a full 2 seasons. Actually I'd argue from 06-09 Brady had the much better pass catchers than Brees.
Colston's the real deal, as is Graham. But outside of that I don't think our WR's are anything special. Meachem's pretty much a bust considering he was a 1st round pick, he's a speedy deep threat who can haul in some deep balls, but he'll drop just as much as he catches and runs the wrong route constantly, not a smart player. Henderson's the same but even worse, he'll catch a 65yd TD but will only get open 2-3 times a game and has a career case of the dropsies. Lance Moore is a beauty, sticky hands and very athletic. But he's short, and I'd call him more of a Welker'ish type player.
Actually Graham aside, I'd say our WR core is pretty much on par with what Brady had during the Super Bowl years; a deep, consistent, decent but not great group like they had with Brown, Branch, Patten & Givens. Its a testament to how good Brees is. Agreed though that its pretty ridiculous with what Brady has done with that group. Probably the best QB of our generation.