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Originally Posted by transplant99
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Yeah but that stat is deceiving because he barely throws deep anymore as only Garoppolo threw less deep balls in 2019. He only goes deep when a receiver is wide open as per PFF.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking...s-deep-passing
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Few players throw a better deep ball than Drew Brees when he’s at his best, but as he ages, his effectiveness and frequency of deep passing has declined. Only Garoppolo threw deep less often, even adjusting for the games he missed injured, and by late in the year his arm looked alarmingly weak. Does Brees still have this string to his bow? The Saints likely need it if they are to win that elusive second championship.
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https://theathletic.com/1945894/2020...-nfl-starters/
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Another coach thought the downfield passing issues — 10 completions on 26 attempts on passes traveling more than 20 yards past the line of scrimmage, an unusually low number and completion rate for Brees — primarily reflected the lack of a deep threat.
“I gave him a two, but I really want to give him a three,” a defensive coach countered. “I think the system helps him. I don’t think he can throw the ball (as well) outside the numbers unless it’s 5 yards or less. He can throw an over route out of play-action, but he doesn’t sit back there and hold the ball. I gave him a two because he knows the offense, but I’m not scared of him.”
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https://www.nfl.com/news/a-blueprint...p3000000882364
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Although he has posted the third-highest passer rating (105.4) and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 25:3 (or 8.3 percent) on "short" passes, I find it interesting that he exceeds the league average (48.7 percent) in short pass attempts by such a significant margin. You always think of Brees as a downfield attacker based on the numbers of deep seam throws that have dotted his highlight reels over the years, but it's simply not the case. The veteran has become a masterful "dink and dunk" artist who prefers to stretch the field horizontally instead of vertically at this stage of his career.
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I could go on and on because the stats are pretty conclusive but that's not the point of my original post. I simply stated the reason Kamara has such great receiving stats is because the Saints throw more short passes than any other team. He's still good enough to run that offense which has changed over the years to suit his strengths as he ages and that's why Payton is such a good coach.