Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas
It’s a slow day on the Saints’ front. The players have been given Monday off and coach Sean Payton won’t meet with the media until Tuesday.
But, hey, there was enough excitement in Sunday’s comeback win in Miami to last for several days. The performance of quarterback Drew Brees, who led the Saints back after they trailed by 21 points, still is drawing rave reviews.
“Usually when a quarterback throws three picks, he goes into a shell,’’ said NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders. “Not Drew Brees.’’
And consider these weighty words on the Saints from a man who used to coach Peyton Manning.
“They really showed me something,’’ NBC analyst Tony Dungy said. “Adversity and they still had the belief, 'Hey, we’ve got Drew Brees. We can win in any situation.' I kind of doubted New Orleans. …Drew Brees, he’s my MVP so far.’’
It’s a slow day on the Saints’ front. The players have been given Monday off and coach Sean Payton won’t meet with the media until Tuesday.
But, hey, there was enough excitement in Sunday’s comeback win in Miami to last for several days. The performance of quarterback Drew Brees, who led the Saints back after they trailed by 21 points, still is drawing rave reviews.
“Usually when a quarterback throws three picks, he goes into a shell,’’ said NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders. “Not Drew Brees.’’
And consider these weighty words on the Saints from a man who used to coach Peyton Manning.
“They really showed me something,’’ NBC analyst Tony Dungy said. “Adversity and they still had the belief, 'Hey, we’ve got Drew Brees. We can win in any situation.' I kind of doubted New Orleans. …Drew Brees, he’s my MVP so far.’’
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Pat Yasinskas
Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.