The New Orleans Saints: Then There Were Three: Brees, Bridgewater and Hill

All three have been part of the news recently for different reasons but the reasons have nothing to do with any thing that resembles any thought of evaluation or substance.  The news stories are more or less the product of sports writers who have too much time on their hands and not enough of quality talk that has meaning in this writers judgement.

The Brees story of returning for one more year was hardly news.  Sports writers seemed to understand that and all they wanted to do was report once again about Brees personal records as a Saint and even listed a long list of his records like that is good reason for his return.  And of course the usual standby apple polishing statement of how competitive Brees is as a player and can lead New Orleans to another Super Bowl.  Lost in sports reporting is that Brees has not played well in the play offs the past few years and sports writers have yet to ask the most important question that this writer asked after the Vikings eliminated the Saints in the playoffs this past season.  The question asked in PolitiDose was:  Has Payton and Brees seen their best years in a Saints uniform?  This writer believes the evidence says they have.

Then comes a report that Saint's backup quarterback Bridgewater could command a salary of $30 million in free agency.  That is a stretch but NFL owners don't really pay for a players talent.  They are swimming in profits and throw good money around for bad players.  Its not a knock on Bridgewater, but explains why so few teams in the NFL have a winning record year in and year out.

Finally, the most shocking story occurred when Taysom Hill said he was a franchise quarterback.  There is no evidence to back up that statement at all.  His playing time has been of a special role nature, which he does well at.  But once defenses see you play on every play, and in every game like a quarterback does, the story changes.  All one has to do is look at Alvin Kamara.  His talents are well known now by the defense and his production has not lived up to his past performance.  Hill, a franchise player?  This writer can remember many who were given that distinction but never made the grade.

So lets see if any New Orleans Sports writer dare ask the question alluded to above before the Saints start their new season this year.  This writer does not plan to hold his breath.