It did not come as a surprise to this writer, especially how the last 4 years of play off hopes were cut short by being eliminated. The four losses at a time the sports writers were predicting great things, Brees and his team fell far short of expectations. And Brees certainly did not play well when it counted, especially last year in the conference championship game with the Tampa Bay Bucs
Brees personal records speak for themselves but it was past time for him to move on. And at this writing the Saints do not have on their roster a quarterback that Payton can count on to step in and lead. The question of Hill being a successful quarterback to lead the Saints is pure speculation at this point because he does not even have one full season of experience at the position. The only thing we do know is that he is an effective player at certain times in certain situations.
This writer in more than one commentary after the Saint's bounty gate affair wrote that Payton and Brees had already taken the Saints as far as they could go. And that prediction turned out to be true the day Brees announced his retirement. The hand writing was on the wall but the sports media kept promoting the theme that this or that season, the Saints had another Super Bowl team.
So what can be expected for the Saints future without Brees? Time will tell and PolitiDose will tell it like it is.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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