New Orleans Saints 2010 Quarterback Preview
Drew Brees
2009 had a plethora of stud fantasy quarterback performances, any
of which, if repeated, could be considered the number one fantasy
football quarterback coming into 2010. At least Kurt Warner retired,
so he is out of the running. When there are so many players who
can statistically be number one, you have to look at consistency,
experience, health, surrounding offense, and the teams they play
in the fantasy football playoff run (the last four games are used
to judge this).
When you use the criteria Peyton Manning and Drew
Brees are at the top. Brees has
averaged over 4,000 yards
and just under 30 touchdowns per season, not to mention a lifetime
64.8 completion percentage.
The Saints offensive line is arguably
the best and that is key to giving Brees the time to pick apart
defenses. He has some great targets including Marques Colston, Jeremy
Shockey, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem and talented running backs
Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas.
There may be some questions about
a Super Bowl hangover and while this could prevent the Saints from
being an all-around dominating team like in 2009, it should have
little effect on a professional like Drew Brees.
2009 Statistics:
4,388 Yds - 34 TD's - 11 INT's - 70.6%
2010 Projection: 4,502
Yds - 35 TD's - 13 INT's - 68.2%
