Tua vs Brees year 2
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That tweet is not meant to be informative or truthful... While that was Brees second year, he played 1 game in his first season as a pro... And those stats come from before they actually implemented the defensive holding rule. In 2002, there was exactly one QB with a rating over 100, Chad Pennington, Peyton Manning was 5th with a 88 rating.
Drew Brees was 24th. This is why you cant trust twitter.
Drew Brees was 24th. This is why you cant trust twitter.
Took the words, verbatim, out of my mouth....
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my point is to be patient. that is all
Fans are not patient. I'm sure Charger fans were calling Brees a bust hell his front office drafted Phillip Rivers so they were clearly ready to move on. Fans can afford to be patient by force or by choice because we have no control. Coaches can't be patient because they have to show results or be fired.
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you are absolutely right
It was more than stats. I was a huge Brees' fan, but Tua is well ahead of where Brees was at that point in terms reading defenses and going through his reads.
I'd say lets Tua just be Tua. Comparing what he's done to what anybody else has done won't make Tua better or worse.
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While these are different ERA'S, Brees did take time. He really didn't take off until he was paired with Sean Payton.
I thought the traits in Brees were obvious even then. You heard complaints that he he would never be great b/c he was too small, not enough arm, not athletic enough, etc., but I thought it was obvious that he had the traits that mattered and could be elite if used correctly. The fans and coaches who were impatient were idiots and they were blaming the wrong person for the offensive issues.
Facts. And I don’t know how many of y’all visited Bills’ fans forums in Allen’s rookie year, but I did, and they hated him, called him a bust, begged for a new QB, etc. You’re 100% right on fan patience, and it’s not just Miami fans.
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Brees has always been the right comparison. Tua just doesn't have the arm or the size to be the prototype NFL QB.
He's smart like Brees, patient like Brees, and accurate... again, like Brees was.
If Tua raises his game to a Breezy level, we'll all be stoked...
I wanted a prototype QB, but that doesn't mean that Tua wont work out.
He's smart like Brees, patient like Brees, and accurate... again, like Brees was.
If Tua raises his game to a Breezy level, we'll all be stoked...
I wanted a prototype QB, but that doesn't mean that Tua wont work out.