The Most Tortured Man In NFL History: The Polarizing Story Of Drew Brees

[@tubfrog]

Sorry no facecam yet, tom wouldnt let me

[@UNSEENaverge]

Dam bro

[@tf-superms]

tom brady

[@kenny_.E]

​@@tf-superms Thomas Brady

[@aceeeeex9]

DAMN YOU THOMAS

[@roronoaDzoro1111]

omg guys i think tom has him hostage #freetubfrog lol

[@kenny_.E]

Brees almost always had to pull off the biggest carry jobs to get the Saints to even be competitive, as a saints fan it hurt to see him retire

[@greenswamponion7330]

I swear to god bro it felt like the same thing with Matt Ryan too I felt so bad for him during his time in Atlanta.

[@Profeex22]

Respect him dislike the saints

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

HoFer or nah?

[@antoniotrivelloni8191]

@@waffles5433 28-3 is what happened

[@antoniotrivelloni8191]

@@ImGoingSupersonic Brees? First-ballot

[@mattykarr]

I met drew brees in 2017 at a beach in southern California. He was driving this super sporty tesla (if memory serves me right). He was totally chill and when my buddy asked if he could shake his hand drew laughed and talked to us for like 5min. He threw the football a few times to each of us then said to not tell anyone else we saw him here cause most people dont recognize him. Drew brees was cool as fuck

[@RickChavo]

I met him a handfull of times in New Orleans while working at a Jimmy John's that he owns while I was in college. He was always awesome and would give everyone working in the store a big tip. I also remember that he took a bunch of teammates to our location straight off the plane from an away game. It was right before we closed and we ran out of lettuce. We told them that and Zach Strief loudly yelled "FUCK LETTUCE". Working at that Jimmy John's gave me some of the best moments of my life and Drew Brees had to do with most of them.

[@mattykarr]

@mattjohnson6279 I'm an absolute massive baseball fan but I'm not usually looking at strangers wondering if that's Jacob degrom

[@FearTheIndoorHorseRancher]

It wasn’t Drew Brees…

[@divineeternity7268]

Your lucky 😅

[@adamfalgout6601]

That's a dope story

[@blonix27]

As a Saints fan, that magical 2017-2020 stretch of dominance in the regular season was amazing to witness and seeing Brees finally having an elite defense to go all the way to the big one again.... only for it to get sucked away every single year was extremely heartbreaking. I just wanted him to get 1 more. I will forever love that man with everything and he's no doubt a 1st ballot HOFer.

[@kadennf3587]

And it literally was EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Like i have become immune to heartbreak bc of those losses

[@julianmarroquin5460]

Bro I’ll never forget that Vikings playoff game , shit was so heart breaking 😭😭

[@ian_millerrrr]

@@julianmarroquin5460which one

[@breesybird9207]

@@julianmarroquin5460it was but I think the No-call was worse

[@tossedsal3d677]

They disrespected the man in his own house robbed everyone from a Tom Brady Brees super bowl and the rams dropped a donut. As a saints fan that hurt the most

[@tmajcan94]

If he's not a first ballot hall of famer it's a tragedy. He brought the City of New Orleans a Super Bowl and put up great numbers. He got a bad break in San Diego. One of my favorite players ever. Great stuff Tub Frog and thanks for doing this!

[@justinmathewson3692]

Of course he'll be first ballot. How is this even questionable

[@amantethelegend8067]

​@Justin Mathewson random stuff happens, man. I highly doubt he won't be one, but still.

[@sethmaki1333]

He didn't bring anyone any title. That championship was rightfully stolen because Gregg Williams is a cheating piece of trash. The Saints are a joke. Always have been, always will be.

[@ComicSams48]

I mean the cheating certainly helped with that Super Bowl

[@ChrisPtoes27]

@@ComicSams48 I can assure you things like the bounty gate scandal have and still happen in the nfl. Every team has at one point done something similar. The saints case just got publicity. The coaches will do anything to save their million dollar jobs, even if it means doing something unethical. I guarantee there are countless other coaches that used subtle cheating methods but just didn’t get caught. It’s fucked up but that’s how it is in sports sometimes.

[@GLITCHDGALAXY]

Drew Brees is the most underrated qb of all time, he was always overshadowed. I was literally just talking about this to my mom an hour ago yet this video just came out. Wild!

[@teen_laqueefa]

"Mom, Drew Brees is overshadowed"

[@charlesbuckley5615]

No he's really overrated

[@mycathasaids2188]

​@@teen_laqueefa no superbowl?

[@azex443]

@@charlesbuckley5615 I know you are not serious

[@charlesbuckley5615]

@@azex443 Very!!Too many great teams and he was the choker

[@gbrow1604]

TWO times during the 2010s Drew Brees led his team back from a 17-0 deficit on the road in the divisional round, led two go-ahead drives in the final few minutes, but had to watch his defense give up a game-winning TD in the last 10 seconds.

[@justinmathewson3692]

It happened with the Minneapolis Miracle. When was the other time ?;

[@patrickboyce4188]

⁠@@justinmathewson3692 the 49ers with the Catch III

[@justinmathewson3692]

@@patrickboyce4188 👍

[@braddillon4311]

Well to be fair, Brees was one of the reasons those teams were in 17-0 holes to begin with but yeah, the defenses folded.

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

Because New Orleans is a small market full of bozos. Commerce 101.

[@keltonsanders]

Drew is an example of how hard it is to actually win a Super Bowl, Rodgers and Manning included. If it wasn’t for Tom nobody would think any of these guys didn’t win enough super bowls. What Tom and the Patriots did is incredible. I’m eager to see what Andy and Pat can do now.

[@hiphopotamus69]

Tom’s deal with devil has given people a warped sense of how difficult it is to win a super bowl

[@ebg3624]

Facts

[@B1gZ10]

Look at how good the defenses were for Tom Brady

[@Juiceontheloose76]

​@@B1gZ10in his 3 SuperBowl losses he left the field with the lead and the defense crumbled

[@Awpshark0]

Brady literally cheated

[@Hablonoenlgles]

As a Saints fan, I didn’t even realize how many straight up gut punches we’ve received 😭 I just got used to it like it was just normal 😭 Drew deserved one more

[@Saints-ji3vj]

2017-2020 was our best chance to get drew another ring unfortunately we seemed to screw up at the wrong time or have a no call. I honestly believe we could have got one maybe two. They only team I felt was actually better than us and couldn't beat in that time frame were the Chiefs but even then I felt we could have beat the chiefs with some luck and under the right circumstances. It hurt seeing Drew have to go out like that. Mans came back from an injury that should have had him retire then especially at his just to give us a fighting chance. Imo Drew is the G.O.A.T, the underdog who helped one of the worst franchises become a contender and a Super Bowl champion. Inspired me to never give up and taught me a lot growing up and for that I'm thankful.

[@charlesbuckley5615]

@@Saints-ji3vj A lot of their playoff losses are because of Drew but no one is going to be truthful

[@Saints-ji3vj]

@@charlesbuckley5615 I never said they weren't or that he didn't play a role. I just mentioned the other reasons, also when I say we I also include drew in that since we're a team. Players, Coaches, And fans alike

[@calebduchene8607]

And how every single gut punch after 2009 was absolutely deserved cause they played dirty and cheated to win that Super Bowl.

[@Saints-ji3vj]

@@calebduchene8607 Vikings played dirty and cheated too. Hell everyone did. We were one of the first ones to get caught. I hate it when people bring this up because it shows y'all don't know much of what's going on. Only thing we did wrong was get caught first. Get over it. Y'all soft. It's a collision sport and this is what defensive players get paid millions to do. They just didn't like that we had a system that they didn't know about so they exposed us. All the other teams didn't get outed because if people knew everyone was doing it it would be bad for business and people would try to get rid of the league especially because people are so soft nowadays and were starting to turn soft back then. We had to get outed in order to stop a butterfly effect that would have destroyed the league. Smh

[@johnchedsey1306]

Brees's career proves just how dang hard it is to win a superbowl in the NFL. He is one of the best to ever play without a doubt. (And I say that as a Seattle fan still chuckling over the times they beat the Saints in the playoffs)

[@logangarner3578]

The Beast Quake yes does hurt, but that 2018 NFC Championship no call hurts more

[@johnchedsey1306]

@@logangarner3578 Oh, 100% agree. I'm not a Saints fan but I'm still mad about that call. We potentially could have had the Saints Vs Chiefs that year, which would have been awesome. But no, we got the worst superbowl in ages instead.

[@logangarner3578]

@@johnchedsey1306 Yeah if the Pat's didn't get there shocker

[@johnchedsey1306]

@@logangarner3578 That Pats game pretty much came down to that one guy lining up offsides! I mean, that was the correct call, but dang, what a way for the Chiefs to lose

[@logangarner3578]

@@johnchedsey1306 I agree that's a bad way to lose a game. Like when Pete Carrol decided to throw it on the 1 instead of using Lynch to pound it in

[@jollygrapefruit786]

I will never understand how Aaron Rogers is slobbered over by the media constantly despite winning just as many SuperBowls with far better tools at hand and proving to be a reliable choker.

[@BoboMcBooboy]

To be fair to this. Also played in Lambeau vs The Superdome for home games. See that mentioned a lot when people talk about Brady Rodgers and Drew... And it's a fair point on the cold weather home games...

[@mpp0919]

⁠@@BoboMcBooboyhome field advantage for Mr Rodger’s I’d say. Brady loved playing in the cold and never complained once. His best game of all time took place in a blizzard. I think the cold element excuse is weak.

[@FunnyComicClip]

“Far better tools” I see you know nothing about the past 15 years of the packers. GB front office never went after weapons for Aaron. Every WR who left GB did worse, with very few exceptions. Remember Greg Jennings? MVS is about to get cut too.

[@MrGrace]

​@@mpp0919you've obviously never played a game in the snow. It's very different than fair weather.

[@MrGrace]

​@@FunnyComicClip as a raider fan, I hate how they wasted davontes greatness

[@nsaad3048]

Drew Brees is to Tom Brady what Larry Fitzgerald is to Jerry Rice. Yeah we all know who the GOATs are, but in their shadow were two guys who honestly did it the same way. Absolute perfection of the craft, two of the most unbelievable big game performers at their position, and did it over a long career. Stats, durability, you name it. They did everything as GOAT-like as possible, and one ring between the two of them. It almost renders the existence of the Saints and Cardinals as unjustifiable.

[@wescoast1928]

Brees is better

[@davidroberts7282]

At least Drew Brees' has a SB ring. All Larry Fitzgerald has is one NFC title ring (which I doubt HR wears too much), premature, occasional severe arthritis in his hands, feet, fingers, most parts of his body sometimes when he goes on his traveling excursions worldwide (he's even been to Antarctica, too back in 2012 for a SI diary trip). I'd like to believe Fitzgerald wishes he had a SB ring on his finger just like Drew does. Larry's memories of his lone, SB trip in 2008 are bittersweet, to put it politely and agonizing, more bluntly. To score a possible go-ahead TD catch and then be helpless to watch your defense blow it in the last minutes when Big Ben threw a laser, last-second TD to Santonio Holmes on his tippy-toes in the back end zone has to be a recurring nightmare nearly 15 years later.

[@stubbyassassin]

Well said

[@zay7808]

Great comparison

[@voiceofreason2674]

Brees is better than Brady, Brady was a dink and dunk god and Fournette carried the bucs thru the post season

[@emeraldbella4471]

it’s hard to put into words the impact drew brees had on new orleans and louisiana. absolute legend

[@thor3279]

IKR? right man at the right time. lucky all the way around. I wish there were more rings, but glad for his time there

[@J.C...]

He and Sean saved our team after Katrina. And probably saved this state when we kicked Atlantas a** when the Suoerdome re-opened. My parents were at that game. They were also at the grand opening in the 70s, when the Allman Brothers Band came and played for the Grand Opening. A few years later, I got them a huge framed picture of a still shot from that game. Saints were returning a ball for a touchdown on the play they got the pic of. They still have it hanging up in their house to this day.

[@endrykperez412]

He's literally the heart of New Orleans 💯💯🐐

[@Skeletors_Closet]

I’ve been trying to talk him in to running for mayor. He won’t listen.

[@KarlMarkyMarxx]

I miss this man like you wouldn't believe.

[@Hablonoenlgles]

Same man but I like the direction the teams going in

[@mybossisdrunk]

​@Hablonoenlgles what direction? Straight to hell?

[@drip5308]

I always saw the minneapolis mirracle as a great walk off touchdown to be remembered for a good long time (which it is) but looking at the other side of it, it makes it feel real depressing.

[@happymask8042]

I've been on that other side. *Sigh* why did the guy have to close his eyes and dive head first??

[@pkfreeze175]

The Eagles won it all that year, which was a much better story than Brees taking a second win. If there's one to feel bad about, the 2019 Vikings winning in OT over the Saints was much more heartbreaking.

[@basicmeme1040]

​@pkfreeze175 2019 was mahomes year. 2018 yes I'm biased but f the birds. I'd rather drew the vikings or whoever win it.

[@pkfreeze175]

@@basicmeme1040 I am biased as the birds are my team and they were the feel good team that year.

[@samgilley3160]

Yeah now you know how it feels to be a saints fan lmfao

[@dannys3476]

Easily one of the most underrated players of all time, and someone who will never get the respect he deserves outside of New Orleans. It should be a crime if he isn't celebrated more as a player for turning a perennial loser into a winner and contender.

[@DTMC00]

Falcons fans know...

[@willt3223]

hes dan marino but with a ring so there that

[@yepdontcarebud]

Im pretty sure most people know.. hes probably a top 10 QB of all time, and in an era with Rodgers, Brady, the Manning, etc he was right up there with em

[@clark2501]

@@yepdontcarebudthat’s the issue though. No one has done as much as Brees with as little help as he’s had, while destroying his shoulder, being undersized and having maybe average at best arm talent in NFL QB standards. With the stats Brees put up in the situations he was in, he should be firmly in the second best QB of all time argument, but due to his shitty MVP luck (either getting robbed, guys having all time great seasons in years he otherwise would’ve won it, or just having shitty teams holding him back) and bad postseason luck, we get people arguing about him being top 10 all time, much less squarely in the top 5 and arguably top 3 like he should be.

[@yepdontcarebud]

@clark2501 think you're pushing your luck, top 5? Maybe but that's gonna go down such a deep rabbit hole it's not even worth getting picky over. But what you're saying could be said about a lot of QBs in the top 20 all time. Eli Manning got screwed pretty much as hard as any great QB for example, you wanna talk about horrific teams lol At the end of the day who cares, Brees legacy speaks for itself. He's a champion and a 1st ballot HOFer. Really not much more you can accomplish. To me though Brady is #1, Peyton is #2 and everything after that is up for debate imo

[@CowboyTrent01]

He deserved a mvp he deserves a lot of respect he’s a good guy and was a great football player

[@mikeedwards9984]

It's so weird with all those 5,000 yard seasons and half of those he had a losing record.

[@mikeytodd7]

​@@mikeedwards9984 I watched every Saints game since Drew was there. Those 8-8 and 7-9 seasons, Drew couldn't come out in the 4th like usual since most games were shootouts. Can't run the ball when you are playing from behind. Seemed like that was the reason.

[@marmadoowhereareyou8838]

He’s the greatest passer of all time period

[@prestigev6131]

I’m not even a saints fan but I loved to watch Drew play. I’ll never forgive New Orleans for letting this man down for a decade. It’s also why I don’t feel sorry for the people who use to say Rodgers was the goat but was just unlucky when drew Brees had far worse luck while usually posting better numbers on worse teams

[@thor3279]

and without ever being a prima-donna

[@pineappleginseng1557]

We didn't deserve a guy like Drew as long as we did, but we were incredibly blessed to have him at all. On top of being one of the greatest QBs to play the game, he's a family man, incredibly loyal, has done so much for more than just his communities, very humble, and is genuinely just a very nice and approachable person. He never made his records about him, but made it a point to spread that love and gratitude to his team. It was hard to watch him retire, but I'm glad to see that he's enjoying his retirement with his family.

[@CazaresComedorDeCasadas]

appreciate your content a bunch, i'm from brazil and only started following the NFL in 2021, so it's very cool to see the history of the league being told by you

[@keanu1727]

This is why he is higher than Tom Brady and Peyton manning on my favorite list, all the pain, all the suffering, 3 sad playoff losses, miracles, him carrying the saints cause they were bad everywhere else, I had this thought after I watched the saints vs Vikings in the 2019 wild card, I looked back on his history, and I wish he was in the situation Tom Brady was in, I honestly think he could have done more than Tom. I’m glad someone actually talks about this legend, while everyone else doesn’t.

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Lol

[@junyaiwase]

Tom Brady still tha goat

[@dskyyksd]

He had more than 3 sad playoff losses. Don't forget the one vs. the 49ers. Don't forget the annoying Beastmode game. Don't forget losing yet again on the road to a 7-9 Seahawks team after they fell from the #2 seed to the #6 seed on one play because their shitty defense couldn't stop Jello. Don't forget when he racked up 15,000 passing yards over 3 straight losing seasons because, 48 times again, the Saints defense couldn't stop Jello. I am sorry, but the Super Bowl ring he did get is still not enough to take away the sting of all that might have been, 99% of that sting being the interference non-call vs. the Rams. But I'm not bitter.

[@keanu1727]

@@junyaiwasei know, but i like drew brees more

[@clark2501]

@@dskyyksdhis playoff career started with heartbreak too. In his first postseason appearance with the Chargers, his team lost after his kicker missed a 40 yard FG in OT. I doubt they go to a SB that season, but to lose your first playoff game like that and to have that luck continue for the rest of your career is hard to handle. The dude isn’t a quitter though. I feel most QBs would’ve just given up after 2018 after the career Brees had. He didn’t and tried to make it happen, but age and injuries ruined any last chances he had (and a Jared Cook fumble put the final nail in the coffin).

[@KingPineapple]

No amount of words can describe as to how much I love drew brees. He’s my favorite player of all time and my personal GOAT. I wouldn’t trade any qb for him, and will always remember him and his time on the field. Love u #9 ⚜️

[@amantethelegend8067]

Same for me. I even got his poster on my wall.

[@charlesbuckley5615]

@@amantethelegend8067 Well the Chargers were drafting Eli to replace Brees and Eli has more rings

[@amantethelegend8067]

@Charles Buckley and your purpose of telling me that, is? Also, it's only one extra ring, and that's like the only thing he has over him at all. I'm not gonna sit up and disrespect eli, though. He was really good.

[@divineeternity7268]

A *TRUE* hero 🥹⚜️💪

[@dfp_01]

Hey man, I really appreciate you taking the time to put this video together. Drew Brees made me a Saints fan even though I've always lived in the Midwest, and I still maintain that from a statistical perspective he's one of the best to ever play QB in the NFL. I'm glad my favorite player had the opportunity to ascend from benchwarmer in San Diego to perennial All-Star and franchise legend in New Orleans, and that despite the lack of MVPs taken from him by guys like LT and Rodgers, he was still able to beat the _other_ best QB of his generation in the biggest game the Saints ever played. -He was also robbed of the opportunity to square off against either Brady or Mahomes in SBLIII-

[@jaystirg]

Bro thank you for making this video. Literally one of my favorite players of all time in sports

[@win9804]

Hey man I just really wanted to say that your content is absolutely amazing. I’ve been watching nfl content produced by other KZbinrs for at least 10 years and I really think you’ve developed your own unique craft. Congrats for coming into your own and I hope you keep up the great work

[@thor3279]

IKR? i enjoy his content on teams and players I don't even like!

[@karmew32]

It's not just that Brees didn't win an MVP, but also the fact that two division rival QBs had their lightning-in-a-bottle seasons rewarded with an MVP. Ryan winning MVP particularly stings.

[@DP_CREATES]

I loved drew Brees and it’s sad to see him gone

[@CoHawk73]

Drew has to be the most unhatable man in nfl history

[@austinm6056]

Thanks to channels like yours growing he’s going down as a legend in another generation . He won’t be forgotten

[@chrisharrison5162]

He has a ring that's the goal. He had a great career a first ballot hall of famer

[@mitchelldouglas2483]

Exactly. Dude made it sound like being a saints fan was all dreadful during Brees tenure but just knowing that u have a qb that u can trust was good enough for me, I could tell future kids that I saw Drew Brees play in person.

[@ABSF49]

Rodgers has just one ring as well. You can't win them all the time. Unless your last name is Brady. But even brady took a decade To win more after getting his first 3 .

[@slowspeedrunner6892]

TubFrog casually dropping full documentaries every week

[@thesteveterryproject9611]

As a Falcons fan I have nightmares of Drew Brees absolutely terrorizing us

[@savagegamer81013]

I still consider Brees to be an all time great. He may not have the rings like Brady, or the MVPs like manning, but he was a damn good quarterback. One of the best I’ve ever seen. And he WILL get a gold jacket.

[@ZeeMann_Retail]

As a Panthers fan, I've always had respect for Drew Brees. He had serious talent and I've seen several entertaining games between Carolina and New Orleans regardless if he's beaten the brakes off of my poor team sometimes lol. Hope he's enjoying retirement. Good video.

[@228allday]

Aye y'all would give us some fits when y'all had Beason, Olsen, Smith, and number 34 in the back field lol

[@PartyDudeNoob101]

Thank you so much for making this video. It means a lot to me knowing your involved in the chat and listen to your subscribers

[@vsf_dave811]

Brees was my team’s QB from the time I was 8 years old to the year after I graduated college. He’ll always be my favorite player and it will always suck that the cards almost never seemed to fall in his favor. And on top of that, he didn’t even get a proper send off in his last home game at the Dome since no fans were allowed during COVID :/ I also hope this video helps other NFL fanbases understand the pure amount of agony us Saints fans have gone through and why we’re so salty all the time lmao

[@robbob401]

I am a life long, die hard, Pittsburg Steelers fan. Yet that Nola No-Call is one of the mosy painful plays in my life as a football fan for me to watch. I swear Drew Breeze is the greatest Super Bowl QB to never win another. True legend and had a huge unspoken impact on football, unless you are in New Orleans, those locals will let you know

[@thor3279]

you guys have your own special pain, not picking up that Marino kid. Ahh well. Thanks for the kind words

[@cashtherealsaint]

As a saints fan it always saddened to me that Drew brees's so underappreciated for being so good it's because of some dog defenses he doesn't have 3 rings

[@Shroo26]

Something you didnt touch on, The saints were dominating His last game against the bucs, driving to increase their lead. Then their TE fumbled and the Bucs never looked back. Still so pissed about that and everything else

[@edwardoverby1816]

I still don’t understand why that fumble took the entire team out of the game. We had plenty of time to overcome that but the team just looked defeated. That still bothered me.

[@jt8696.]

You've been on a roll with these documentary style vids, another great upload bro.

[@waywardwind7861]

just wanted to say i really like how you display stats makes it very easy to take in quickly! keep with it im loving your content

[@puppetstudiosstudios]

The most clutch "loser" ever, such an underrated all time QB.

[@evtar816]

Every loss felt and sometimes still feel like a dagger sinking deeper into my soul. Let's hope we can continue our success from the Brees era but at this point there are no guarantees.

[@silverjaiden2450]

That interception in overtime in 2018 was bc of getting slapped in the face with both hands by Dante Fowler while he tried to throw the pass. The irony is that Brady got a hands to the face call to undo an interception at the end of his AFC championship when no one ever touched his face

[@christopherfava2529]

💯facts tom Brady got all the calls🤷,that was like the gayest roughing the passer call on tom Brady I ever saw against the chiefs,he skinned his mask barley touching him ,refs had his back

[@whodatn4l948]

It was rigged for a Boston and LA Superbowl. The Rams had to pay for that new Stadium somehow even though they lost it still made them relevant again and set up the foundation for that 2021 team.

[@christopherfava2529]

@@whodatn4l948 yeah pretty much

[@cameronwilliams6439]

It’s amazing nobody ever even mentions that!

[@jordangalvis9695]

The pick that brady called called back that year was the offsides one by Dee Ford. Pretty sure the hands to the face call was just on a normal play

[@gamerboy6787]

Thank you for this video. I enjoyed it THOROUGHLY. I'm not even a Saints fan -- not a hater, just indifferent -- and I respect the HELL out of this man. The drive and moxie that must have been necessary to prove doubters wrong; working within his physical limitations (short height) and finding ways to circumvent that; coming back from the horrific injury and finding ways to adjust to his new, surgically-repaired arm and the challenges that must have caused; carrying his team time after time after time; showing up in critical moments and rising to the occasion; and so on. If anyone "deserved" more than just 1 SB win, it was Brees.

[@thor3279]

short? what? you mean he's not 6 feet tall? sometimes listed as 6'1"? 🤣🤣

[@clark2501]

@@thor3279the dude is 6 foot tall on a good day. The average NFL QB Height wise is a little over 6’3”. He’s short for a QB in the league. 2-3 inches is the difference between seeing your guys helmet over the line and not seeing him at all. It could also be the difference between a ball just making it over a lineman’s hand or just getting tipped/batted down. There’s a reason the prototypical QB is 6’3”-6’5” and 220-235 pounds. Brees is short by 3 inches on the low end of that metric and was anywhere between 10-20 pounds underweight of the low end of the weight metric.

[@thor3279]

IKR? I always joked I must be 6'1 if Brees is 6' :) It just makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable@@clark2501

[@Miguel-nolander65748]

SOMEBODY FINALLY SAID IT! I’ve been on this since 2014. I firmly believe that Brees is a top 4 QB OAT, but is by far the least fortunate of the greats. Its not even close.

[@eddieredmann3]

The biggest thing that I always have to stress to people about Drew Brees was just how much he did with how little he had. The year they won that Super Bowl, Drew's no. 1 receiver was a 7th round draft pick out of HOFSTRA who had 0 All-Pro selections (though he had some solidly underrated years, so no shade to Marques Colston), and his no. 1 running back was an undrafted free agent out of Illinois. I say that with no shade to anyone on those teams, but you have to remember just how impressive his career was.

[@vamsided]

Brees fought through his struggles and I respect him for it

[@Sortingthings-ks7vj]

Thank you for telling the true story. It seems unbelievable as it stands, but its even worse for the Saints' fans from a historical perspective of the franchise.

[@alphaw1457]

2017 and 2018 have to be the worst luck ive ever seen. My favorite player of all time, first ballot gold jacket

[@williamlopez3415]

New to the channel but absolutely love your content man ! These videos are so thorough and detailed.Keep up the great work !

[@thearbiter3369]

I actually had a relative injury but mine only tore roughly 180 degrees. They literally just tell you “good luck, it’s gonna suck and not be the same”

[@michaelcorrao2780]

I still remember exactly where I was during most of these being a saints fan. Crazy he never got a reg season MVP

[@TheLeadG]

Honestly this is a great example of “accolades don’t make the player great” Talent and skill is talent and skill.

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

No actually, Romo is the most totured. At least Brees won an SB. Romo had to pull and carry deficient cowboys rosters and coaching and he got blamed for everything. Romo's body was so beat up behind all the horrible lines he had most of his career. To this day people still think he was a horrible choker

[@tubfrog]

That’s fair honestly. Also the botched hold probably wakes him at least once a month still

[@commodorezero]

It's weird the media treats 1 time SB winners the same way they treated Marino and the QBs who never win. They use the same undertones and everything. Can also see it with Aaron Rodgers the last few years.

[@e2rqey]

Tru

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

​@@tubfrogYou should do one on Tony Romo and the tragedy of his career. His story is similar to luck. Mismanagement by cowboys FO. bad o lines, mediocre coaches and bad defenses and offensive weapons

[@LekarzAleksander]

Man, Drew is a really good guy. I used to know him pretty well. He deserves every single bit of success he has ever had. Great human being.

[@jpmnky]

Awesome video. Brees had a wild ride and seeing it from beginning to end was a pleasure. Even at Purdue he wasn’t getting much respect nationally. Maybe that prepared him for everything he was going to have to face as a professional.

[@fadeblac5633]

Im glad you made this video. He was very underrated. This man was a beast!!! Rivers retired never won a Superbowl. Brees retired in the top five qb of all time. And, won a Superbowl. He was a great qb.

[@rainmakerjim]

Saints fan since the 70’s. The Drew Brees era was magical. Yet, as you have so accurately and properly portrayed in this video, the Football Gods had not been kind to him since the Super Bowl win in 2010. He only had decent defenses from 2018 till retirement. He was definitely out of gas in that last game against TB 12. The 2020 season was also Micheal Thomases last before becoming permanently injured in the first game against the Bucs that year, a game the Saints dominated and won, the ex-LSU linebacker, Devin White stepped on MT’s ankle on a play in the end zone. Oh and Devin White also ended Jameis Winston’s career as a starter on another cheap shot; yet I digress. Brees’s bad luck with the Saints is a Saints thing. The team has seemed cursed since it’s founding.

[@aaronholmes344]

Brees was so fun to watch man. Every game was it's own masterpiece and done by a masterclassman.

[@Jpilgrim30]

Sometimes I used to think that maybe Brees was too good at leading drives to put us back in the lead. So many times he did it so quickly that you felt uneasy with so much time left on the clock. He will always be my favorite player to ever play the game. What he did for New Orleans and the long time fans who endured years of torture is nothing short of amazing. He brought hope back to a city that was devastated and overcame what many thought was a curse put on the team to bring home a Super Bowl trophy. GOAT

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

I completely agree with you on Bounty Gate. There’s no telling how many teams had a similar system going on.

[@ronnrayy5449]

Damn until watching this video I never realized how rocky Drews career started off. I was probably too engulfed with my Steelers QB problems of the early 2000's Lol. I was about 16 when we drafted Ben and my life revolved around football already for about 8-10 years, so it's hard looking back and not remembering certain things. By the time Big Ben burst onto the scene and Rivers taking over in San Diego, Dree moving onto New Orleans, I guess Rivers and Drew both having success it just was never as big of a story as it could've been. I honestly don't really even remember the Drew Bree in Diego era. I remember his start with New Orleans though. And he must've been highly respected at that point, bc if he wasn't I would've remembered that. New Orleans was always a team I'd put my money on with Brees at QB.

[@benmartinson360]

2017 Vikings and 2018 Rams were the hardest playoff games to watch as a huge drew Brees fan

[@thearbiter3369]

As a falcons fan. Watching brees ruin my life for a decade before we even retaliated with any kind of talent with Julio jones and Matt Ryan, I will always think he’s the most accurate and consistent player in the last 30 years

[@JSaints87]

He was robbed of the 2009-10 MVP. Ironically, he defeated that same guy in the Superbowl & earned the SB MVP

[@keynanvarnado7592]

Non saints fans really cannot understand or fathom how much the defense, and the saints organization's inability to build a defense, tarnished this man's legacy. I say it to everyone I have a debate with about this. You put Drew on the teams and the situations Tom Brady was gifted with for most of his career he would have a relatively equal amount of success. Because he had an equal amount of work ethic and desire to win and arguably more talent because he is undisputedly the most accurate quarterback to ever play. The Saints waited till the very tail end of Drew's career to finally put competent defenses on the field for him when his arm was already shot and he had to become a game manager style player. 2011 in particular it is unforgivable how much his defense let him and that historic offense down.

[@joshgutierrez7814]

As a New Orleanian, who was lucky to grow up at a time where he led our team. It was a damn shame to see him go. My first game (2 years old) was the one where they announced Katrina was gonna hit the city. He is kind, humble, and a stand up guy. We all miss him dearly

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

What also fascinated me is how often the Saints fell into unfortunate circumstances in the Playoff seeding. 2010: Saints go 11-5 but have to go on the road to a 7-9 team because the division winner gets a home Playoff Game. 2011: Saints to 13-3 but end up the 3 seed and still have to play a road divisional game with no bye, because the 49ers won a tiebreaker and the Packers went 15-1. 2013: Saints go 11-5 and end up as the lowest seed thus having to play Seattle in the second round because a 12-4 49ers team was a Wild Card. 2019: Saints go 13-3 and AGAIN get the 3 seed instead of a bye because of an out of this world play by George Kittle. 2020: Get the 2 seed immediately after the second bye is removed and the bracket reseeds thanks to Seattle losing to an injured Rams team so they have to play Tom Brady in the Divisional Round. Same with his missed opportunities for MVP 2009: Peyton Manning puts up a historic season and the Colts go 14-0 before resting their guys. 2010: Tom Brady wins the first unanimous MVP with a 36-4 TD-INT ratio for the 14-2 Patriots. 2011: Aaron Rodgers has arguably the best season of any QB ever going 15-1 with a 122 passer rating (highest all time). 2013: Peyton Manning posts the greatest offensive season in NFL history with 55 TDs and 5477 yards, both records. 2018: Mahomes throws for 50 TDs and 5000 yards, another historic season If Brees’s prime coincided with literally any other era he would’ve had at least one MVP.

[@mikeedwards9984]

I feel like if Brady never played Brees would have maybe 3 or 4 titles.

[@edwardoverby1816]

1987: 12-3 wildcard against Minnesota. In Minnesota first season over 500. I appreciate reading all the stuff you put up.

[@floydbanks28]

Imagine how much fucking worse this story would be with no ring. That ring makes all of it bearable

[@brandonreese1434]

As a Saints fan, I wish we had better defenses throughout his time there. Maybe he could've finished with 3 or maybe even 4 rings. Great video man keep it up.

[@N.O.4LIFE]

Da defense was good stop it

[@brandonreese1434]

@@N.O.4LIFE not all the time

[@1977TA]

Drew Brees: "I'm the most tortured man to ever graze the grid iron." Jim Kelly: "Hold my beer."

[@edwardoverby1816]

At least he got there and lost. Also, I’m pretty positive those kids other countries that think he’s the greatest of all time.

[@itsjordandclay]

Reason why Drew Brees played that last game of the season where he tore his shoulder, was actually because Schottenheimer and the GM disagreed with each other, GM wanted Rivers, Marty was a believer in Brees and wanted to prove it. Which ultimately what led to both of them being gone from the team. (I know Marty was fired after 06’, but it was a 14-2 record season)

[@koiboi1562]

Best documentary channel by far

[@Big-snapp-64ds]

At least Drew Brees retired with a ring 💍

[@everyonetookthegoodhandles]

"Everyone's favorite creature care taker Michel Vick" had me weak.

[@NunYaa504]

Incredible how people annually put Aaron Rodgers over Brees while they have the same number of rings and Brees has overalls better numbers.

[@Hellamaa]

Drew has always been better imo drew is top 10 all time Aaron isn’t

[@karlstrauss2330]

That pic at 2:21 says it all. LT fully enthusiastic about signing with the Chargers while Brees standing there with a half hearted smile… should’ve been obvious which one was gonna stick around and which one was gonna leave

[@liammathis5991]

Nothing can describe my love for drew and the saints, agony

[@BayouBreauxs]

WHO DAT all day baw!!! You wrong for putting this together!! This hurt to watch! Why did I watch? aaahhhhhh

[@slashbrees2288]

He should have 2 Super Bowl rings. 2009 & 2018.

[@real.mir_]

💯

[@reggocastro9301]

2011 too

[@jakecallen9164]

Funny enough, Brees said the Dolphins doctors who wouldn't clear him were actually right about how his shoulder would degrade, it just took a lot longer than they expected. But he's at the point now he physically can't throw a ball anymore

[@trey710]

At the time he retired, Brees lost more games after giving his team the lead the last time he had the ball in his hands than Brady, Manning, and Rodgers combined

[@edwardoverby1816]

That a great bull shit stat. Not sure what you’re trying to say there. The defense couldn’t do their job or he just handed the points to the other team? he also blew those peoples numbers out of the water. So I think you’re trying to say something about Sean Peyton.

[@MrASM78]

I’ve never thought of his career that way . When I think Drew Brees, I think elite, Super Bowl winning, future HOF, and I’m not even a saints fan. I didn’t quite realize how many times he got shafted tho. But I’d call his overall career a huge success, he was one of the top elite qbs of his era, and has a ring.

[@razezewiller9764]

I miss drew bree's he was a good Qb and was just had 1 weapon. Also shows that all those old names that you love are gone. Tom Brady leaving. Drew Bree's retired, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and many more qb's and plenty of others.

[@bryanjones4444]

The second most underrated quarterback of all time. Using the most comprehensive quarterback rating system of all time, the "REAL GOAT" scoring system, Drew is the 3rd greatest quarterback of all time just ahead of Johnny Unitas. Clearly the second best quarterback of his era behind Peyton Manning. Great tribute

[@CKdunno]

0:06 the “-Jay Cutler” 😂

[@moonman1717]

The worst thing about those losses to SF in '12 and the Rams in '19 were that those teams went on to choke to easier teams right after. SF had no business losing to a Giants team we destroyed in the regular season, and that Giants team just edged past a Gronk-less weak Patriots team. The Rams looked putrid against a weak Pats team in what was a brutally bad SB. People talk about the Minnesota Miracle and the non-call push-off from Kyle Rudolph, but no one was stopping the Eagles RPO in '18, or the Chiefs offense in 2020.

[@briancuttler2449]

Didn’t have to make me shed a tear man… god damn… who dat ⚜️⚜️ savior of the saints.. even through all that bad luck I will never not be grateful for that man. ⚜️

[@randyrawdingii5135]

Dude was a joy to watch. As a short dude, I always pulled for him, except when he played against my boy, Tom. Love Drew, and LOVE his never-say-die attitude. Gangster...

[@monkeyfather27]

Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, and drew brees are all QBs who get the blame every time their defense doesn't show up in the playoffs. Also I like the career story videos now

[@RwandaBob]

long time saints fan and drew brees was a soldier love that man he’s an all time legend

[@regalcartoon5932]

As a Falcons fan, I do feel for Brees. He was the only guy on the Saints that I didn’t hate. Shame his career was tarnished by corruption and evil. Still a Hall of Famer in my mind. But…not a surefire hall of famer.

[@jjdixon8563]

Yes the quarterback with literally every quarterback record (until he retired) is not a surefire Hall of famer okay.

[@regalcartoon5932]

@@jjdixon8563 No no, he is. But nowadays, it’s all about Super Bowl wins and playoff wins and crap. I mean Eli Manning is going to the Hall of Fame for two reasons: He has Super Bowl wins and his brother is Payton Manning. If it weren’t for that, Eli would never make the Hall of Fame. At least, not for a few decades.

[@TimeNap]

Brees saying "worst f****** mistake this organization could make" reminds me of Brady saying "I'm the best decision this organization has ever made."

[@michaelharrington75]

Definitely not the most tortured man in the NFL. He had a hall of fame career, and took his team to the promise land onet ime. There are QB's who went through much more torture than Brees. Players that never won a Superbowl, and won't make the hall of fame because of torturous circumstances. Romo is one of those guys.

[@clark2501]

It’s tortuous in that, with all the work Brees put in to become an all time great, and the work he put in to come back from a shoulder injury that should’ve put him out of the league, he should be firmly in conversations of who is the second greatest QB of all time, not whether he’s even an arguable top 10 one. What QB has suffered the playoff losses like he has? 2004 where his kicker missed a 40 yard FG in OT and they lost on the subsequent drive. 2010 beastquake, 2011 catch lll, 2013 his kicker missing two FGs and Colston ending the game with an illegal forward pass while in FG range. 2017 miracle, 2018 No Call (and one of the worst no calls ever), 2019 OT TD catch (it was a push-off, argue with a wall, but they didn’t play well so I can’t be too mad) then going out in 2020 when he was battered and broken, with no fans to send him off. A QB of his caliber should’ve had 2-4 SBs and 2-3 MVPs. He’s got 1 SB and accolades that are currently only surpassed by Brady due to him playing longer and being in far better situations for much more time.

[@michaelharrington75]

@@clark2501 I didn't say Brees never went through any torturous situations. I said he's "not the most tortured man in the NFL". A lot a QB's have torturous careers, and never had the success Brees had. Brees had a hall of fame career, which removes him from being a candidate for "most tortured man in the NFL". Dan Marino should have several Superbowls also, but didn't get any.

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

@@michaelharrington75Funnily enough someone did make Brees to be a Marino type QB but if he won just one ring. And honestly..understandable

[@vicsvids97]

Great video man! Enjoyed this while eating breakfast 😎

[@DP_CREATES]

make a video on Patrick Mahomes or josh Allen’s child hood so far? That would be cool

[@robbob401]

I cant believe that bountygate had as hard a punishment as he did when good ol Bill who was tapping radios and actually breaking rules got a slap on the wrist and no one says “but this one year” when talking about his six superbowls

[@logangarner3578]

The fact he never won an MVP is mind boggling.

[@KendrickL_5]

i just gained so much respect for u

[@alexanderblackburn4520]

Drew Brees was essentially the 2000s version of Marino (but with an actual superbowl win).