There’s a scene in the over-the-top Patrick Swayze movie Roadhouse where the late singer Jeff Healey says “the name is Dalton.”
For Saints fans, the name is Brees.
The good news is that we should be the beneficiary of another five years or so of his magic. The bad news is that it looks like we have 15 years of Cam Newton ahead of us in the NFC South.
While Newton isn’t an accurate passer (yet) he’s nothing but a football player. Exceeding the expectations of everyone in the league, Newton competes for 60 minutes. Seeing him twice a year won’t be fun. But on this Sunday Brees and the Saints’ 30 point consistency was just enough as time ran out on the Panthers 30-27. The Saints moved to 4-1 and control their destiny now as they sit alone atop the division.
The Saints final fourth quarter drive was a thing of beauty, as not only did they patiently work their way down the field, Brees made sure they used just enough clock, spoiling Saints fans once again.
On a Sunday when the Saints employed their own “just win, baby,” mantra, the death of long-time owner Al Davis fired up his Raiders, although with his death, they now become the favorite to move to Los Angeles. While the Raiders have often been good, it was the Raiders of the Mad Bomber, Darryl Lamonica, that were most fun to watch in the days of Al Derogatis and the AFL. Davis must have gotten a kick out of the NFL becoming such a passing league, with each team bombing away the way Darryl used to.
More than ever, it’s a quarterback league.
The Saints have a great one.
The name is Brees.
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