Can Drew Brees Outshine Peyton Manning

2010 Feb 1

That was the headline and the question asked earlier by Chris Berman on ESPN’s NFL Countdown. Here is a rundown of the answers given by each analyst:

Mike Ditka – Believes that Drew Brees can outshine Peyton Manning because Brees has the weapons to do it. He states that Brees has a great coaching staff and states that it is hard to stop what the Saints do because of match-up nightmares.

Tom Jackson – He says that it is going to be difficult for Brees to beat Manning because he has never seen a guy better at making adjustments than Peyton Manning. He states that nobody can match what Manning does at the quartback position.

Cris Carter – Feels that both defenses will have a hard time stopping either quarterback. He thinks Peyton has the edge because of the “nervousness factor” and because Peyton has been there before.

Keyshawn Johnson – Says that Drew Brees can outshine Manning statistically especially with the possibility that Dwight Freeney may not play in the Superbowl due to his ankle injury. However, Johnson thinks it will be hard for Brees to actually “win” the game against Manning because Peyton is so good at engineering drives. But hey, he did say that he “hates” Peyton in a Good Way. (Who Dat Saint knows how you feel Keyshawn)

Whodatsaint.com believes that Drew Brees can outshine Peyton Manning in the Superbowl. Drew has the numbers to prove that he can. He has led the league in several statistical categories since joining the Saints organization. This includes leading the league in passing yardage in 2006 and 2008 as well as breaking Ken Anderson’s completion percentage record with a percentage of 70.6. Brees also led the league in 2009 with a passer rating of 109.6 which is almost 10 points better than Manning’s 99.9.

Although this game is being hyped in the media as a battle of the quaterbacks we feel that the game is going to be determined by defensive and special teams play. Our belief is that the Saints have the upper hand in both categories. The Saints defense will harass Manning as they did Favre and Warner. Manning will throw three interceptions. One to a linebacker, one to a corner and of course Sharper has to have one as well. The special teams will step up by scoring a touchdown. I know you are probably thinking that it comes by way of Reggie Bush, but no. Courtney Roby scores on the return.

The Saints have stepped up in big games this year and we see no reason for them to stop now. They score early and score often. They hold the Colts to two touchdowns and three field goals. Who Dat!

Final Score Prediction: Saints 41 Colts 23

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494 Responses to “Can Drew Brees Outshine Peyton Manning”

Matt says:

February 1, 2010 at 6:36 pm

[Quote]Although this game is being hyped in the media as a battle of the quaterbacks we feel that the game is going to be determined by defensive and special teams play.[/Quote]

I think the game is going to be determined by turnovers as every other game has been won by a lot of the Saint’s turnovers.
Rupert Creath says:

February 6, 2010 at 10:57 pm

Uhh The Colts defense has had to play without 3 main starters for a while. Powers didn’t play against the jets so he could get better. Brock is still a starter just not at DE because Freeney and Mathis are so good. The Saints on the other hand have a bad defense and Manning will light them up. Everyone knows Brees will fumble atleast once. Take a look at his record, he lost 6/10 fumbles for the season. The saints defense will blow it for them. On the other hand The Colts defense has gotten better each game. The saints arent very good closers, the Colts are the best at playing 60 mins. Colts by at least 2 tds.
NFL Saints Drew Brees pregame chant han says:

March 15, 2010 at 7:26 pm

It took the New Orleans Saints 20 years to put together a successful season. It took these folks 34 seasons to be able to win a playoff game. And it also took Saints Coach Sean Payton and Saints Quaterback Drew Brees several years to be able to bring New Orleans a Super Bowl.