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Drew Brees: "Pieces in place" for best Saints team yet

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The Saints went 7-9 last year thanks to a horrid defense and an offense that wasn’t able to light up the scoreboard frequently enough to overcome the play on the other side of the ball.

That led to an offseason of major change as they either traded or cut Jimmy Graham, Kenny Stills, Curtis Lofton, Ben Grubbs and Pierre Thomas in an attempt to change the direction of the franchise. They did that by focusing on upgrading the play on the offensive line and stocking up on defensive players in free agency and the draft in a series of moves that have left quarterback Drew Brees feeling that they have the potential to be the best Saints team he’s ever seen.

“I feel like we can build it. Yeah,” Brees said to Ed Werder of ESPN, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “Listen there’s a lot of work to be done. I’m not going to sit here in June and say that where we need to be. We still have a lot of work to do. I do feel like we have all the pieces in place. We have the ability to build the best team that we’ve had. It’s not easy. It takes a lot of work, a ton of work. As long as we can maintain that mindset that we will continue to get better each and every day then we’ve got a shot.”

Given the amount of work Brees believes the team needs to do, there’s the matter of how long it will take them to round into championship shape. With the Saints taking Garrett Grayson in the third round, there’s at least a nod to Brees’s football mortality even if the veteran believes he can play until he’s 45 years old. Brees put no timeline on it beyond saying he’s “very convinced” he’ll win a second ring in New Orleans before Grayson or anyone else takes over the reins of the offense.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/26/drew-brees-pieces-in-place-for-best-saints-team-yet/

 

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What I love about the offseason is every team thinks they have a shot to win the superbowl ad be great.  By October the reality sinks in.  Does every team have a shot?  Mathematically, yes.  In reality, not so much.  The Saints are not even going to win the division this year let alone win it all.  Just saying.............

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