Drew Brees, the afterthought.
Sounds strange, and yet the quarterback has typically been lost in the discussions of how the New Orleans Saints transformed from a mind-numbingly mediocre team to one of the best in the NFL in 2017.
The story of this year's Saints has centered around an improved defense and a dominating rushing attack. I've seen and heard Brees far too often this season be mentioned in terms of a declining John Elway or Peyton Manning, a "game manager."
It was inevitable that at some point Brees would have to put this Saints team on his back and will them to victory.