Drew Brees has said that teammates have called him something in the neighborhood of annoyingly positive in the past. And the Saints’ quarterback always have been able to find the silver in every lining New Orleans has been presented.
Don’t doubt that he has found one, or 10, for the Saints entering Thursday’s game against Atlanta in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, despite the fact that New Orleans is 1-4 and its NFC South Division rival is 5-0.
But underneath the optimism this week is brewing something other than competitiveness for Brees.
“I’m not really happy with the way that things have gone this far,” he said.