In Payton and Brees: The Men Who Built the Greatest Offense in NFL History, veteran New Orleans football scribe Jeff Duncan tells the story of the partnership of the two men who have been major contributors to the best run of football in the annals of the New Orleans Saints. Sean Payton arrived as head coach in 2006 and Drew Brees arrived as quarterback that same season, and except for Payton's year-long suspension for Bountygate and a handful of missed games by Brees (most notably 2019's five-game absence thanks to a thumb injury), they have been the men leading the team and the offense ever since.