All the love retired Saints quarterback Drew Brees dropped on Baker Mayfield this week almost gave Joe a warm feeling about that slimy team.
Almost.
Brees hopped on The Jim Rome Show and slobbered over Mayfield. He talked about how he loves the shorter, chip-on-their-shoulder quarterbacks and how Mayfield fits the Brees mold.
The future Hall of Fame QB enjoys how Mayfield comes across as “borderline cocky, arrogant” — and he liked the big 2023 production in Tampa.
“You look at his career, having to bounce around a little bit. I think there’s always been something there, though,” Brees said. “There’s a drive. There’s a determination. There’s a resiliency. Look, I think there’s probably a maturation that’s taken place, too. The NFL’s tough, man. Fan bases can be tough sometimes, you know, the critics can be tough. He’s taken it on the chin a few times. But if you just keep getting up and you keep coming back stronger, then eventually you’re going to get your opportunity. “I think he’s taken that approach.
“And I think the success he had last year just shows when he when he gets into a capable situation with some playmakers around him, man, he can make some plays. He can get the job done.”
Brees certainly knows about being a quarterback landing in a “capable situation. Brees didn’t break through with a strong season until his fourth year, and arriving later in New Orleans at 27 years old is when his career exploded. Mayfield got to the Bucs at 28.
