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New Orleans Saints: Why the Saints can still make a Super Bowl run

ByJason Reed|
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints stands on the sideline during the second half after injuring his throwing hand in the first quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints stands on the sideline during the second half after injuring his throwing hand in the first quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) – New Orleans Saints
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) – New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are going to be without Drew Brees for at least six weeks, which has a lot of people already writing them off in 2019.

The worst thing that could possibly happen to theNew Orleans Saintshappened in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams as the team not only lost what was being dubbed as a revenge game, but lost Drew Brees in the process.

Aaron Donaldhit Brees’ right hand and what seemed like an ordinary play turned out to be terrible for the Saints. Brees missed the rest of the game and has tohave surgeryto repair a torn ligament in his throwing thumb.

The initial timetable for return is six weeks, although this kind of injuries can be hard to gauge. There is a fairly good chance that the six weeks does not end up being how much time Brees misses. It isn’t likely that he will come back sooner and he could take even longer to recover.

The tricky part is getting that thumb to full strength where he can actually grip the football. If it was the ring finger you could probably get away with some pain. You are not going to get away with not being able to grip the ball.

This has led to plenty of people writing off the New Orleans Saints as Super Bowl contenders. However, the fans still should stay optimistic, as there are three reasons to lead us to believe that the Saints will still go on a Super Bowl run.

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