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New Orleans Saints: Three things we’ve learned so far without Drew Brees

By Jason 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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3. The New Orleans Saints are the best team in the NFC, and it might not be close

There were legitimate signs that the New Orleans Saints could take a small step back in 2019. While nobody was denying that the team was a playoff team and could make a Super Bowl run, it felt like the dominant regular season that we have gotten used to the last two years could be less dominant this year.

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Drew Brees is getting older (although that doesn’t matter in this case) and the Saints were coming off of a second-consecutive heartbreaking playoff. That kind of loss can absolutely stick with a team, just look at the Atlanta Falcons.

Unlike the Falcons, the Saints have overcome that loss, so far, and have enjoyed a hot start to the year. In the process of winning three in a row without Brees, the Saints have proven one thing, even with a loss to the Los Angeles Rams: they are the best team in the NFC, and it probably isn’t close.

What other team in the NFC could lose its starting quarterback, who is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, nonetheless, and still win three games, two of which are against playoff teams and one being a team that just dropped 55 on the defending NFC Champs?

Sure, you could make a case for the Green Bay Packers, who had a fairly big win over the Dallas Cowboys. Maybe you stick with the Los Angeles Rams, although I would not advise that with Jared Goff under center.

The Saints still have work to do before we call them the best team in the NFL over the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, but I think it is now safe to say that they are undoubtedly the best team in the NFC this season.

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Once Drew Brees returns the Saints are only going to get better, which is a problem for the rest of the NFC. As long as they win two of the next three, New Orleans can probably piece together another 13-3 season.

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