I recall watching him when PU played ND. It was the most frustrated I've ever been with an opposing QB. We beat them a couple of times during the 3 years he started, but all I remember is his rollout and his release. It was so quick and on target that I don't think we ever sacked him. I recall that his favorite receiver was a little speed burner (Morales?). I became a big fan when he left Purdue and was drafted by San Diego. Not a bad career for a little guy from Texas who was recruited by only 2 D-1 programs.
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These remimd me of the stats they posted about Mariano Rivera. There was about 25 of them but the one I will never forget was this. More men walked on the moon than runs Rivera surrendered in his career in post season play. And he was in the post season almost every year.
Well no doubt Brees is a HOF QB, he was great in college and he's been great in the NFL. I do remember on game during the Bob Davie years when Tiller for some reason decided he was going to run the ball vs the Irish and when Brees did throw the ball Tony Driver picked him off twice. It was significant because Driver had been moved to Safety from RB and he wasn't that happy and didn't make the trip to the game at Mich State went home to think about his career. I believe that game was the first game he played at safety for the Irish. But looking at those stats, if Brees were a baseball player with those stats he would have been in the MVP conversation every year and won it a couple of times. NFL of course does value stats, but not like baseball. A player like Mike Trout on a team like last years Angels would have never been the MVP in the NFL.