Drew Brees, Former NFL Quarterback

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A peanut butter M&M's production. In a world where Super Bowl winners get the world's admiration and a fancy ring, but the runners-up get nothing. One retired cop returns. That's one retired quarterback. Read the script.

Oh, sorry. One retired quarterback returns to claim what's his. Um, that's claim a ring with diamonds made from M&M's peanut butter, but you're on a roll.

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2024 Santa Fe, available early 2024. We continue, this is at Gelb Show Coast to Coast on CBS Sports Radio. Now joining us, legendary NFL quarterback.

Of course, one day going to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP. And now joining us today on behalf of FedEx, obviously, is Drew Brees. Drew, great to see you. How you been? Yeah, I've been really well. You? I've been fantastic. Can't complain. This week's a zoo.

It's crazy. We're all getting ready for Super Bowl Sunday. Media night. When you were a player playing in the big game, you know, I was there on Monday. Everything was Travis Kelcey, Taylor Swift, which I love.

I think it's fun and I think it brings more eyes to football. But what do you remember from your opening night or media night, whatever they called it when you were playing? We were in Miami. I think we did it during the day.

It was great. I mean, it's only gotten crazier. And you know what? It's become more global is what it is. Obviously, NFL announces that Philly is playing in Brazil next year to kick off their season. And so the game just continues to kind of broaden its reach. We're going to South America.

We're playing a bunch of games in Europe. You know, flag football just got announced as an Olympic sport in 28 in LA. So then the sport of football is growing.

And I think the attention in and around it is growing, which is awesome. So I got to ask you about Brock Purdy. I hate the conversation the last two weeks.

I'm so tired of it. System quarterback, franchise quarterback, game manager, good quarterback. Everyone has their opinion. You playing the position at an extremely high level. When you turn on the tape and you watch Brock Purdy, what do you see? I see a guy that has great command of the offense, has very high intellect. You have to execute that offense with all the shifts, motions and the timing and rhythm that you have to create as a quarterback.

You have to be smart. I see a poise to him. He doesn't seem to be phased by pressure situations. I think that goes back to the guy started 47 games in college. And he's used to being in situations where he's the underdog. He's got a chip on his shoulder and you can tell he plays for a higher calling too. That football is not necessarily his identity, that he's been equipped with an incredible skill set, but he's very faith-driven.

I think he just feels like this is part of something much greater than just playing a sport. You can tell he has the respect and admiration of his teammates, his team rallies around him. Then there's his skill set, which is when the guy throws with timing and rhythm. You can tell he knows where to go with the ball. I just watch his feet. I watch how he's able to work the pocket, get the ball out of his hands quickly and accurately. I think the thing that impressed me most last week, maybe something that we hadn't seen or nor did we expect, was his ability to run the football.

He's actually a very good athlete. When he took off on those three runs in critical situations, that was the defining moment of that game. His ability to make those big plays, keep the chains moving, score points, keep the comeback going. That just ignited the entire team and the entire stadium. That just showed me that here's a guy who's multi-dimensional. He's going outside the system to create what the team needs in order to go win the football game.

I don't know when you watch games, as Drew Brees is here with us on Radio Row on behalf of FedEx, it is the Zach Geld show on CBS Sports Radio. Do you see a little Brock Purdy from when you were playing? Does he remind you at all about yourself? Are there some quarterbacks that you go, okay, this guy reminds me of the way that I played the game? Yes, obviously our stature is very similar. We're both, you know, six-foot...

Underdog, right? It seems like from afar it's like a lazy kind of comparison, but I wonder since you're the person that people would compare him to. Yeah, but I'd say we're both athletic guys, but we're conditioned to be pocket passers, rhythm passers is really what I would call it, and the offenses that we played in were very similar, right? We were a version of the West Coast offense with Sean Payton. That's obviously what they're running with Shanahan.

I'd say they've kind of taken it to another level with all their shifts, motions, and all this stuff, and they've got some incredible talent that you're trying to figure out ways to create matchups and get them in space and all that stuff, but that's a lot to handle. It's a lot of responsibility as a quarterback, and I just think he does it with a confidence and a poise that's maybe beyond his years. I mean, let's keep in mind this guy's only a second-year player, right? I mean, he's got such a long career ahead of him and with limited NFL experience thus far, but I do see a ton of similarity just in regards to the timing and rhythm in which we play the game. When you look at Mahomes, I don't even know what there is to say anymore. It's just you have to continue to appreciate the greatness that he does week in and week out. They were a vulnerable team this year, and still no one was able to take them down in the AFC.

Well, I'd say this though. There's always a confidence, though, when you have a quarterback like that where you just say, we always have a chance. And I think just as a team, it maybe takes a little bit of the pressure off you to say, guys, we don't have to be perfect. We need to do our job, right? We need to play together. We need to execute the game plan, but we do have this guy who can run around and make it happen. You know what I'm saying? And just his ability to improvise and to buy time. At times where you just kind of shake your head and say, I've never seen a guy scramble around like that and then make that throw at the end of it all.

So it's pretty uncanny. He's great. We all know that. Hot take of the day, right? Drew Brees here with us. People are already saying he's the greatest quarterback of all time. You're in that top 10, top 15 quarterback of all time kind of ranking on a lot of these lists. Is that a little premature to say he's already the greatest quarterback to ever play the game? Yeah, I think it's, I mean, look, what he's accomplished in his first, is it six seasons?

Yeah. I mean, it's pretty remarkable. So six conference championship games and four Super Bowl appearances, right?

I mean, that's remarkable. But I think when you're talking about the greatest of all time, you're talking about a body of work that encompasses a full career. And so when you're talking about a guy like Brady who played 23 years and then some of us who played 20 years and Peyton who played 18 years, and I think you have to see the consistency over a long period of time. See it through multiple generations, so to speak, of teams, right?

And coaches. Andy Reid's not going to be there forever. Travis Kelce's not going to be there forever. You know, over the course of Mahomes' career, if it lasts another 10 years, he's going to basically play on three different teams, so to speak. You know what I'm saying? In other words, the way the turnover in this league works is he's going to kind of have his core group, but man, then he's going to have, you know, who knows who the next coach is going to be or how long that's going to go.

So there's just, it's the body of work. It's the consistency over that period of time. Why did Sean Payton, your former coach, and Russell Wilson just not work this year?

Why did they not mesh? Well, I think we knew that it was going to be, obviously, kind of a pivotal moment in that organization. If it is going to work, then we're going to see it, and then it's going to be, you know, kind of a fruitful thing moving forward, and if not, then I think you're going to see a very quick transition, you know, and then we're moving on.

You know what I'm saying? But you kind of knew the decision was going to need to be made. I think as I watched the Broncos offense this year, it didn't feel like there was the timing and the rhythm and the tempo that I'm used to seeing in a Sean Payton offense.

I know those are the hallmarks of his offense. I know that that's what he preaches, and that's what they're striving for, and it didn't feel that way, you know. So obviously, the decision was made. It looks like they're parting ways. I think Russell still brings a ton of value in the right place, in the right system, and I'm confident that'll happen for him, and then we'll see what Sean does to go get his guy. Can Sean adapt to how football is coached in 2024? Because it seems like, I don't know if he's definitely a my way or the highway guy, but you have some of these older football coaches now that you start to see it's a different game. A lot of younger coaches, former players getting hired. Do you think he could still be an extremely successful coach in the year of 2020?

Yeah, I do. He's an incredible communicator and coach, and his messaging is on point so much. He's a master of understanding human nature. I think a lot of this comes from Bill Parcells, in whom he coached under and learned a lot from. So his teams are always ready to play.

They're always prepared, and they are ready to play. You then have the challenge as a coach of taking the skill set of the players you have and then putting everybody in the best position to succeed based on those strengths, right? There's the things that Sean Payton wants to do, and then there's the team that he has or the skill sets that he has, and it's like, okay, how do we plug that into the system, right?

Look, everything is constantly evolving. I watch offensive football now, and I'm like, man, this is an unbelievable time to be playing in the NFL. And being a quarterback. This San Francisco offense is awesome. That Miami Dolphins offense is awesome. I saw what Buffalo did at the end of season two with Joe Brady. Detroit, I'm pulling up a lot of these game tape because I'm still a fan. I have access to the database, and so I'm pulling up the All 22.

I wish I was born 10 years later. Well, no, I mean, dude, I just love football. I mean, I'll install it on my 7-on-7 team or something. Your stats are pretty good.

I think you're okay. No, no, but just point being is it's, man, the game's constantly evolving, and the stuff that's happening with offensive football right now, it's just, it's awesome. Like, it's so much fun to play the quarterback position right now. Tell me what you got cooking today with FedEx. Yeah, so FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year.

FedEx has been doing this for a long time. I had the pleasure of winning this award four times during my career, FedEx has been an incredible sponsor of the NFL for a long time, doing so many things in the community, and so I am proud to announce the winners this year of the FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year. FedEx Air is Brock Purdy. FedEx Ground is Christian McCaffrey.

So, first time in history that it's same teammates, and so maybe that's a little foreshadowing for the game on Sunday. We'll see, but also as a result of this, FedEx is donating $40,000 to HBCUs in Brock Purdy's name and Christian McCaffrey's name to fund scholarships. So then who's more valuable to the team? Is it Brock or is it Christian?

Because I think it's Christian. No disrespect to Brock, I just think it's Christian. I mean, look, they both are.

I'd argue that Deebo Samuel is kind of the guy who is the x-factor, just because he can do so many things. Like, he's a guy who's a matchup nightmare. You pretty much know where Christian McCaffrey's going to line up. You know where Brock Purdy's going to line up.

You got no clue where Deebo's going to line up, you know? And he's a run after the catch guy. You can put him at running back if you want. You can throw screens to him, or you can launch 60-yard bombs to him. I mean, it's crazy what the guy can do. All right, we've been asking this question all throughout the week.

Yeah, oh, it is. We have to have a Travis Kelcey, Taylor Swift. Do you think they're ultimately going to get engaged? Only one person said no, and that's Sean Alexander.

Really? I don't know. I don't know the inner workings of the relationship. So you're in the maybe category. There's a maybe category right here as well.

If that's what they want, I'm hoping for it, yeah. He is Drew Brees. Drew, always great to see you. Thanks so much for doing this. You got it.

No problem. A Peanut Butter M&M's production. In a world where Super Bowl winners get the world's admiration and a fancy ring, but the runners-up get nothing. One retired cop returns. That's one retired quarterback. Read the script.

Oh, sorry. One retired quarterback returns to claim what's his. Um, that's claim a ring with diamonds made from M&M's Peanut Butter, but you're on a roll. The Ring of Comfort, coming soon to a Super Bowl new you.

Okay, picture this. It's Friday afternoon when a thought hits you. I can spend another weekend doing the same old whatever, or I can hop into my all-new Hyundai Santa Fe and hit the road. With available H-Track all-wheel drive and three-row seating, my whole family can head deep into the wild. Conquer the weekend in the all-new Hyundai Santa Fe. Visit HyundaiUSA.com or call 562-314-4603 for more details. Hyundai, there's joy in every journey.

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