Brees

The Miami Dolphins initially were interested in Brees but didn't like his medical prognosis and passed.

Brees confirms his elite status with Super Bowl MVP effort 2010

Brees is extremly hot right now and has his team sitting at 8-0.

Mid-Season NFL Awards | myFiveBest 2009

Campos has some idiotic post up at LGM today about hard work not equaling success in sports (or something, truth told I just gave it a skim) but Brees is the clearest example since MJ of a player transforming himself into an elite athlete almost purely through force of will.

Matthew Yglesias » The Unpredictability of Quarterbacks 2009

That poor Freeper, Brees, is trying to claim that an effing football victory, which only profits the Saints organization and bar owners, is some kind of proof that God loves New Orleans again?

Think Progress » Bolton: Either Iran Gets Nukes Or ‘Israel Or Somebody Else Uses Military Force To Stop It’ 2010

Brees is hitting 68% of his passes and has tossed 17 touchdowns to lead the NFL.

Mid-Season NFL Awards | myFiveBest 2009

In fact, I think there was some discussion at the time about how silly it was for the Chargers to waste their pick on either Rivers or Manning, when they had a perfectly good QB in Brees, and Rivers and Manning were unproven commodities (and remembering that they were still smarting from the Ryan Leaf era).

Matthew Yglesias » The Unpredictability of Quarterbacks 2009

Brees is a dart-thrower, especially in the Superdome where he completed 73% of his passes during the regular season.

Feels like home for Brett Favre: Saints, Vikes to meet in Bayou 2010

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is on pace (5,126) to break Dan Marino's record for passing yards (5,084 in 1984) in a season.

UFR: Outstanding performers and projections at NFL's midpoint 2008

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is closing in on the NFL's single-season passing yards record, set in 1984 by Hall of Famer Dan Marino.

UFR: Brees still on pace to surpass Marino's passing record 2008

Brees is pretty darn cool out on the football field.

Your Right Hand Thief 2008