Talk:Drew Brees

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Pronunciation

re: pronouncing Brees' surname: It's true that it is actually pronounced in a way rhyming with "Fleece" or "niece". I read about it myself in college.

factual innacuracy

"Drew's career with the Chargers was briefly put in jeopardy after San Diego drafted N.C. State's Philip Rivers with the fourth pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft."

I'm pretty sure I've heard that that's wrong. Didn't they select Eli and then New York selected Rivers and they traded?-Bio2590 06:43, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- You are correct. See articles on Eli Manning and also the 2004 NFL Draft The Incredible Moo 10:34, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Flag?

Why Exactly is there a neutrality flag on this article? Pinewood74 23:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is

anyone prepared to write a Mina Brees article?

Thank You.

hopiakuta ; [[ <nowiki> </nowiki> { [[%c2%a1]] [[%c2%bf]] [[ %7e%7e%7e%7e ]] } ;]] 18:58, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not MVP

brees was not the 5A mvp in texas in 1996 it was dominic rhodes of the Indy Colts.

according to the official reference listed on this article, he was. The source stated that Rhodes was the runner up, Brees' team beat Rhoades' team in the 96 state championship. - -[The Spooky One] | ^{[t c r]} 03:39, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another innacuracy

With a convincing 42-17 win in Dallas in their 14th game of the season, the Saints clinched the second seed in the NFC and a first-round bye.

This line is incorrect, the Saints did not clinch the second seed and first round bye until after the 16th week of the Season with their win at the NY Giants and a Dallas loss against the Philadelphia Eagles

Clean up objectives

Add References in proper format (See WP:Verify)
Clean up, format, and divide the walls of text
Use better sub headers to organize article.
Better lead paragraph
Format and organize "Achievements" section
Find a Fair Use Image on Flickr or US Armed Forces Site.

Ugh

Someone please fix the draft section. Preferably someone who knows the NFL. Brees wasn't a "free agent." Rookies drafted at the top of the second round are not, and never were, free agents. Also, why is the stuff about the competition with Flutie in the draft section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.183.177.184 (talk) 11:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Game-by-Game log

I really do not see the need for a game-by-game log for the 2009 season yet. Unless Brees goes on to have an extremely notable and historical season, there is nothing that really merits the inclusion of weekly statistics outside of the 2009 New Orleans Saints season article. -- StarScream1007 ►Talk 07:12, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I strongly agree with this. Even if he does have an incredible record breaking season I don't feel that it's encyclopedic to list his doings on a week by week basis. Scleaston (talk) 05:57, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with vandalism

It looks like we are having somewhat of a problem with vandalism here. superflush (talk) 04:19, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]