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in Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield.And then some."I think he can be a lot better than me Womens Patrick Robinson Jersey ," the New Orleans Saints star said Wednesday.A fellow Texan, Brees has never met Mayfield but he's tracked his playing career from afar and has been impressed by virtually everything he's seen from the Heisman Trophy winner, now waiting his turn to play in Cleveland. Brees, who will face the Browns on Sunday, loves Mayfield's competitiveness and playmaking ability, and believes he can develop into one of the NFL's top quarterbacks."He's got all the tools," said Brees, who could pass Peyton Manning and Brett Favre this season on the career list for yards passing. "He's more athletic. He probably can run around better. He's got a stronger arm. He's got all the tools."Brees would know. Now in his 18th season, the 39-year-old has been defying preconceived opinions about quarterbacks and proving people wrong from the moment the Chargers drafted him in the second round in 2001.Too short. Too slow. Too this. Too that. It won't say any of those things on his Hall of Fame bust.Brees has broken the mold on what a star quarterback is supposed to look like. And while he might not be able to look many of his QB peers in the eye, he's been able to make up for any physical limitations with other gifts."I don't know what it's like to be 6-foot-5 because I never will be 6-5, never have been 6-5," Brees said. "But I'll say it like this: If every one of you closed your eyes, all of your other senses would be heightened, your sense of smell, your sense of hearing, all that other stuff. So maybe because I'm 6 feet Youth Mark Ingram II Jersey , maybe there's certain things that I can't see as well, but for that reason, maybe I can hear it and feel it better because that's what I've had to do my whole career."You find a way to make up for it. You just get it done."By doing what he's done for nearly two decades, Brees has paved the way for Mayfield — and other smaller quarterbacks — to follow his footsteps.If not for Brees and his major success as a multi-year Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion, it's unlikely the Browns would have taken a chance on Mayfield and drafted him first overall."I do take a lot of pride in that," Brees said.Mayfield was a walk-on at Texas Tech and again at Oklahoma, where he became one of the school's most celebrated players. And while he didn't have the strongest arm or best 40-yard dash time or some of the other physical attributes the other QBs in this year's class could boast, Brees said Mayfield has shown he can win."Well, at some point you just have to look at results, right?" he said. "So you have to let your mind go past the measurable — maybe how big a guy is or how fast he runs or that kind of stuff and just turn on the tape and does the guy compete? Does the guy make plays? Does the guy win football games? And obviously he's proven he can do all those things."When Brees broke in, he was a backup for Doug Flutie, another undersized QB who showed it's not just a game for big men. Brees watched Flutie excel at a high level and molded his game accordingly."I had a chance to learn from one of the absolute best in my opinion, especially when it came to just having to at times just make plays because of your size and maybe certain limitations," Brees said. "He would get the job done. So I had a chance to learn from a guy like that and I owe him a lot of credit. We call it the 6-foot and under club. All the 6-foot guys, we kind of know what it's like."We kind of have the chip on our shoulder 'cause we've heard it our whole life. I just kind of chuckle at it. Maybe it is something. Maybe it isn't. But it gives us an edge."Brees was asked if Mayfield is in the under 6-foot club."Well, is he 6-foot and under?" Brees said.He was told Mayfield measured just a shade over 6 feet."All right Womens DeMario Davis Jersey , well, that counts," Brees said. "He's in the club." The Saints have done it ladies and gentlemen. They have knocked off the LA Rams and found them selves at the top of the NFL power rankings. There was so much celebration that cell towers went back to 2G and Michael Thomas had to use a flip phone to call the game. I was up north at a Bar and Grill watching last weeks game with some Saints fans and we had that entire place on another level. It seems like things are swinging in the balance for New Orleans now. Your fantasy team was also swinging haymakers last week if you had Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara, or Michael Thomas. Those three alone led fantasy points on Draft Kings. Something else to celebrate as a State is that more than 90 percent of Louisiana approved Fantasy Sports Contests on November 6th and after the first of the year we can all start making a little cash out of the pastime we love. Thanks to all the voters who made this possible. Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY SportsSo now we’ve arrived at Week 10. Today the Saints face off with the Cincinnati Bengals and there’s some key factors to look into if you’re playing some players from this one in your lineups today. Major news on the Saints side of the ball is that Dez Bryant was signed on Thursday and after one day he’s out for the rest of the season with a torn Achilles. You hate to see this for any athlete and if you were one of the players who scooped him up you’re left with a very crappy feeling inside ( I promise there’s still other players brewing up big numbers coming in the near future). Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesThe Bengals have some Wide Receiver woes of their own. News dropped last week that A.J. Green was in a walking boot but would be a go for today’s matchup. Turns out that the toe injury he’s suffering is more serious than they thought. So with Green being out there’s speculation on who the top guys should be this week but the usual suspect should have some company today.Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesBengals players that I see shining today include Tyler Boyd and John Ross. Ross is my key guy. He’s coming off an injury and is someone to really could do some damage deep down the field. The Saints defense can tend to let those deep shots get to them and that’s something that Ross can bring to the table. Tyler Boyd is obviously a must start after this huge year he’s having. You just can’t go wrong with the guy at this point and you can’t bench him even if you wanted to with AJ green being out. With the Saints still giving up 36 points on average to Wide Receivers, start your Bengals Receivers!Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesI don’t really know what more to tell you on the Saints side of the ball other than start em all! This Cincinnati Defense is complete TRASH! They allow 23 points on average to Quarterbacks, 23 to Running Backs, 27 to Wide Receivers, 11 to Tight Ends, and 9 to Kickers. With a defense like that you go all in at the card table and don’t look back. There’s always the possibility that some crazy spark on defense happens and they wake up today with the hottest team in the NFC visiting town, but that’s the risk you take with numbers glowing like these. I’m playing Benjamin Watson, Alvin Kamara, and Wil Lutz in my lineups today. For any and all NFL Start/Sit questions you have, feel free to ask me on Twitter @GarageGuyChase
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