Saints quarterback Drew Brees is giving serious thought to retirement, PFT’s Mike Florio hears. The Saints, obviously, want the future Hall of Famer to return, but a source tells PFT that the club wants him back for what would essentially amount to a bridge year. In 2021, they envision Taysom Hill taking over as the team’s starter. 
If Brees returns for a 15th season, he’d be the starter, but he’d also yield some spotlight and snaps to Hill. That plan may or may not suit Brees, who could walk away from the game with his fortune and still earn plenty more off the field, perhaps as a TV analyst.
Meanwhile, the Saints have some offseason work to do when it comes to Hill and Teddy Bridgewater. Hill will be a restricted free agent in March and another club could conceivably match their offer sheet, even at the first-round level. Bridgewater, who is beloved in New Orleans and all around the NFL, could be lured away by an opportunity to start with a contract befitting of a QB1.
As for Brees, he’s indicated that he’ll take a month to or so to weigh his options. If he does return, Brees says he’ll only suit up for the Saints.
Brees, 41, completed a league-high 74.3% of his passes in 2019, marking his third straight year at the top of the category. In his injury-shortened eleven-game campaign, he tallied 2,979 yards with 27 touchdowns against just four interceptions. The wild card round against the Vikings didn’t go as planned, but Brees did cap off the regular season in remarkable fashion by completing 29 of 30 passes against the Colts and setting the NFL’s new record for touchdown throws.
So they want Hill to take over as the starter in 2 years. Hill will be 31 at that time and to date has attempted 13 NFL passes. I don’t get the attraction they have to this guy.
and the saints draft a qb in day 1 or day 2 lol im willing to bet they do this yr or at very least next yr
Hill should have left College in his Sophomore year for the NFL.
His numbers after his sophomore season weren’t overly impressive.
Bridgewater > Hill and its not even remotely close
This is Payton trying to prove he is a genius by turning a ham and egger like Hill into a star qb.
If Hill is a good passer, he could be incredibly dangerous as a passing and running QB.
Haven’t we already had the same post 2X a day since their season ended?