I think the answer to that question is pretty easy.  If he stays healthy, I think Brees will have another season just like the last one.  Even when Joe Horn was out of the lineup due to injury, Brees always found someone to throw to and the Saints added Robert Meachem in the first round to replace Horn and that should be an upgrade.  Brees started all 16 games last season for the Saints and he completed 356 of 554 passes (64.3%) for 4,418 yards with 26 TD passes and 11 interceptions (96.2 QB Rating).  He also carried the football 42 times for 32 yards (0.8 ypc).  Included in the rushing attempts were a lot of kneel downs at the end of Saints’ wins.  The Saints almost didn’t get a chance to sign Brees as he visited the Dolphins first and they chose Daunte Culpepper…..luck was on the Saints side last season.  Hopefully they saved some of it for this season.  Brees has now played in 75 games (74 starts) in his NFL career and he’s completed 1,481 of 2,363 passes (62.7%) for 16,766 yards with 106 TD passes and 64 interceptions (87.5 QB Rating).  He also has carried the football 177 times for 398 yards (2.2 ypc) with 4 TD runs.

The Saints backup will again be Jamie Martin.  Martin played in all 16 games (0 starts) for the Saints last season and he completed 16 for 24 (66.7%) passes for 208 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception (90.3 QB Rating).  He played in all of the games as a holder on the placekicks which adds to his value on the team.  Their have been whispers that the Saints might sign a veteran like Drew Bledsoe to improve the backup position on the team.  Martin has now played in 50 games (8 starts) in his NFL career and he’s completed 355 of 541 (65.6%) passes for 3,814 yards with 20 TD passes and 21 interceptions (82.3 QB Rating).  He also has carried the football 41 times for 19 yards (0.5 ypc).