![]() ![]() And when the 2013 season is done, they might be his leading regular-season receivers, as well. Wes Welker is in Denver, Rob Gronkowski is in injury purgatory, Aaron Hernandez is in Rolling Stone magazine for all the wrong reasons, and his leading preseason receivers are undrafted rookie Kenbrell Thompkins, second-round rookie Aaron Dobson, longtime reserve Julian Edelman, and impressive but injury-prone Danny Amendola. Tom Brady fourth? Well, one tends to wonder just how far the Fates can push this guy. The best thing that can be said of Brees is the best thing that can be said of any quarterback - everyone who plays around him is made better by his presence and ability.īURKE: Ranking the NFL's backfields from best to worst ![]() And yet, the man as able as any in league history to make those around him look better than they are still got it done, with his third season of more than 5,000 passing yards in the last five years, and his second in a row. Brees was without Sean Payton, his head coach and offensive partner. BountyGate was perhaps the most franchise-depleting sports story since the Black Sox scandal, and New Orleans' defense was an embarrassment. In the hands of most other quarterbacks, Brees' 2012 season would have been an abject disaster. When you combine Manning's fanatical football knowledge with receivers Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, and Wes Welker, you have a group of factors ready to wow the NFL. Yes, we're basing a great deal of Manning's high ranking on his remarkable recovery from the surgeries than kept him out of the league for the entire 2011 season, but this is also about the targets he has around him. ![]()
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