Just wanted to share this comment I read on Bill Simmons Page 2 over on ESPN.com and other than New Orleans there is no team in the league that this resonates with more than the Miami Dolphins. Although it’s not new information and anybody that follows my articles is fully aware that any debate that includes “What ifs” or any other hypothetical as it pertains to sports is about as useless as Tiger Woods’ surveillance system but this was a fun read and it really makes you wonder “What if…”
You know how my basketball book has a chapter about the greatest What-Ifs in NBA history? (What? You didn’t know? You haven’t gotten the book yet? It’s only $12 on Amazon right now!) Pennsylvania reader Thomas Rogers came up with an excellent “What If?” for the NFL:
“What if Drew Brees had gone to Miami instead of New Orleans? The NFL would not be the same. Miami wouldn’t run the wildcat, and every other NFL team wouldn’t be running a version of it. New Orleans could still be at the bottom of the NFL. Vick may have never gotten a shot with the Eagles …” And also, Miami might be a perennial contender. We’d have “Brady versus Brees” twice a year. Daunte Culpepper would have killed some other team. Heck, what if he stunk for the Saints in that post-Katrina season and the franchise never recovered? Would New Orleans even have a football team right now? Find me a better NFL-related “What If” this decade. You won’t.
How far can this be extrapolated? Imagine if New Orleans goes undefeated winning the Super Bowl and therefore making history. This thing hasn’t really played out yet but the “Brees Effect” is clearly having a massive ripple effect over the NFL and with each perfectly thrown strike for a score and as New Orleans racks up victory after victory Dolphins fans far and wide cringe at the thought that he could have been ours. Not once, but twice! Think about that. This ranks right up there with Sam Bowie getting drafted ahead of Michael Jordan. Portland still feels that sting. Drew Brees is our Michael Jordan… even Sam Bowie did more for Portland than Daunte Culpepper did for Miami. I think I’m going to be sick.
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