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Defining the “Sean Payton” quarterback

The two word answer to the titular question is “Drew Brees”, but how do you know who, if any, of the current college QBs are the “Breesiest”? For that we need some history and some data.

Sean Payton got his start in the NFL as the QB coach for the Eagles in 1997. In the table below I have listed the QBs with whom Sean Payton has worked at every stop during his NFL career (although I didn’t go too deeply into who QB2 was during the majority of Brees’ career).

Season Team Coaching Role QB1 QB2 QB3
1997 Philadelphia Eagles Quarterbacks Ty Detmer Bobby Hoying Rodney Peete
1998 Philadelphia Eagles Quarterbacks Bobby Hoying Koy Detmer Rodney Peete
1999 New York Giants Quarterbacks Kerry Collins Kent Graham
2000 New York Giants Offensive Coordinator Kerry Collins
2001 New York Giants Offensive Coordinator Kerry Collins
2002 New York Giants Offensive Coordinator Kerry Collins Jesse Palmer
2003 Dallas Cowboys Asst.