Four days ago we asked you who was Brian Shottenheimer’s favorite QB (Other than mark of course), and the answer was Drew Brees. Shotty goes way back with Drew as he was his quarterbacks coach when the two were both with the San Diego Chargers. When the Saints won the Super Bowl last night, the Jets Offensive coordinator wept.
Most people on twitter were talking about the image of Drew Brees holding his young son with tears in his eyes. I don’t remember who was commentating at the time but they said something like “this is what it is all about”. I couldn’t help but think of my children and think yeah, football is football, but when is all done, regardless of what you do in life, if you can’t take your greatest accomplish and put it on the shelf to reflect what really matters, than you shouldn’t be in the game.
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates with his son Baylen Brees after defeating the Indianapolis Colts during Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images
Drew just happened to be doing it on television in front of Millions of viewers. In FACT, Drew did it in front of the largest television audience in HISTORY!
An estimated 106.5 million viewers tuned in to CBS to watch the New Orleans Saints‘ nail-bitting 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts, according to Nielsen.
That tops the previous record of 105.97 million for the 1983 finale of “M*A*S*H,” which until Sunday stood as the most-watched program of any kind.
One viewer, Brian Shotty, was weeping for other reasons:
“The end is what really got me,” Schottenheimer said. “Seeing it brought tears to my eyes. There is not a better person in the NFL than Drew. My wife and I were pinging off the walls watching it.
“We couldn’t be happier for Drew. He’s been through so much this year, with his mother passing away and the birth of his baby boy. I loved watching the game, but the moment I’ll always remember the most is seeing him holding his baby boy, thinking to myself how much I’d love to do that one day.
“This guy has been beaten down, doubted and dealt with adversity,” Schottenheimer said
In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 photo released by Disney, Super Bowl XLIV MVP, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees joins Mickey Mouse in a parade in the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., celebrating the Saints’ 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Disney, David Roark)
I am very happy for Drew Brees as well. When I hear leadership in the NFL, Brees always comes to mind, but now he has the ring to prove it. There is nothing like facing adversity in the face and coming out on top. The guy shows class always, and he deserves to be mentioned from now on in the upper echelon of quarterbacks in NFL history.
