New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing yardage record Monday night. Marino amassed 5,084 passing yards for the Miami Dolphins in 1984. Brees eclipsed the mark last night against the Atlanta Falcons in a 45-16 Saints victory. The record-clinching pass is shown in the video below (email subscribers click here).
Granted, Drew Brees is one of the good guys in pro sports. His work in helping to rebuild New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina stands by itself. However, this was not the way to break one of the great NFL records. The Saints had a 38-16 lead with a little more than five minutes to go in the game. Most coaches in most games would resort to running the football and draining the clock. Instead, New Orleans passed the ball on five of the next six plays. Saints head coach Sean Payton explained the team's mindset going into the drive:
“Someone is going to ask this question, so I am going to answer it before it’s asked,” Payton said. “Typically, would I be throwing there? … probably not. In fact, the answer is I wouldn’t be. But I thought it was appropriate to get [the record] and we did it.”
They certainly did it alright. The Saints were seduced by the bright lights of Monday Night Football and couldn't help themselves. Actually, they could've helped themselves. New Orleans has one more regular season game on January 1 at home against the Carolina Panthers. Brees only needed 30 yards at the beginning of the record-breaking drive. He would've easily gotten that in the first quarter on Sunday. It's very important that we don't let ego drive us - especially those of us who work with kids. It's fine to break records. Just don't let your character break with them. Until next time...
Be a Good Sport!
-Sol
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
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