Nov 30, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) leads his team in a huddle against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half at Heinz Field. The Saints won the game, 35-32. Mandatory Credit: Jason Bridge-USA TODAY Sports

The 2014 season ended for the New Orleans Saints over a week ago (and before that if you’re talking playoff hopes). Today at the Believer we’re going to grade out the offensive players. We’ll focus on players who started or contributed a significant amount of playing time during the 2014 season.

These posts typically end up quite lengthy, and in an effort to alleviate that we’re going to separate the gradings via sliders and grouping players by position. Make sure you check every slide for all the offensive grades, and I welcome your feedback. We’ll start here with the quarterbacks.

Starters:

DREW BREES QB, New Orleans Saints B- Drew Brees had what many would consider a down year for him, but he still managed to produce elite level stats and was the only Saint to make Pro-Football Focus’ All-Pro team . This doesn’t negate the fact that Brees had his fair share of mistakes this season. Drew finished with 20 total turnovers. There are years where teams have enough talent across the board to cover up such mistakes. Andrew Luck finished the year with 22 turnovers, and Peyton Manning had 17, but they also had better teams in 2014. Final stat line: 33 TDs/17 INTs/4,952 yards/69.2% Completion

Reserves: (Players who saw limited snaps/playing time)

LUKE MCCOWN QB, New Orleans Saints null Thankfully for Saints fans, Brees never sustained an injury that forced either McCown or Griffin to come in and see time. Due to this, neither are eligible to receive a grade.