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The Saints are 4-5 after last Sunday’s overtime loss to the 49ers, which

Brees threw two interceptions earlier in the proceedings and now has 10 in a season that’s not playing out as expected for him or the Saints. That’s not doing anything to shake Brees’ confidence, however. Brees knows that the turnovers are “not OK,” but he also said he isn’t going to change anything about his approach going forward because of previous miscues.

“I am extremely positive. I am annoyingly optimistic and confident, I’ve been told many times by teammates,” Brees said, via ESPN.com. “And so, you know what? I’m gonna come right back out the next series, and if that throw’s there, you can be darn sure it’s getting thrown. And I’m gonna expect to make the play, and I’m gonna expect the guy I’m throwing to to make the play. That’s how we’ve made a ton of big plays.”

Earlier this year, coach Sean Payton called Brees “the least of our worries” in response to questions about how painful the turnovers have been for a team that’s now lost four games by three points or less. In many of those cases, the game wouldn’t have been that close if not for Brees’ overall performance and the Saints will continue to take the occasional bad if it comes with all the good that Brees brings the team.