Heading into the season, it was reasonable to believe that there was only one thing that would possibly hold the New Orleans Saints back: Quarterback Drew Brees having the sort of regression that, frankly, might be expected for a 41-year-old.

Through two games, it sure seems like Brees has fallen off dramatically from even the QB he was in recent years -- which was just an echo of who he was in his prime.

Brees, of course, doesn't believe the growing narrative around him. "Well, my job is to execute the offense," he told reporters Monday night after the Saints...