A message to all the people that like to HATE on the Chargers about Drew Brees…. First off, WE DID NOT TRADE DREW BREES! We are happy for Drew and everything that he has done, but there was no way that we were going to keep him here. He led our team to a 2-9 record in 2003 and we ended up with the number 1 pick in the draft. There were some good quarterbacks for us to choose from in that draft, so we had to make that move. We picked Eli Manning and then traded him for Philip Rivers and some other draft picks.

In Drew Brees’ final season as a Bolt, he finished with a 9-7 record and missed the playoffs. In his final game, he tore his shoulder up and NOBODY knew what he would be able to do as a quarterback. EVERY team had an opportunity to pick him up and some brought him in and passed him up. The Dolphins chose Chad Pennington over him. The Saints were a terrible team back then and took a chance and the rest is history.

If the same situation came up 100 times, ANY team would have made the same exact move as we did. We unfortunately were the team that had to make that decision of letting Brees walk and in RETROSPECT we let go of a Hall of Fame quarterback.

We are happy for Brees. How can you not be a fan of a guy like that? We will even root for him to win the Super Bowl against YOUR team! Go ahead and keep hating on the Bolts, but at least get your facts straight and know that your team passed on Drew Brees too!

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