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Originally Posted by MahomesMagic
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If Payton thinks Russ is Drew Brees 2.0 he's mad as a hatter.
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Payton might think he can mold Russ into something like Brees, but there's no way he thinks Russ is Brees. He's always been a great QB evaluator, so he's always known that Brees was one of the best ever in terms of being on time, while Russ has never been very good in that respect. His inability to consistently dot targets over the middle speaks directly to that issue.
It's going to be interesting to see whether Payton can in fact make Russ a better pocket passer that can go through his reads and make decisions on time, or not. Because Payton's offensive philosophy is entirely based on timing and dotting receivers between the numbers, something Wilson has struggled with his entire career.