The Saints have only selected one quarterback in the draft higher than they took Garrett Grayson, who came off the board in the third round of this year and joins Archie Manning as the only Saints quarterbacks picked in the first three rounds.
That relatively lofty position didn’t give Grayson a big head as he described being a deer in the headlights when he first met Drew Brees at last weekend’s rookie minicamp. Brees wasn’t nearly as affected by the team’s decision to use a second day pick on a player at the same position a few months after Brees turned 36 years old.
“I’m worried about winning a championship,” Brees said, via the New Orleans Advocate. “Trying to be the best player I can be, trying to be the leader that I can be, that applies to how can I help get the best out of everyone who is on the team.”
There’s not much reason for Brees to worry about anything else. His contract had two years left on it before Grayson was drafted and it has two years left on it now. There’s no reason to think he won’t be the starter for both of those years and little reason to think he’ll be rushed out the door if he performs at a high level.
That makes it easier for Brees to be “impressed” with what little he’s seen from Grayson while welcoming him into a quarterback room with players who try to get “the best out of one another.”