Brian Hoyer not preoccupied with trying to match Drew Brees
It’s often difficult for an offense to face off against a team that has an elite passing attack, because they are sometimes sucked into a shootout where they must try and keep up with the opposition’s high-powered attack. This week’s battle between the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints has some observers worried that Browns veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer and his pass-catchers won’t be able to generate enough big plays and points to match Drew Brees and the Saints if the pace of the game yields a shootout.
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Hoyer, however, isn’t concerning himself with trying to match Brees blow-for-blow. He said, via the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Mary Kay Cabot, “That doesn’t really drive me. He’s one of the quarterbacks that I have to watch because he is one of the elite guys and he does a lot of things really well. I’m an admirer of his (but) I don’t think that’s something that goes in my mind like ‘Oh, it’s going to be a shoot-out. We better score a bunch of points.’
Always an insightful person to quote, Hoyer is a straight-shooter, and he’s one of the most confident, determined quarterbacks in the NFL. We saw some of that trademark determination in last week’s overtime loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, as Hoyer bounced back from a terrible first-half to lead a furious near-comeback that saw him finish the day with 230 passing yards, a 61.3% completion percentage, and an average of 7.4 yards per attempt.