when was the last time brees was in the playoffs? it takes a great team to win consistently and win in the playoffs. why does flacco have a ring and a whole bunch of playoff wins? cause he always has a crazy good defense that helps him win. sign cousins and get a great draft and you have youself a winning team for the next decade. look at luck...all the talent in the world but they can't draft defense to save their lives. it's what happened with peyton.