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ArticleDrew Brees became an NFL Hall of Famer with his brain as much as his arm
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Brees was setting protections at the line of scrimmage, and calling plays himself when the team went up-tempo. He empowered me so much. It made me that much more confident.
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Brees thrived under Payton's empowerment to set protections and call plays up-tempo.

Under Sean Payton in New Orleans, Brees was empowered with unprecedented offensive autonomy: he set protections at the line of scrimmage and called plays himself when the team went up-tempo. Brees credited this empowerment with boosting his confidence and driving motivation to prove Payton right, ultimately leading to the franchise's only Super Bowl title (XLIV) and his MVP performance in that game (32-of-39, 288 yards, 2 TDs).

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