Maybe but isn't their offense more of a intermediate catch in space/YAC style? I could be way off. Pretty much. Something to consider, though, is that this week will be the first game since Week 1 that the Saints will have a their receiving corps healthy and on the field with Brees. Mike Thomas is 100% for the game. Oddly enough, Drew has been throwing the ball downfield more since returning from the broken ribs. I'm not sure if that has something to do with the practice squad receivers he's been throwing to, but some of these throws weren't happening early in the season. “Downfield” is still a relative term. But he’s certainly throwing more in the 15-20 yard range than he had been. Looking at his pass chart this season, he’s only completed 10 passes over 20 yards and just 1 over 30. To be fair to the old man though, you can look at other QB pass charts and they hardly ever throw past 20 yards either. Mahomes, for example, only has 16 completions past 20 yards this season.