Breezy Analysis: Drew Brees, Charles Woodson Break Down the Best Journeymen QBs

Every team wants to draft its quarterback of the future in the first round and live happily ever after, but obviously that doesn't always happen. So it's a good thing that the current crop of journeymen quarterbacks might be the best it's ever been in the NFL.

Baker Mayfield has helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win back-to-back NFC South titles and has statistically been one of the league's best passers. Daniel Jones is off to a 2-0 start with the Indianapolis Colts. Sam Darnold helped the Minnesota Vikings go 14-3 last year, and Geno Smith was a two-time Pro Bowler with the Seattle Seahawks before getting traded to the Las Vegas Raiders this past offseason.

So with Drew Brees, the future Hall of Famer once considered a journeyman quarterback himself, joining "FOX NFL Kickoff" and "FOX NFL Sunday" ahead of Week 3, he and Charles Woodson shared what has stood out to them about each journeyman QB so far this season. 

Just like Brees did, Mayfield has overcome the height challenge to become a Pro Bowl quarterback. And after finishing in the top five in passing yards (4,500), passing touchdowns (41) and passer rating (106.8) last season, Mayfield looks like he's going to have another strong year in 2025 as he's thrown for five touchdowns through the first two games. 

But what really impresses Brees is Mayfield's attitude and the way he carries himself.

"I love everything about him," Brees said. "I think he's got moxy. He really has that team behind him. You watch that drive last week against the Texans — running for that first down against Cover 0, making a guy miss, going down, getting hit by C.J. Gardner-Johnson, popping up, getting in his face — I think he's a tone-setter for that offense. 

"He gets guys really wanting to