No chance to start
Brees has indicated on multiple occasions that he wants to play for the foreseeable future. Any quarterback behind him on the depth chart likely won’t be tasked with starting any time soon. Of course, that’s dependent on Brees himself remaining healthy. Considering the future Hall of Famer has started at least 15 games in each of the past 13 seasons, that’s a strong likelihood.
Manziel was never going to go to a situation where he’d compete for a starting job. That’s just not in the cards. Outside of all the off-field issues he’s dealt with, the former Heisman winner has yet to prove himself as a starter-caliber quarterback. Simply put, his best opportunity is to sit behind a veteran.
With that said, the Saints are one of the few teams that currently boast a quarterback who has both proven to be healthy and effective in recent seasons. That list pretty much includes only the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and these Saints.
Any of those teams would be good situations if his sole goal were to simply hold a clipboard. But knowing Manziel, this surely isn’t what he’s looking for. That could cause some internal strife.