Lance Moore Injury: Why Drew Brees Is a Terrific Fantasy Football Starter

Good news today for Lance Moore owners: The Saints wide receiver is active for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

While re-injuring his groin during the game is a possibility, he's a good start against Tampa, especially with Marques Colston out.

Owners of Drew Brees can breathe a sigh of relief as well—though to be honest, you don't have anything to worry about.

Drew Brees is never a worry because he can turn just about anyone into a viable target.

The Saints have no end to decent receivers for him to utilize. If Colston is out, Moore can step up; if Moore gets hurt, Robert Meachem, Devery Henderson or even Adrian Arrington (sleeper alert, by the way) can produce.

It's not that all these receivers are great.

It's Drew Brees.

Sure, Brees has his off games, but like so many truly elite quarterbacks—Tom Brady in particular—it's about him, not them.

Brees has thrown for at least 4,000 yards for five years in a row and he's thrown for more than 30 touchdowns for the last three seasons. He's done it with a group of wide receivers who get banged up easily (Moore and Colston), are streaky and inconsistent (Henderson) or often underperform their ability (Meachem).

Yet he never misses a beat. Brees can use any wideout, toss it to Pierre Thomas or Mark Ingram in the backfield or find breakout tight end Jimmy Graham for a score.

The fact is, Brees has reached a level where a change at a position isn't a big deal. Why do you think the Saints never go after free-agent wide receivers when their one stud (Colston) is frequently hurt and the rest of their group is okay, but not great?

It's because Brees doesn't need them to be great. He's great.

So when you see another Saint receiver go down, don't even blink.

Just lean back and enjoy the cool Brees.

Andrew Garda is a staff writer at Footballguys.com.