Nitro

I never saw the point of 3 qb's. if any team is down to their 3rd you aren't winning many games anyway. Might as well use the roster spot on someone who can help you win and find out which of the other 51 players is the best at handing off

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ctpatsfan77

The point is that the league says, "See that first roster spot past the 45 game-day players? If you put a QB there, we'll let you dress that player and maybe even play him on game day if you want/need to. If it ain't a QB, though, no dice."

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BelichickFan

Yeah, but it doesn't give us a 54th player to keep Nunn, BJGE or someone else. No thanks.

Seels

I don't see what the big deal is. The Pats are screwed if Brady goes down anyway, what's it matter if it's Hoyer or Feeley

livinginthe past

I think Belichick fan said it best.

The Colts have gone into every year with a pure clipboard carrier behind Manning on the depth chart and nothing else - because they know that they can't win a SB without Manning.

The Patriots probably think the same thing regarding Brady.

If he goes down again then season is dust anyway - you might aswell plan for the more likely eventuality ie that he stays healthy the whole year.

Jimke

Going with two quarterbacks is fine if the second quarterback is

a proven veteran familiar with the system. Not a rookie draft choice

or undrafted free agent. Hoyer will have a year's experience under his

belt next year.

BradyFTW!

If Brady goes down for a game or 2, being able to squeeze out a win or two can be the difference between getting a bye or not getting one, and playing in Foxboro or on the road in the playoffs.

If Brady gets banged up over the course of the season, I'd like for Belichick to trust his backup enough to give Brady a chance to heal a little and go into the playoffs healthy.

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Ian

I think the other part of this is if I'm the Eagles, holding on to Feeley and not making a move until week three makes more sense. If someone's starter goes down, they're going to be much more desperate and in need of acquiring him - which means they'll be able to up the ante and get more for him. Doing it now for the sake of making sure your roster is set isn't going to make you feel the need to give up much to get him. If you lose your starter and you don't have a starting calibur qb backing him up you're probably willing to give up more. So I think they may hold out to him before they rush into anything.

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patchick

You know what's kind of funny? Matt Sanchez started 16 games in the Pac 10, and nobody questions that he should be the Jets' starter. Brian Hoyer started 26 games in the Big 10, and it's ridiculous that such a raw rookie should be #2 for the Pats.

Obviously, I'm not comparing the players as prospects; there's a reason one was a top-5 pick and the other was undrafted. But "experience" wasn't the reason.

It's still perfectly likely that the Patriots will sign a vet, but I don't think a rookie backup is quite so outlandish an idea as some of us make it out to be. If Hoyer and not O'Connell had been the 3rd rounder, wouldn't it almost seem obvious?

Jimke

From the Patriot's perspective, they may not wish to wait a couple

of weeks for the Eagles to try upping the ante. The tight end the Eagles

desire might be peddled off to the Bengals or Saints by the Patriots.