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The quarterback is the most important position on the team. What if Tom Brady gets hurt? He was sacked way too many times last year. They will then need a backup for Mallet. Look at all the teams that are struggling year after year because there is a continuous turnstile at the QB position. These teams go nowhere, and year after year blow 1st round draft picks for finding that 'franchise' quarterback. No way teams like Houston, Tampa Bay or even Arizona let him fall through their hands if he is in the 3rd round.
I would have loved to see more depth at the O line or TE, but the reality is that Brady maybe has 2 elite years left in him because of his age. What if the Patriots win the superbowl in the next 1-2 years and Brady decides to retire on top and not play anymore? Mallet might be the answer, but if he gets moved, then the Patriots will be stuck for years trying to find someone.
Better to use a very late 2nd round pick (its almost a 3rd rounder) on a potential heir to Brady. Study the system for 2-3 years and then hopefully he has the tools to be the next great QB. I do not know much about Garoppollo, but there were talks about him being taken in the last 1st round by some teams that would move up from the second round to get him. Perhaps this being a 'deep' draft, made him fall.
Perhaps there is not much difference in talent from late second round to end of 3rd round because of this 'deep' draft and thus the TE and OL can be addressed in the 3rd-4th round.
I would have loved to see more depth at the O line or TE, but the reality is that Brady maybe has 2 elite years left in him because of his age. What if the Patriots win the superbowl in the next 1-2 years and Brady decides to retire on top and not play anymore? Mallet might be the answer, but if he gets moved, then the Patriots will be stuck for years trying to find someone.
Better to use a very late 2nd round pick (its almost a 3rd rounder) on a potential heir to Brady. Study the system for 2-3 years and then hopefully he has the tools to be the next great QB. I do not know much about Garoppollo, but there were talks about him being taken in the last 1st round by some teams that would move up from the second round to get him. Perhaps this being a 'deep' draft, made him fall.
Perhaps there is not much difference in talent from late second round to end of 3rd round because of this 'deep' draft and thus the TE and OL can be addressed in the 3rd-4th round.