I used to be proud of the football acumen found on this site, but after reading the last 3 pages of this thread, I'm wondering if I didn't wander through a dimensional portal and this site turned into a version Felger and Mazz.
Fact: I it was awesome that JG has played so well for 5.5 quarters
Fact: It should be noted that Ryan Tannyhill's last 2 quarters was just as good as Jimmy's first 2 quarters. Anyone ready to replace Brady for Ryan Tannyhill???????
EVERY NFL QB who has played has had great games, yet very few have had great careers. A 2 game snap shot doesn't play well in the long term. That is not to say JG isn't going to have a great career. But the FACT is whether he does or not is very much up in the air, no matter how good a start this has been.
Does anyone on this site ACTUALLY believe that Jimmy Garapolo is a better QB, right now than Tom Brady? In fact does anyone believe that JG will be better than Brady over the next 2 years after this one?
Fact: The Pats CANNOT trade Tom Brady for the next 2 years because of the cap hit that would entail, and even though the cap hit we'd take in the 3rd year is better, it is STILL significant.
Fact: JG is going to be a FA days after the 2017 season ends.
Both the timing and cap logistics of keeping JG just don't make sense for the Pats both short and long term. Unless Brady just hits a wall, which is extremely unlikely, given his arduous preparations. JG is NOT going to be a better QB for the Pats over the next 3 years. And anyone who thinks otherwise just wrong. (no offense).
The best current example of short term QB success is none other than Colin Kapernick. For one glorious season he literally carried the 49er offense into a superbowl he almost won single handed. The league soon caught up to him and now he can't beat out Blaine freakin' Gabbert. This is a league that, once it gets a book on you, will expose EVERY flaw in your game.
And then there is the Jacoby Brissett factor. I would contend that, that although I am horrified that he's likely going to start on Thursday, he is MUCH further along in his development than JG was in his rookie year. Now that's not JG's fault, but more a product of their college backgrounds and experience. But the fact remains.
So who is to say that JB isn't going to be as good a QB as JG when TC comes in 2018 and he still has 2 more years to run on his contract.
So Trading Jimmy NOW just makes too much sense. Chicago, Cleveland, LA, Washington, etc, are ALL who would love to get someone who shows as much potential as JG, and still has a year on the cheap. JG would be a far smaller risk with just as much upside as ANY kid coming out of college in the draft. It would be well worth the multiple draft picks it would take to get him.
And the talk about trading or releasing Brady, is just for those fans who think anyone who is not on the Pats is better than what we have, and constantly start threads when ANY WR gets released
(no offense.
) In other words it's just stupid.
