What was the Reaction to Brady's draft?

sb1 · May 10, 2014

Hard to compare a guy taken in the 6th round with a guy taken in the 2nd.

With that said, if Garropolo was drafted with the intent that he is the heir apparent to Brady then I have zero problem with this pick. As I said before, Brady is going to be 37 in week 1. Dan Marino, Joe Montana and John Elway retired at 38. Father Time spares nobody, not even the greats. It's time to take our heads out of the sand and acknowledge that his time is coming soon and it's best for the Pats to start preparing now so they are ready when that day does arrive.

RayClay · May 10, 2014

Triumph said:
No they were not.

The 2000 team went 5 - 11. BB cleaned house in 2001 adding 20+ free agents.

Just what I said. He added castoffs. They paid nothing for Free agents generally, because they were cash strapped with big contracts for Bledsoe, Law, Milloy, Rucci, Max Lane etc.

They could only afford one good player, that was Seymour.

Your fallacy is you think teams revolve on one getting one high paid player when they don't.

RayClay · May 11, 2014

By the way, this is funny. Go to Wikipedia or anywhere else where they write about Brady and they'll say he was named backup out of camp in 2001. I was wondering if my memory was going, because I remember Huard being bledsoe's backup and Brady's choice to take over from Bledsoe being a bold move by Belichick.

Found an article with quotes from Belichick. The history in WIKI is wrong, my old and fading memory is correct.

Damon Huard, meanwhile, has been the unquestioned No. 2 quarterback of the Patriots for about a month. There's a reason why, Patriots' coach Bill Belichick said.

"Damon has shown that he can go and win in the National Football League," Belichick said. "Tom (Brady) and Michael (Bishop) haven't had that opportunity, but they haven't put themselves at that level yet. To me, that's what separates Damon from the other guys."

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010901/NEWS01/309019882&cid=sitesearch

NormZauchin · May 11, 2014

I never get emotional about a sixth round pick, but I was at a point where I doubted that Bledsoe could ever lead the Patriots to a championship. Since I don't follow college football, I wasn't in a position to say anything about Brady's talent, but taking a flyer on another QB with a late round comp pick seemed reasonable.

As for Garoppolo, Belichick will have the chance to evaluate him for several years before Brady retires. If Garoppolo doesn't impress, the Pats have the chance to go back to the draft and try someone else as Tom's replacement.

Joker · May 11, 2014

I was THERE at Bryant when Brady came aboard. I had a press pass at the time and two websites. Nothing like today of course, but I wrote daily blogs of camp observations.I remember quite clearly the buzz on the sideline..mostly had to do with Michael Bishop and a vocal contingent called for his insertion into the lineup after Drewpy faltered to start off the season.

I remember Huard and I remember him as half the arm of Bledsoe and not very much better touch. I watched all of Brady's reps in camp, and I bullshyted at length with scribes from the ProJo and the Herald about how this skinny kid was the ONLY QB in camp that had any touch on the short routes. Bishop was astonishingly bad at drop/read/short out. Drewpy threw frozen ropes on the deep patterns but he too made starkly poor short passes to the RB's,TE's and WR short crossing patterns. Huard was better at it but lacked any semblance of a long game.Brady was, from the start,comfortable and adept at the short passing game. In fact, I remember Jim Donaldson,I believe, joking that the Pats could install a Joe Montana offense specifically suited to the kid....but really, the BUZZ?...the buzz was "MIchael Bishop!!! MIchael Bishop!!!". As you all know, BB gave Bishop his shot, he shat the bed and the rest is a German history of galactic frankfurterness.

I have this sinking feeling that the Garopollo pick was lobbied for and pushed by McDaniels. I have nothing else to add except that I WILL be at camp this season...every day...just like years past. Last season, I reported right here every practice I saw in camp and how Collins looked,much to the consternation of the Collins haters. I think I nailed that one, just as I think I nailed the Tebow breakdowns...and I sure as hell foreshadowed the cutting of Mesko to the disbelief of 90% of this board. I'll be more than glad to meet up with any Pats fans that actually GO to watch camp and share observations.

RayClay · May 11, 2014

Joker said:
I was THERE at Bryant when Brady came aboard. I had a press pass at the time and two websites. Nothing like today of course, but I wrote daily blogs of camp observations.I remember quite clearly the buzz on the sideline..mostly had to do with Michael Bishop and a vocal contingent called for his insertion into the lineup after Drewpy faltered to start off the season.

I remember Huard and I remember him as half the arm of Bledsoe and not very much better touch. I watched all of Brady's reps in camp, and I bullshyted at length with scribes from the ProJo and the Herald about how this skinny kid was the ONLY QB in camp that had any touch on the short routes. Bishop was astonishingly bad at drop/read/short out. Drewpy threw frozen ropes on the deep patterns but he too made starkly poor short passes to the RB's,TE's and WR short crossing patterns. Huard was better at it but lacked any semblance of a long game.Brady was, from the start,comfortable and adept at the short passing game. In fact, I remember Jim Donaldson,I believe, joking that the Pats could install a Joe Montana offense specifically suited to the kid....but really, the BUZZ?...the buzz was "MIchael Bishop!!! MIchael Bishop!!!". As you all know, BB gave Bishop his shot, he shat the bed and the rest is a German history of galactic frankfurterness.

I have this sinking feeling that the Garopollo pick was lobbied for and pushed by McDaniels. I have nothing else to add except that I WILL be at camp this season...every day...just like years past. Last season, I reported right here every practice I saw in camp and how Collins looked,much to the consternation of the Collins haters. I think I nailed that one, just as I think I nailed the Tebow breakdowns...and I sure as hell foreshadowed the cutting of Mesko to the disbelief of 90% of this board. I'll be more than glad to meet up with any Pats fans that actually GO to watch camp and share observations.

Sorry, the thread is about your reaction to his draft. All that stuff after the draft is superfluous.

Just kidding of course. Great stuff Joker.

Joker · May 11, 2014

That sorta IS the gist of my reaction...there was none until, day after day after day, this kid kept nailing the quick outs, RB's and TE's. No one, among the fans who religiously went to Bryant every season, was there to see the new 6th round pick.He MADE people notice, especially the coach.I firmly believe Belichick started Bishop during the season to stick it to the press and the gaggling horde crying for their new toy so that he could ultimately cut him and elevate Brady to QB3....and that is exactly how it played out.

mgcolby · May 11, 2014

Triumph said:
The Pats were not only a few players away from getting to the SB championship game and winning it when they took Brady in the 6th.

Today, they are in the SB conversation and picking another QB in round 2 does not help you at all right now. Just like Mallet standing on the sidelines breathing through his mouth these last 3 years.

The HomeBoys on the board luv every Belichick pick and will find ways to justify them every time.

Do you ever stop ****ing whining? Really switch to tampons, I here they are more comfortable for adults.

How many rookies and 2nd year guys can you play? We lost to the Broncos in the AFCCG with a rag tag D. If we had our starters healthy, especially Big Vince and Mayo we win the game.

What is the issue? We signed Revis and Browner, Armstead is healed, Kelly is healed, I assume Wilfork is healed and we drafted a stud inside rusher to go along with the two inside undrafted dudes we picked up last year in Vellano and Jones. Will Smith is intriguing, if he is healthy he could be the steal of the year.

Our young receivers deserve a chance to grow. Keller is probably signed in principal, giving us a 2nd TE. Our RB corps is beyond fine. Our line needed some help and unless I was watching the wrong channel they drafted plenty in that area. We could use a vet LB for depth, but outside of that what is so horrible about the 2014 Pats roster?

And that is ignoring the 3rd part of roster building (trades). Its May and we are stacked with young players and vets coming off an AFCCG loss. At what point do you and the people that think like you realize winning a SB isn't easy or a given and that every roster including the SB winner has holes?

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