If Brady Appeal Fails, Patriots Won't Miss a Beat With Garappolo

Gumby said:

Well, glad we already have confirmed we have the 2d greatest of all time QBs.


Seriously, though, yes the team CAN SURVIVE, but just look at the damage this does to building continuity (like the OL knowing how their qb moves to avoid pressure) .

And worst of all it means BB absolutely has to use THREE and possibly four roster spots on QBs. With the tight roster that means one of our depth as someone else's FA pickups.

Personally, I prefer the solution I proffered last month. Send TB out vs Pitt as the team captain for the coin toss and tell the refs "he plays or the other 52 stay on the sideline and you lose ad revenue, your call refs"

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If Brady Appeal Fails, Patriots Won't Miss a Beat With Garappolo

Steve Balestrieri

With a Tom Brady suspension looming, will the Patriots be nervous with Jimmy Garappolo under center' Don't bet on it as he'll be prepared to step up

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So if Brady’s suspension holds up, don’t expect much gloom and doom to come out of Foxboro. Many pundits are saying the Patriots should hope for a .500 start, as the team is a normally a notoriously slow starter anyway and with Brady possibly out, could be a best case scenario.

Some are even calling for a possible 1-3 start against a tough slate of Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Jacksonville and Dallas the first four games. While entirely possible, don’t sell Garappolo short. The team drafted him in the 2nd round for a reason. While no one foresaw him possibly having to start this soon, he’ll be ready. Bill Belichick has always done a great job of putting players in a position to succeed. He’ll do the same with Jimmy G. ….if he has to.

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Gumby said:

Well, glad we already have confirmed we have the 2d greatest of all time QBs.


Seriously, though, yes the team CAN SURVIVE, but just look at the damage this does to building continuity (like the OL knowing how their qb moves to avoid pressure) .

And worst of all it means BB absolutely has to use THREE and possibly four roster spots on QBs. With the tight roster that means one of our depth as someone else's FA pickups.

Personally, I prefer the solution I proffered last month. Send TB out vs Pitt as the team captain for the coin toss and tell the refs "he plays or the other 52 stay on the sideline and you lose ad revenue, your call refs"

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