Tyler.Durden
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I think Hoyer is a viable backup for the NEP..because he knows the system, has Brady talking/communicating with him during meetings and preseason etc, and has great coaching.
But I don't think that Brian Hoyer is anything even close to what some here are projecting him to be.
Not to sound negative, but anyone thinking that Brian Hoyer is going to command a 2nd round draft pick has absolutely got to be kidding themselves...
WHO on earth would part with that kind of draft pick for a guy who no one has any idea about? There's no live game reps, no tape, no media hype (certainly a big part of it, unfortunately)...He is a huge unknown.
In my humble opinion, I truly would be totally shocked if any NFL team even gave him a 4th round pick.
I can see the JETS going that route. Maybe even the Raiders. Tampa Bay maybe too.
I do, though, see New England keeping him for one more year, paying him decent money as a back up who knows the system and can help Mallet along.
With the JETS and Tampa Bay, I'm looking at Hoyer going in as their #2 guy, to maybe even push for the #1 spot. I would better dollars to donuts he could put the fear of God into Sanchez, because having been these years in New England, Hoyer will KNOW how to read a defense, do the check downs, look-offs, etc, that Sanchez seems to have problems with. Same for Freeman. Freeman might actually be pretty good in the future, but for now he's having some issues reading defenses too.
And heck, Oakland is part of the New England/Oakland trade highway anyway, so you just never know what's going to come down THAT pike on any given day.
Hoyer is valuable as the NEP's backup. And several members of the media have been bragging him off and on. They probably get that from sources around the league.
But with bad teams drafting QBs early and often, how much can they get for him ? If it's less than a 2nd (which I'd tend to think is the case) I'd say keep him. I am pretty certain they can limit his movement for next season...
One dude who'd command a HUGE ransom ? The GB QB. Wow. That's the guy I see moving - ahead of Hoyer by a long shot (in terms of what he'd fetch).
He is very accurate and has very good poise back there, but he does not have a strong arm and he is slight of stature. Not sure he can take the pounding.
I think Hoyer is going to be around 1 more year before they trade him....you need to turnover players once they are ripe...and give mallet a chance. two years should be a decent amount ..to get mallet's feet wet....
Sirius NFL radio Rich Gannon & Adam Schien speculating on how long it would take a 2012 rookie drafted QB to adapt to the Colts' sight adjust system. their conclusion - four (4) years and that's with a severely restricted offensive playbook.
Hasn't Hoyer shown us in camp and pre-season that he has if not mastered this offense he's been able to execute it with calm competence?
Clearly, the Patriots have a different core competence model for their QBs and WRs.