I don't believe they see him as 'the QB of the future'.....yet. But I agree it's a good sign that they decided to keep him engaged, in the QB room, and with the team while he's on IR. Clearly they like him......so far. He'll get at least 2 more years to see if he CAN be the next Pats QB. I think the mental aspects are promising and he has a "strong arm". But the needs to show he can improve his mechanics, shorten his release, and master the offense. He has time on his side though. Something JG (as a patriot) does not.