Geez, Can't you guys see anything? Your analysis was terrible regarding Cassel last preseason, and your analysis sucks now.
The Pats have found a keeper a QB and needed a roster spot to groom him. Brian Hoyer has the look of a true find.
i agree that his arm, at present, is only average NFL quality, but QB is played between the ears. He has POISE and smarts. KOC like Gutierrez doesn't. Hoyer can spend an off season with Woichick, like a spindly kid named Brady did, and his arm will be more than sufficient. But you can't teach POISE and being able to throw to the correct man. While also throwing to him with accuracy. End of Story.
It seems that all the Pats QBs have had mixed and trying experiences in their histories, that made them adapt, and grow. Its how you respond to that, that counts. KOC decided to run first, and they can't break him of the habit. Did you see what he did at the end of game two? With time running out, he scrambled and then, he didn't get out of bounds. Time ran out when he had enough time for two throws to get fifteen yards to allow a Ghost FG attempt. D-U-M-B and dumber. Plus his short accuracy is terrible.
Brady had to look over his shoulder at the baseball playing QB, constantly, in college. Andrews had to bear the Raiders, and then the Great Black Hope, for his first couple of pro seasons. Hoyer had to play with minimal talent at Michigan State, and adjust the best he could. They all look the better for the experiences.
Right now, Hoyer is the same size and has an arm equal to Sanchez the first rounder of the JEST, physically. Its much better than Pennington's arm, yet Penny won 11 games last season. Hoyer will be something in a few years of pro grooming. Look at how POISED he was playing in the previous two games, while a raw rookie.
Meanwhile Andrews is a mature substitute and second stringer. I don't know if he will ever be a pro starter, but he has every tool in the book physically, except a some what slower dropback. He seems to throw to the right target consistently. His accuracy is fairly good, much better than KOC. I haven't seen the pin-point accuracy that Brady or Peyton does, to the exact mid-stride and the correct shoulder, high or low, to avoid the INT and promote YAC, but I haven't seen enough to give a final grade. I did see that at least once though.
Best of all, KOC reinforces to all the players that the best players will be kept; and past reps or draft position has no effect, first rounder or UDFA.:singing:
I wonder what that bodes for Tedy...
